Celebrations erupted Sunday in several Beirut neighborhoods after lawmakers elected Gen. Michel Suleiman as president. The vote is to be followed by the

By LARA SETRAKIAN In less than three weeks. Lebanon has moved from the brink of civil war to an all-out party. Newly-elected Lebanese President Michel

Lebanon's new president praised Hezbollah's fight against Israel and called for a national dialogue about the future of the group's arsenal in his first day

By Jim Muir Never before has such an occasion produced the extraordinary display of regional and international support that saw planeloads of foreign

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon's parliament elected a new president Sunday, taking a step to stabilize the country after a long, violent political crisis

By Hussein Abdallah BEIRUT: Lebanon's Parliament elected the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces General Michel Suleiman as president on Sunday,

Michel Suleiman has been sworn in as the new president of Lebanon after being elected to office by the country's parliament. Suleiman takes up the post left

Celebratory gunfire erupted in Beirut after Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri declared that General Suleiman, the sole candidate, had won by securing 118 votes

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- Celebratory gunfire could be heard across the capital after Lebanon's parliament elected Gen. Michel Suleiman as the nation's 12th

Lebanon's ex-army chief has been sworn in as the country's president in a step towards defusing an 18-month standoff between rival factions.

By VOA News Lebanon's parliament is set to elect the country's new president Sunday, filling a post left vacant since November by a volatile political