Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?
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 …
Lebanon elects country's army commander as president | AP News
Jan 10, 2025 · The Uniited Nations Security Council has welcomed the election of a Lebanese president. Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as …
US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years …
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.
Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president …
Jan 11, 2025 · It was a last-minute push by Saudi Arabia that decided Lebanon’s fate on Thursday. There were less than 24 hours before parliament was set to choose the next …
Lebanon has a new president, Joseph Aoun : NPR
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.
Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon…
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 …
Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened …
Jan 9, 2025 · The parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran …
Lebanon’s president leaves with no replacement amid political
Oct 30, 2022 · President Michel Aoun left Lebanon's presidential palace Sunday, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement, leaving the small nation in a political vacuum that is...
Lebanon Chooses a President After 2 Years of Gridlock
Jan 9, 2025 · Lawmakers elected Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, by an overwhelming majority in the second round of voting, with 99 votes in the 128-seat …
Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens
Oct 30, 2022 · BEIRUT (AP) — President Michel Aoun left Lebanon’s presidential palace Sunday, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement, leaving the small nation in a …