The 60-year-old career soldier is the fifth Lebanese army commander to be elected president in the country's history ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate ... said that the military and political weakening of Hezbollah following its war with Israel and the fall ...

After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...

Analysts said Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday and is considered a man of “personal integrity,” was the right candidate to finally replace Michel Aoun ... between Israel and Hezbollah, which ...

The Lebanese parliament elected armed forces commander Joseph Aoun as the country's new president on Thursday in a second ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago ... who are influential in ensuring the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is intact, serving as patrol buffers in the south of the ...

After more than two years of presidential deadlock, Joseph Aoun has been elected the 14th President of Lebanon.

And when President Michel Aoun vacated the presidency ... UN-defined border between Lebanon and Israel. Notably, Israel has welcomed Aoun’s appointment. But outside of the external and domestic ...

ended a 13-month conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The Lebanese military plays a central role in implementing the ...

Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a political neophyte whose position as head of one of the country's most respected institutions helped end a two-year ...

The ceasefire ended fighting that began in October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in support of ... vacant since former President Michel Aoun stepped down in October 2022.

Aoun, no relation to former president Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the ... Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild after between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.