BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say ...

After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...

General Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament, after winning an endorsement from the Hezbollah-backed ...

Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for ...

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and ...

The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and ...

Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in ... have "a monopoly" on arms after a devastating war this autumn between Israel and Shiite ...

09 January 2025, 16:16 France has congratulated Lebanon's new president and urged the formation of a "strong government." 09 January 2025, 16:15 President Joseph Aoun has arrived at the Baabda Palace.

Under the cease-fire terms, Israel is required to withdraw its forces south of the Blue Line – a de facto border – in phases, while the Lebanese army is to deploy in southern Lebanon within 60 ...