Aoun could help reverse the trend of Hezbollah gobbling up Lebanon, which has been a process going back decades.
Saudi Arabia has been vocal about its concerns over the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group and Lebanon’s positions on some regional issues. In recent years, it imposed a travel and import ban ...
Lebanon’s president has ended a visit to Saudi Arabia where he discussed regional affairs with the kingdom’s crown prince ...
Khaled Abdullah/Reuters In a bizarre incident in 2017, Saudi Arabia tried to quell the influence of Hezbollah in Lebanon by orchestrating the resignation of Lebanon’s prime minister at the time ...
Normalizing ties with Lebanon has emerged as Israel's new emphasis after it greatly weakened Iran-backed Hezbollah during a ...
Saudi Arabia once spent billions in Lebanon, depositing funds in the central bank, helping to rebuild the south after the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war, and supporting a number of Lebanese politicians ...
Lebanon’s president says he hopes to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia during a visit to the kingdom following years of strained relations between the countries.
Aoun visited Saudi Arabia several times when he was army commander ... Aoun’s visit comes after the Iran-backed Hezbollah suffered severe blows during a 14-month war with Israel that left ...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Riyadh on Sunday – his first trip since being elected – for an important visit abroad. It comes at a significant turning point for Lebanon because of ...