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              Michel Aoun

              Latest news about Lebanon's former president who held office from 2016 to 2022

              Samir Geagea, leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces party, appears intent on filling a political vacuum in Lebanon. AFP

              Why a Hezbollah critic is reaching out to the group

              CommentSeptember 11, 2024
              Bassil has been the leader of The Free Patriotic Movement since 2015. Matt Kynaston / The National

              Gebran Bassil has turned Lebanon's FPM into his own personal fiefdom

              CommentAugust 13, 2024
              French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian is to hold meetings with the leaders of Lebanon's main political parties. EPA
              Play00:52

              French envoy returns to Lebanon in bid to end presidential vacuum

              MENAMay 28, 2024
              Melhem Khalaf is calling for an end to what he describes as the 'suspension of the constitution' in Lebanon. AFP

              Lebanese MP vows to press on with 400-day parliamentary protest

              LebanonMarch 12, 2024
              The empty presidential chair at Baabda Palace, east of Beirut. EPA
              Camera13

              Qatar envoy visits Lebanon in push to end presidential vacuum

              LebanonJanuary 24, 2024
              Presidential guards lower a Lebanese flag after Michel Aoun's term in office ended, at Baabda Palace, east of Beirut, on November 1, 2022. EPA
              Play24:56:32

              Deadlocked Lebanon set to enter 2024 without a president

              LebanonDecember 21, 2023
              Lebanese army chief Gen Joseph Aoun has been talked about as a potential future president. AFP

              Lebanon seeks to avert vacancy as end of army chief's term looms

              LebanonDecember 13, 2023
              Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Lebanon's caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad and Lebanon's Public Works and Transport caretaker Minister Ali Hamie are pictured at TransOcean Barents drilling rig offshore Lebanon, in this handout released by Dalati Nohra, Lebanon August 22, 2023. Dalati Nohra / Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
              Play22:48:53

              Concerns mount only Lebanon's elite would strike it rich from oil

              MENAAugust 28, 2023
              French envoy Jean Yves Le Drian's proposal for a cross-party dialogue has been received by Lebanon's MPs. Reuters

              Lebanon's presidential divisions widen as Le Drian's dialogue formally proposed

              LebanonAugust 17, 2023
              Jean-Yves Le Drian, the former French foreign minister and special envoy for Lebanon, arrives to meet with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (not pictured) in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 July 2023. Le Drian is in Beirut for a few days to meet with senior Lebanese officials and political leaders to discuss on the country's political crisis. The members of Lebanon's Parliament on 14 June 2023 failed for the 12th time to elect a new president to the country. EPA / WAEL HAMZEH
              Play25:58:24

              Deadlock looms in Lebanon over Le Drian's September proposal

              LebanonAugust 04, 2023
              Sections of damaged grain silos collapsing on the second anniversary of the explosion at Beirut port. EPA
              Camera5

              MEPs demand sanctions on anyone blocking Beirut blast probe

              LebanonJuly 13, 2023
              Dima Sadek plans to appeal against the ruling. Photo: Dima Sadek
              Play32:16:42

              Lebanese journalist Dima Sadek sentenced to a year in jail for defamation

              LebanonJuly 12, 2023
              The economic crisis in Lebanon has led to widespread shortages of essential goods. Reuters

              How is Lebanon functioning amid leadership vacuum?

              LebanonJuly 12, 2023
              Taymour Joumblatt (left) was announced as successor to his father Walid at a gathering in Ain Zhalta on Sunday. AFP

              Taymour Joumblatt named leader of Lebanon's largest Druze party

              LebanonJune 26, 2023
              The cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Mikati currently has caretaker status. EPA

              Lebanese PM criticises ministers boycotting cabinet

              LebanonJune 21, 2023
              A Lebanese soldier stands guard outside parliament as MPs gathered to elect a president in Beirut on Wednesday. Reuters
              Play24:56:32

              Lebanon fails in 12th attempt to elect new president

              LebanonJune 14, 2023
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