The top judge at the International Court of Justice Nawaf Salam has been designated Lebanon’s next prime minister in a surprising turnaround for the crisis-ridden country.

Former Lebanese economy minister Amin Salam was arrested on Wednesday following an investigation into alleged financial crimes, a senior judicial source has told The National. Mr Salam was ...

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, Nawaf Salam, has pledged to “rescue, reform and rebuild” the crisis-hit country, and he has extended an olive branch to Hezbollah, which did not back his ...