Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun on Thursday failed in the first round to secure the 86 votes needed to be elected as a new president, with eyes on the second round that is expected to lead to his election. Lebanon’s Parliament has convened on Thursday to elect a new president ...
Western countries have made it a norm, if not a policy, to deliberately bypass the Lebanese government institutions when implementing their policies in Lebanon. As Western pressures on Lebanon have increased on issues such as economic reform and the Syrian refugees, efforts have been ramped up to offer an independent ...
