Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun has nominated International Court of Justice judge Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister designate. Nawaf Salam won the backing of more than half of parliamentarians.

Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam is holding meetings to discuss potential candidates for the fifth Shiite ministerial seat, which would be appointed outside the share of the Amal-Hezbollah duo.

File: Judge Nawaf Salam who was appointed as the PM Designate appears to be the wrong man to lead Lebanon and if the media reports are correct about his surrender to Hezbollah and its ally Amal ...

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Thousands of supporters gathered in downtown Beirut Friday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of former Prime Minister Rafik ...

President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forming the new ...

The EU's foreign policy chief has issued a statement congratulating Lebanon after Prime Minister Nawaf Salam formed the country’s first fully-fledged government since 2022. In her statement ...

Speaking to reporters at the presidential palace, new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the 24-member cabinet would prioritize financial reforms, reconstruction and the implementation of a United ...