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

The presidency had been vacant since Michel Aoun's (no relation) term ended in October 2022 ... weakened by a 14-month war ...

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

Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds ... coupled with the downfall of its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December, severely weakened Hezbollah, reviving a long ...

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 elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday ... and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad toppled in December. It also indicated a revival of Saudi influence in ...

Lebanon's lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a ...

Joseph Aoun’s election fills a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum and comes at a time when the country is seeking ...

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

Lebanon’s parliament voted on Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more ...