Guterres said a “more hopeful future” awaited Lebanon under Aoun’s leadership in which the country could become stable and a hub in the Middle East. Aoun was selected in January after an ...

European Council President Antonio Costa will invite Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun to Brussels, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Letymbiotis said ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has congratulated the Lebanon President elect, Joseph Aoun. Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to win the presidency, thereby breaking a deadlock ...

The military has been hit hard by Lebanon's economic crisis, and at one point in 2020 it said it had cut out meat from the meals offered to on-duty soldiers due to rising food prices. Aoun ...

The Federal Government has congratulated the newly elected President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun. Aoun secured 99 votes in Lebanon’s 128-seat parliament, overcoming a prolonged deadlock that left ...

Aoun, a 60-year-old career soldier, became the fifth Lebanese army commander to be elected president in Lebanon's history, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the post. Stay up to date with the ...

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.

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 ...