Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, ...

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and ...

Joseph Aoun, head of Lebanon ’s army, on Thursday was elected as the country’s 14th president of the republic. The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more ...

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

General Joseph Aoun needs to balance the competing interests of political factions, international donors and regional powers ...

During a press conference at Baabda Palace, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun conveyed a hopeful message to French President ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president, ending a years-long leadership vacuum that ...

BEIRUT — 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 ...

The move fills the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing that Hezbollah's influence in the country has diminished after a devastating war with Israel.

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