DUBAI: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday defended a US-backed framework agreement with Israel, saying it reinforced state authority and protected Lebanon’s rights after years of conflict. Speaking during a meeting with delegations from the Beirut and North Lebanon Bar Associations and economic groups, Aoun said the framework that emerged from Washington negotiations “upholds the logic of the state” and reflects Lebanon’s sovereignty.

Lebanon’s Washington framework with Israel puts Hezbollah’s disarmament, state sovereignty, and Iran’s regional role at the center of a fragile test for both Beirut and Jerusalem.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday discussed the army’s upcoming responsibilities with Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal following the US-brokered framework agreement between…

Criticism has extended beyond Hezbollah’s allies, but political factions appear determined to contain the fallout while awaiting the outcome of Iran-US negotiations

BEIRUT: Lebanon is moving along two parallel tracks following the framework agreement it signed with Israel under US sponsorship on June 26, with the stated aim of ending decades…

The 14-point U.S.-brokered framework signed in Washington on June 26 is being presented as a way to end the immediate fighting between Lebanon and Israel. Yet its own language…

DUBAI: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday defended a US-backed framework agreement with Israel, saying it reinforced state authority and protected Lebanon’s rights after…