Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, will visit Saudi Arabia following an invitation from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a statement posted on X on Saturday.

Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun Saturday promised the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia that his first post-election trip abroad would be to the Arab Gulf kingdom, the presidency said. Aoun told ...

BEIRUT — (AP) — 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 ...

Aoun, 61, is from Aichiye, a Christian village in Jezzine province, southern Lebanon. He joined the army as a cadet in 1983, during Lebanon’s 15-year civil war.