BEIRUT (AP) — 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 ...

Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a political neophyte whose position as head of one of the country's most respected institutions helped end a two-year ...

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 he had withdrawn from the race and endorsed Aoun, clearing the way for the army chief.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 ...

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

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 ...

( MENAFN - Jordan Times) Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a step towards lifting the ...

Choice of UN court's Nawaf Salam underlines major power shift among sectarian factions in Beirut since Iran-backed Shiite group was pummeled by Israel, lost sponsor in Syria ...

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

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown.