Hezbollah has suffered several major setbacks since Oct. 8, 2023, and significant changes seem to be occurring within Lebanon’s Shi'ite community and the terror group itself.
During a visit to Syria, after Assad's fall, Shahira Salloum, managing editor of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, reflects on Syria's ...
Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 12 failed attempts. Joseph ...
Hezbollah, the Shiite terrorist group that became a powerful political force in Lebanon, had refused to allow an election unless its preferred candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, was chosen president.
Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race. In his inaugural speech to ...
Suleiman Frangieh. Despite delaying the election for 26 months, Hezbollah was ultimately unsuccessful. Frangieh withdrew his candidacy and shifted his support to General Joseph Aoun, a figure ...
Lebanese commentators have highlighted what they say is the severe blow Hezbollah suffered to its prestige after failing to secure the country’s presidency for its preferred candidate, Suleiman ...
Suleiman Frangieh (1970-1976) Lebanon's GDP grew during Suleiman Frangieh's presidency until 1974. The country benefited economically after the rise in oil prices in 1973, affected by the Arab-Israeli ...
Momentum built behind Aoun on Wednesday as Hezbollah's long preferred candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew and declared support for the army commander, and as French and Saudi envoys shuttled ...