Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general ...

Aoun, 60, has been commander of US-backed Lebanese army since 2017 and played a key role in shoring up a ceasefire between ...

Election of Joseph Aoun is seen as a step towards reviving government institutions and securing international aid for Lebanon ...

The move fills the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing that Hezbollah's influence in the ...

with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The post, reserved for ...

The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country's sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel ... of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Syria.

Lebanon’s parliament has elected Joseph Aoun, the United States-backed Army Chief, as the country’s new president, breaking a ...

with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighbouring Syria.

Lebanon parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country new president on Thursday bringing an end to a prolonged political deadlock and presidenti ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no ...