Though Lebanon’s presidency is mostly symbolic, it has a few important powers, like approving prime ministers and cabinets.

Al-Jadeed also reported that MP Mohammad Raad , the head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc expressed in his meeting Wednesday with French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian that “Hezbollah will not stand in the ...

The vote marks the first test of Lebanon's power balance since the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah - which propelled its ...