Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday ... He also stated that this election marks a new phase in the history of Lebanon. Aoun previously held the post of ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday ... In a telephone call with Aoun, Macron said he would visit Lebanon "very soon", the French presidency said. International ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state ... he had withdrawn from the race and endorsed Aoun, clearing the way for the army chief. Randa ...

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

( MENAFN - Jordan Times) BEIRUT - Lebanese army Chief Joseph Aoun, the frontrunner in Thursday's vote for president, is a Political neophyte but is expected to benefit from his position as head of one ...

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

Lebanon’s Parliament has elected the country’s army chief on Thursday, 9 January, Joseph Aoun, as president, ending a two-year power vacuum. The election saw Aoun win with 99 votes in the sec ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile ... brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017. During his tenure as commander ...

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, who was elected president in a second ... The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into southern Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces.

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to ...

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