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Lebanon, Hezbollah

Lebanon's new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah

The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of the country's armed forces won a majority of the votes.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 12h

Lebanon Elects New President in Sign of Hezbollah’s Waning Influence

Lebanon’s Parliament chose a U.S.-trained general as president, ending a two-year vacancy in a sign of Hezbollah’s waning influence.

DPA International on MSN · 1d

Election of president kindles hope in crisis-battered Lebanon

A devastating economic crisis, a political power vacuum, massive corruption and most recently the war between Hezbollah and Israel: For a long time, things were not looking good for Lebanon. But, after two years without a president,

Lebanon Army Chief Joseph Aoun Elected

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon’s president?

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 a political opinion.

The Boston Globe · 22h

Lebanon has new president: armed forces commander

General Joseph Aoun was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States, which funds, trains, and arms the Lebanese military and helped broker a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November.

The Financial Times · 1d

Army commander Joseph Aoun elected Lebanese president

Lebanese lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending more than two years of political stalemate. After two rounds of voting in a fiery parliamentary session, Aoun was elected with 99 votes,

Al-Monitor35m

Lebanon's Mikati set to meet Sharaa in Syria in wake of Aoun's election

Najib Mikati’s visit, the first in 15 years, comes amid pressure in Lebanon to release Islamists imprisoned during the civil ...

Middle East Institute48m

With election of nationalist president, Lebanon moves to exit the Axis of Resistance

With a nearly unanimous 99 out of 128 votes, the Lebanese parliament elected the head of the army, Gen. Joseph Aoun, as ...

Human Rights Watch5h

Lebanon’s New President Should Pursue Accountability

Lebanon’s parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country ...

Boise State Public Radio21h

Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one

Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been ...

الشرق الأوسط1h

Cyprus Leader Becomes First Foreign Dignitary to Visit Lebanon’s New President

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has become the foreign head of state and first foreign dignitary to pay an official ...

The Times of Israel3h

Lebanon’s PM vows to disarm country’s south after new president threatens Hezbollah

Hezbollah ceasefire amid warnings IDF could stay in Lebanon past deadline should Beirut fail to rein in Iran-backed terror ...

Lebanon PM To Visit New Damascus Ruler On Saturday

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati will on Saturday make his first official trip to neighbouring Syria since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, his office told AFP.

Anadolu Ajansi22h

Lebanon's new President Aoun receives congratulatory messages from Arab nations, organizations

Lebanon's new President Joseph Aoun continued to receive congratulatory messages from several Arab countries and ...

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