Who Is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese Army Commander Elected President?
BEIRUT (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 Hezbollah, ordering it to prioritise civil peace even as troops were killed.
Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon, ending two-year void
The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia in the first presidential election for Lebanon following the fall of the Assad regime.
Will Lebanon finally elect a president after a 2-year vacuum?
Lebanon’s parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a presidential vacuum of over two years.
US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate
Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum.
With Hezbollah Weakened, Lebanon to Hold Presidential Vote
Reflecting the shifts, Hezbollah and its ally the Shi'ite Amal Movement led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri have dropped their insistence on Suleiman Frangieh, their declared ca
Lebanon parliament convenes to elect president, army chief seen winning
Lebanon's parliament convened on Thursday to elect a new head of state, aiming to fill a post which has been vacant since 2022, with political sources expecting army commander General Joseph Aoun to be elected.
Lebanon prepares for presidential vote in test of Hizbollah’s power
Parliamentary election follows two years of political deadlock blamed on militant group now weakened by war with Israel
Lebanon army chief short of required majority in first round of president vote
Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun on Thursday fell short of the two-thirds majority to become president in the first round of a parliamentary vote, but could still become head of state.The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun -- not related -- ended in October 2022,
After 12 failed attempts over 2 years, Lebanon’s parliament will try to pick a president
Lebanon’s parliament is set to vote to elect a president to fill a more than an two-year-long presidential vacuum.
U.S. envoy in Beirut amid uncertainty over future of Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire
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Israel planned to strike Beirut airport if Iranian funds had reached Hezbollah
The Islamic Republic was reportedly planning on transferring sums to Hezbollah via an Air Mahan flight from Tehran to the ...
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Marine Bustros and Fadlo Dagher, of DHP Architecture, restore an iconic 19th-century church in the heart of Beirut
Saint Maroun Church in Gemmayzeh has been a staple of the Lebanese Maronite community since it was built in 1875. This past ...
Who is Joseph Aoun, Lebanon’s new president?
After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock ...
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Iranian plane, diplomat searched at Beirut airport: What we know
On Nov. 15, an Iranian delegation accompanying Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was ...
On This Day: Beirut car bomb kills former ambassador
On Dec. 27, 2013, a car bomb in Beirut killed seven people, including Mohamad Chatah, Lebanon's former ambassador to the ...
Two relatives of Assad ‘arrested at Beirut airport with fake passports’
Assad’s relatives have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports, while his uncle, who is wanted for war crimes, ...