Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader.

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the crisis-hit, war-battered country. French ...

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and the toppling of the ...

Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting ... coupled with the downfall of its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December, severely weakened Hezbollah, reviving a ...

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president ... attacks and due to the downfall of its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December. In his ...

Lebanon edged closer to electing a new president on Wednesday night more than two years after Michel Aoun left the presidential palace in Baabda – but hurdles remain ahead of the vote on Thursday ...

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Lebanon's parliament attempts to elect a new president amidst regional changes, including shifts in influence following the war with Israel and Assad's toppling. Key potential candidates include army ...

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.

Following tense scenes early in the session, the first round of Thursday's vote concluded with 71 votes for Joseph Aoun, the widely supported army commander.View on euronews ...

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a ...