Reuters28d
Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon has had no head of state since 2022 US, French and Saudi envoys urged Aoun's election, sources say Outcome shows loss of influence by Iran-backed Hezbollah BEIRUT, Jan 9 (Reuters ...
Grand celebration held to mark birth anniversaries of grandson of Holy Prophet
A grand celebration was held here to mark the birth anniversaries of the grandson of the Holy Prophet, Imam Hussain (A.S.) ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs27d
Who is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander elected president? - explainer
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 Hezbollah, ordering it to prioritize ...
CNN27d
US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate
Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting. This came after a robust efforts by Saudi Arabia and the United States to rally support for Aoun, who is close to Washington ...
Al Jazeera English28d
Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?
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 ...
The Washington Post28d
Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun president after 2-year deadlock
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president, ending a years-long leadership vacuum that ...
The Boston Globe27d
Lebanon's parliament chooses army commander Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
BEIRUT (AP) — 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. The session was ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Aoun’s rise, Hezbollah’s fall: Israel’s dilemma on the Lebanese border - analysis
Shortly after the Lebanese parliament elected General Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a deadlock that left the position vacant and the country rudderless for over two years ...
CNN25d
Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
Debates were heated and army chief Joseph Aoun was dismissed by many politicians as constitutionally unqualified for the presidency because of his military post. It looked like parliament was ...
Al-Monitor29d
Lebanon army chief Aoun becomes president after two-year vacancy
Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun faces the daunting tasks of overseeing a ceasefire with Israel and naming a prime minister — Fadel ITANI Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun ...
Reuters28d
Who is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander elected president?
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 ...