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 ...

With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in ...

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

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

Aoun received 99 out of 128 votes in Parliament after failing to get the required majority in the first round earlier in the ...

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

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday ... and since its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power in December.

Outcome reflects shifts in the power balance in the country and the wider Middle East, with Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah ...

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

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