Lebanon’s prime minister-designate has vowed to rebuild the country following years of economic meltdown and a 14-month war ...

The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as ...

Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam ...

Nawaf Salam, the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, has been named as Lebanon's new prime ...

Nawaf Salam, president of the International Court of Justice, a U.N. agency in The Hague, was designated on Monday as Lebanon’s next prime minister.

The transitional government under Prime Minister Najib Mikati, however, only has limited powers and has been unable to overcome Lebanon's political and economic problems. The election is taking ...

Aoun faces the daunting tasks of overseeing a ceasefire in south Lebanon and naming a prime minister able to lead reforms demanded by international creditors to save the country from its worst ...

Aoun faces the tasks of overseeing a fragile ceasefire in south Lebanon and naming a prime minister capable of implementing the reforms demanded by international creditors in return for a ...

Lebanon’s system of government requires the new president to convene consultations with lawmakers to nominate a Sunni Muslim prime minister to form a new cabinet, a process that can often be ...

"Today, a new phase in Lebanon's history begins," Aoun told lawmakers after being sworn in, and then went on to call for "quick parliamentary consultations" to name a new prime minister.

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president ... a state security agency. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he felt happy because "God willing, tomorrow we will have a new president ...