Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday ... where supporters gathered outside a church adorned with his portrait and Lebanese flags, an AFP reporter said.

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

The new president-elect stressed his respect for the "separation of powers" while affirming his right to reject decrees that do not serve the public interest. Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday, would call ...

( MENAFN - Jordan Times) Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after ...

Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun faces the daunting tasks of overseeing a ceasefire ... where supporters gathered outside a church adorned with his portrait and Lebanese flags, an AFP ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown.