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 ...

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 ...

As Lebanon will move to fill the presidential vacancy left unoccupied since 2022 on Thursday, the Hezbollah-endorsed candidate has dropped out with the odds favoring Joseph Aoun, leader of the ...

Lebanon’s parliament has chosen the head of the country’s armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, after going more than two years without one. Aoun’s selection on Thursday is ...

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, Jan. 9 (UPI) --Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state ...

“The level of bloodshed was significant and I remember Joseph was steady and focused," he said. Aoun commanded the Lebanese army's 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 201 ...

In this photo released by the Lebanese Parliament media office, newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is sworn in as a new president, at the Lebanese parliament, in Beirut, Lebanon ...

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 ...

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 ...