Doha/Cairo/Jerusalem — Negotiators were trying to hammer out the final details of a complex, phased ceasefire in Gaza on ...
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.
BEIRUT - Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will hold consultations with members of parliament from Jan. 13 to nominate a prime minister, the presidency said on Friday. Once named ...
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous ...
The election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanon’s president in 2025 has drawn comparisons to the presidency of Fouad Shehab, who assumed office during a pivotal moment in 1958. Both leaders emerged ...
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.