Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.

Former President Michel Aoun visited Baabda Palace on Friday to meet with newly elected President Joseph Aoun. After the meeting, Michel Aoun said, “It is only natural to come and congratulate him, ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense, kind and averse to affiliating himself with any party or ...

The vote Thursday marked the first time since June 2023 that parliament had met to elect a president — and the 13th time since 2022, when Aoun’s predecessor, Michel Aoun (no relation), prepared to ...

In becoming president, a post reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian system, he will follow in the footsteps of other former army commanders who have assumed the post, including the ...

The 128-member Lebanese parliament failed on Thursday to elect a president in the first round of votes after more than two years of deadlock. The most promising candidate, army chief Joseph Aoun, did ...

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

Former President Michel Aoun received Prime Minister-designate Judge Nawaf Salam at his residence in Rabieh, where they ...

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to ...

The parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after ...

Lebanon has elected a new president after two years of political indecision, but not before some unexpected characters ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose assistance Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild. The ...