President General Michel Aoun wrote on his account on the "X" platform: "The land belongs to its sons, to those who water it with their blood, to those who defend it with their ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose assistance Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild. The ...

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 with any ...

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy. Lebanese Army ...

The vote Thursday marked the first time since June 2023 that parliament had met to elect a president — and the 13th time since 2022, when Aoun’s predecessor, Michel Aoun (no relation), prepared to ...

Former President Michel Aoun received Prime Minister-designate Judge Nawaf Salam at his residence in Rabieh, where they ...

After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...

Ambassador Magro meets with President Joseph Aoun at Presidential Palace in Baabda to discuss preparations for French ...

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and ...

Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's newly elected president, has stepped into a leadership role during a critical time for the nation.

Lebanon's newly elected Leader Joseph Aoun called for the creation of a unified defense strategy to counter Israeli aggression and propo ...

The move fills the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing that Hezbollah's influence in the country has diminished after a devastating war with Israel.