BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Reuters) - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group ...

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to ...

Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon. The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than two years left by his pred ...

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran ...

Joseph Aoun is the first to be picked since the departure of Michel Aoun in 2022. Lebanese lawmakers were unable from the first session on Jan. 9 to elect a new president. A second session was ...

ALBAWABA - Today, Joseph Aoun welcomed temporary Prime Minister Najib Mikati to the Baabda Presidential Palace in his first formal appearance as President of Lebanon. Following his election ...

In this case, Aoun garnered 99 votes in the second round, enabling his proclamation as president. The electoral process that led to electing Joseph Aoun as Lebanon's new president was shaped by the ...

Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief, has been elected as president, ending a two-year political vacuum. Backed by the US and Saudi Arabia, Aoun is seen as crucial to stabilising Lebanon amidst a ...

Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing the diminished sway of the ...

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 ...