Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing ...
Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and ...
Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy. Lebanese Army ...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president, ending a years-long leadership vacuum that hobbled the ...
Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.
After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new president.
Lebanon's new President Joseph Aoun continued to receive congratulatory messages from several Arab countries and organizations on Thursday, with leaders describing his election as the main path to ...
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center, reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
General Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament, after winning an endorsement from the Hezbollah-backed candidate. The career soldier is the fifth army commander to be elected ...
Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed ...
Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army chief who was elected president on Thursday ... The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into southern Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces.