Start here BEIRUT – 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 ...

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

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 Hezbollah, ordering it to prioritize ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president, ending a years-long leadership vacuum that ...

Dedicated' - Aoun "has a reputation of personal integrity", said Karim Bitar, an international relations expert at Beirut's Saint-Joseph University. He came to prominence after leading the army in ...

The election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency of Lebanon has profound implications for the country, both domestically and ...

As Lebanon will move to fill the presidential vacancy left unoccupied since 2022 on Thursday, the Hezbollah-endorsed candidate has dropped out with the odds favoring Joseph Aoun, leader of the ...

BEIRUT — 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 ...

Aoun "has a reputation of personal integrity", said Karim Bitar, an international relations expert at Beirut's Saint-Joseph University. He came to prominence after leading the army in a battle to ...

In this photo released by the Lebanese Parliament media office, newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is sworn in as a new president, at the Lebanese parliament, in Beirut, Lebanon ...

Aoun “has a reputation of personal integrity”, said Karim Bitar, an international relations expert at Beirut’s Saint-Joseph University, told AFP. He came to prominence after leading the army ...