BEIRUT, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of the presidential vote held on Thursday, local media reported.

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BEIRUT, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of the presidential vote held on Thursday, local media reported.

Iran's embassy in Beirut welcomed on Thursday the election of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, expressing hopes for close cooperation between the two countries.

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys ...

General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of ...

The leading candidate is Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun, no relation to the former president. He is widely seen as the ...

Lebanon's parliament will attempt to elect a new head of state on Thursday, with officials seeing better odds of success in a ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a ...