Lebanon finally has a new president.Lawmakers have thrown their support behind Michel Aoun, a strong Hezbollah ally,to fill the country's long-vacant presidency. The parliament convened at noon (1000 GMT) Monday for the voting sessionin its46th attemptto elect a head of state. Aoun was elected after four rounds of voting during the session....

Irans embassy in Lebanon has firmly rejected recent claims by Lebanese politician Samir Geagea about Tehran, saying the Islamic Republic is not interfering in Lebanons internal affairs, includingthe countrys presidential election. In an interview on LBCI TV on Thursday, Leader of the Lebanese Forces Political Party Geagea claimed that the Iranian ...

Tehran, Feb 1, IRNA Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Iran welcomes every initiative by Lebanese political currents for presidential election through agreement and consensus of all political forces. According to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department on Monday, Amir Abdollahian made the remarks ...

Lebanese Christian politician Samir Geagea has endorsed the candidacy of his rival Michel Aoun, in a major boost for Hezbollah-backed Aoun and his supporters in their bid to fill the power vacuum in the Arab country. Sitting alongside Aoun, Geagea made the highly-anticipated announcement on Monday in a televised news conference, urging his allies ...

Beirut, Nov 30, IRNA Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution's International Affairs Advisor, Ali-Akbar Velayati, said on Monday that people of Lebanon are hoped to elect their new president in the shortest possible time and the problems of the country will be removed. Talking to reporters, Velayati, who is heading a delegation in his Lebanon visit,...