The terms require the Lebanese army to deploy into south Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. Joseph Aoun, centre, and Lebanese parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, right ...

For years, Hezbollah wielded significant influence ... Contact us Get the latest news in your mailbox Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday summoned Nawaf Salam, head of the International ...

Beirut: Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 22 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline ...

The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into south Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. Joseph Aoun, 60, has been commander of the U.S.-backed Lebanese army since 2017.

With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in ...

Lebanon has elected a new president after two years of political indecision, but not before some unexpected characters received votes — including Sen. Bernie Sanders, an American Jew. Lebanon ...

After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...

Lebanon’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic shift with the election of Joseph ... of 128 votes. Aoun’s election represents a significant achievement for the anti-Hezbollah camp ...

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

Beirut (AFP) – Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in ... A source close to Hezbollah and ally Amal said representatives of the blocs met with Aoun after the first round.

Joseph Aoun fell short of the 86 votes needed in a first round vote, but crossed the threshold with 99 votes in a second round, after lawmakers from Hezbollah and its Shi'ite ally the Amal ...

Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ... helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November. He received 99 out of 128 votes from across the ...