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          Michel Aoun

          Lebanese MPs at the parliament building in Beirut. EPA

          Azour and Frangieh declare they are running for Lebanese presidency

          LebanonJune 12, 2023
          Samy Gemayel is the leader of the Kataeb Party, one of Lebanon's oldest parties. Matt Kynaston / The National

          Kataeb Party chief urges allies to avoid 'deal with the devil'

          LebanonJune 09, 2023
          Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF speaking during the Middle East and North Africa Regional Economic Outlook panel discussion held at DIFC in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

          Jihad Azour to take leave of absence from IMF amid Lebanon's presidential race

          LebanonJune 08, 2023
          Gebran Bassil's party, the Free Patriotic Movement, has endorsed Jihad Azor as their prefered presidential candidate. Matt Kynaston / The National

          FPM's Bassil endorses Azour as Lebanese presidential candidate

          LebanonJune 05, 2023
          Rival Christian groups in the Lebanese parliament are in talks to select a presidential candidate. EPA

          Lebanon's rival Christian parties seek consensus on presidential candidate

          LebanonMay 17, 2023
          Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote during the sixth parliamentary session to elect a new president of Lebanon, at the Parliament building in Beirut on November 17, 2022. EPA

          Why is Lebanese parliament not meeting to elect new president?

          LebanonMay 05, 2023
          Suleiman Frangieh, leader of the Marada movement. Reuters

          Why have Hezbollah and Amal chosen to back Suleiman Frangieh?

          LebanonMarch 08, 2023
          Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote during an earlier attempt to elect a president. EPA

          Lebanon fails to elect new president at 11th attempt

          LebanonJanuary 19, 2023
          Rene Moawad, the father of Michel Moawad, centre, was assassinated in 1989 after serving as president for 17 days. AP

          Lebanon stays deadlocked over new president

          LebanonJanuary 19, 2023
          Lebanon's president Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, left, and prime minister-designate Najib Mikati, right, in June. AFP

          Lebanon's former president and Speaker in new war of words

          LebanonDecember 30, 2022
          Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has headed a caretaker government for months. AFP

          Lebanon's cabinet meets for first time in six months

          LebanonDecember 05, 2022
          Michel Aoun in his office in Beirut in1989. AFP

          French commando lifts lid on dramatic 1991 rescue of Lebanon's Aoun

          WorldNovember 11, 2022
          Lebanon has been left with no president and a caretaker prime minister, only speaker Nabih Berri still holds his full office. AFP

          Lebanon: controversial parliament session concludes with little changed

          LebanonNovember 03, 2022
          Lebanese President Michel Aoun waves to supporters during a speech outside the presidential palace in Beirut. AP

          Lebanon's parliament session on government's fate will not lead to new president

          LebanonNovember 01, 2022
          The term of Lebanon's President Michel Aoun ends on October 31, meaning the country faces the prospect of having no president or Cabinet. AFP

          Lebanon's Aoun warns of crisis on eve of standing down

          LebanonOctober 29, 2022
          Gebran Bassil speaks to 'The National' at his home in Mtaileb, Lebanon. Matt Kynaston / The National

          Gebran Bassil calls for consensus president as Lebanon vacuum looms

          LebanonOctober 26, 2022
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