The presidency had been vacant since Michel Aoun's (no relation) term ended in October 2022 ... weakened by a 14-month war with Israel and the fall of its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago ... who shares close ties with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Frangieh having openly backed him in 2011.

Lebanon’s parliament has elected Joseph Aoun, the United States-backed Army Chief, as the country’s new president, breaking a ...

The move fills the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing that Hezbollah's influence in the ...

Aoun, 60, has been commander of US-backed Lebanese army since 2017 and played a key role in shoring up a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.

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

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday ... and since its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power in December.

with officials seeing better chances of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's war with Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighbouring Syria.

Outcome reflects shifts in the power balance in the country and the wider Middle East, with Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah ...

with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The post, reserved for ...

Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday ... and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad toppled in December. It also indicated a revival of Saudi influence ...