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Lebanon political crisis

This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows President Joseph Aoun (R) posing for a picture with US deputy special envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus after their meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on February 7, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
February 7, 2025, 5:21 pm
US envoy says Hezbollah ‘defeated,’ must not be in Lebanon government
Morgan Ortagus warns this would violate ‘clear red lines’ set by Washington; says US ‘very committed’ to February 18 Israeli withdrawal date
By AFP and ToI Staff
President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judge Nawaf Salam delivers the court order on the request by Nicaragua to instruct Germany to cease arms sales to Israel against the background of the conflict in Gaza at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the ICJ, April 30, 2024. (Courtesy International Court of Justice / File)
January 13, 2025, 9:02 pm
Lebanon’s Aoun taps ICJ chief justice as prime minister, in blow to Hezbollah
Choice of UN court’s Nawaf Salam underlines major power shift among sectarian factions in Beirut since Iran-backed Shiite group was pummeled by Israel, lost sponsor in Syria
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun sits at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
January 9, 2025, 9:05 pm
Lebanon’s Aoun described as ‘dedicated’ army man with ‘national interest at heart’
Widely seen as US, Saudi Arabia’s first choice, the 61-year-old general has forged relations across Lebanon’s sectarian divides but is often criticized by Hezbollah affiliates
By AFP
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP/Hussein Malla)
January 9, 2025, 8:06 pm
Lebanon army chief elected president, drawing Israeli hopes for postwar stability
US- and Saudi-backed Joseph Aoun, tasked with upholding Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, promises state monopoly on arms, ‘new phase’ for beat up country
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
People carry their luggage as they cross into Syria on foot, through a crater caused by Israeli airstrikes aiming to block the Beirut-Damascus highway at the Masnaa crossing, in the eastern Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
October 6, 2024, 12:27 pm
As Israel battles Hezbollah, Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones
Country’s diaspora is seeking ways to help relatives as painful historical memories resurface, amid IDF fight against terror group that has been attacking Israel for past year
By AP and ToI Staff
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai speaks during the funeral mass of Pascale Suleiman, a member of the Lebanese Forces Christian party, in Byblos town, north of Beirut, Lebanon, April 12, 2024 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 23, 2024, 4:02 pm
As Hezbollah pummels north, Lebanon’s Christians divided on support for terror group
Since Oct. 8, the head of the Maronite church has denounced attempts to drag Lebanon into war. While he is a lodestar for many, others have pledged allegiance to Hezbollah
By Gianluca Pacchiani
Supporters of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community attend a sit-in to protest the ongoing criminalization of homosexuality and arbitrary arrests in front of Hobeich police station, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 15, 2016. (AP/Hussein Malla)
September 1, 2023, 11:45 am
Lebanese politicians ramp up fight against LGBTQ community
Once seen as relatively tolerant for a Middle Eastern country, Lebanon’s political leaders have become unified in efforts to scapegoat the LGBTQ community
By BASSEM MROUE and Kareem Chehayeb
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, casts his vote as parliament gathers to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, June 14, 2023. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
June 14, 2023, 1:10 pm
Lebanese lawmakers fail to elect president as Hezbollah pulls out of voting session
Terror group’s candidate for president in parliamentary vote to end power vacuum trailed behind rival after first round of ballots cast
By AP and ToI Staff
In this file photo taken on July 22, 2020, the influential head of Lebanon's General Security apparatus Abbas Ibrahim speaks during an interview at his office in Beirut. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
March 4, 2023, 6:52 am
Lebanon paralysis grows as security chief bows out
‘The country is in a state of almost total disintegration,’ one analyst says
By Acil Tabbara
Supporters of Lebanon's President Michel Aoun cheer under a large national flag, as he prepares to leave the presidential palace in Babbda at the end of his mandate, east of the capital Beirut, on October 30, 2022. (Anwar Amro / AFP)
November 1, 2022, 12:53 pm
Without a president, Lebanon fears power vacuum amid ongoing crises
Michel Aoun’s six-year term, which came to a close on Sunday, was marred by mass protests, a painful economic downturn and the deadly August 2020 mega-explosion in Beirut
By Rouba El Husseini
Lebanon's outgoing President Michel Aoun delivers a speech to mark the end of his mandate, outside the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on October 30, 2022. (ANWAR AMRO/AFP)
October 30, 2022, 5:20 pm
Lebanese President Aoun set to exit without successor, leaving country in turmoil
In final act, Hezbollah-aligned leader formalizes resignation of caretaker government, complicating chaos; thousands gather to bid farewell to former army chief as he leaves palace
By Layal Abou Rahal and Aya Iskandarani
Christian nationalist Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil, who is allied with the Hezbollah terror group, gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 17, 2022. (AP/Hussein Malla)
October 17, 2022, 11:51 pm
Hezbollah-linked Lebanese MP says Ukraine War sped up maritime border talks
US-sanctioned Gebran Bassil, who is also president’s son-in-law, emphasizes deal with Israel ‘not a normalization process’ but predicts will brings much-needed stability to region
By Agencies
Lebanese lawmakers cast their vote to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, September 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
October 13, 2022, 4:20 pm
Lebanese lawmakers fail to elect president for second time
Only 71 members of parliament attend, fewer than needed for quorum; next vote called for October 20 as country grapples with major economic crisis
By AFP
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, September 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
September 29, 2022, 1:58 pm
Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president as political paralysis continues
Beirut has not had a functioning government since May, and currently operates in a limited caretaker capacity under Prime Minister Najib Mikati
By Kareem Chehayeb
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri heads the first session of the newly elected parliament, in Beirut, Lebanon, May 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
September 27, 2022, 3:12 pm
Lebanese lawmakers to elect country’s next president despite lack of consensus
Aoun’s successor is to be chosen at a time when Lebanon is going through an economic meltdown and the government struggling to implement necessary structural reforms
By Kareem Chehayeb
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