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.

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

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Who Is Joseph Aoun, a Low-Profile Army Chief Who Is Now Lebanon's President? BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile.

Joseph Aoun, head of Lebanon’s army ... Lebanese army in 1983 and rose up in ranks to become commander in chief of the army in 2017. Soon after his appointment, he was tasked with the mission ...

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 army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran ...