Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon. The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than two years left by his...

Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum.

Jan 10, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as the head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. It was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the army commander — whose term ended in October 2022.

Jan 9, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is Lebanon’s fifth army commander to become president, and the fourth in a row. Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi...

Jan 10, 2025 · 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 a political opinion.

Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon has elected a new president after multiple failed attempts had left the country without a head of state since 2022. General Joseph Aoun, head of the country's army since 2017, received the required number of parliamentary votes in the second round of voting on Thursday afternoon.

Jan 9, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is the fifth former army commander to ascend to Lebanon’s presidency, despite the fact that the country's constitution prohibits high-ranking public servants,...

Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanese politicians elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday. Mr Aoun's election is a first step towards reviving government institutions in a country that has had neither a head of state nor a fully empowered cabinet since late 2022.

Jan 10, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is the fifth former army commander to ascend to Lebanon’s presidency, despite the fact that the country’s constitution prohibits high-ranking public servants, including...

Jan 9, 2025 · They have now settled on Joseph Aoun, the leader of the military. ... has caused $8.5 billion worth of damage and losses in Lebanon. Since October 2022, when Michel Aoun stepped down as president ...