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Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon's president?
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph ... Aoun commanded the Lebanese army's 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017. During his tenure as ...
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Lebanon army chief short of required majority in first round of president vote
Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun on Thursday fell short of the two-thirds majority to become president in the first round of a parliamentary vote, but could still become head of state. The ...
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Israeli forces kill 15 in south Lebanon on pullout deadline
Israeli army fire killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried ...
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Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed ...
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Joseph Aoun, Lebanon’s respected army chief becomes new president
The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into southern Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. The general with broad shoulders and a shaved head has stepped up talks with ...
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Lebanon, by Electing Its Army Chief as President, May Finally Be Emerging From Under the Yoke of Iran
The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...
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Lebanon's parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday ... He also stated that this election marks a new phase in the history of Lebanon. Aoun previously held the post of ...
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Israeli fire kills 11 on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 10 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as ...
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Bernie Sanders receives a vote for president of Lebanon as army chief wins
Lebanon’s president is elected by the parliament for a six-year term and, under the country’s system, must be a Maronite Christian. The eventual victor was the country’s military chief ...
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Lebanon army chief elected president, drawing Israeli hopes for postwar stability
Lebanon’s lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a stalemate that left the post vacant for two years, in a step toward lifting the war-battered ...
Israel kills 22, wounds 124 as displaced south Lebanon residents force way back
Israeli forces killed 15 people and wounded 80 others Sunday when displaced residents of southern Lebanon defied Israel's ...
Lebanon's parliament elects army chief Aoun as next president
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed ...