Lebanon's parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long ...

Presidents in Lebanon are brought to power by near political consensus, but more than six contenders were still in play.

Joseph Aoun president Thursday, ending a political deadlock that had kept the office vacant since October 2022. Aoun, 60, won ...

The Iran-backed militia is bowed but not broken – and it could still find a way to hijack Saudi funds for its own rehabilitation ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a ...

After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock ...

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and ...

General Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament, after winning an endorsement from the Hezbollah-backed ...

Looking back 2024: A year of intensifying wars in Ukraine and Palestine amid global turmoil Lebanon's Army on Thursday condemned Israel's "violation of the ceasefire agreement by attacking ...

Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun left Beirut on Thursday for Saudi Arabia for talks on bilateral ties and Saudi support for a cease-fire deal between Lebanon and Israel. A military statement said ...