The collapse of Hezbollah’s dominance has left a power vacuum in Lebanon—and a rare opening to reimagine the state.

Lebanon was once a Christian-majority country, the only such one in the Middle East. In the early '40s, when Lebanon became independent, its population comprised Maronite Christians, Greek ...

On Jan. 9, lawmakers elected Maronite Christian Joseph Aoun, a man of the «West,» to the position of head of state. Aoun was the top commander of Lebanon’s army and trained in the U.S., which ...

The Caminos Lebanon project seeks to highlight Lebanon’s rich religious heritage by creating a comprehensive network of ...

Almost a century since Gibran’s words and exactly 50 years after the start of the country’s civil war, it seems that Lebanon ...

Some minorities may see benefits in allying with Israel today. Syria is now ruled by a former al-Qaeda leader. A recent ...

A Maronite Christian, Mr Aoun must now work with lawmakers to nominate a Sunni Muslim prime minister, as required by Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system. That may also be a lengthy process.

According to multi-confessional Lebanon’s power-sharing system, the army chief must be a Maronite Christian. The November ceasefire required Hezbollah to withdraw north of the Litani River ...

First vice-governor Wassim Manssouri had been acting head of the central bank, a post that is traditionally reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system of ...

Faithful to its ongoing commitment to supporting Lebanon, a high-level delegation ... new humanitarian agricultural project and meet with Maronite patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi ...