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 ...

The Lebanese army said on Saturday it was ready to deploy its forces in the country’s south, accusing Israel of “procrastination” in its withdrawal under a ceasefire, a day before the pullout deadline ...

The parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after ...

The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...

The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into southern Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. The ...

The Lebanese parliament Thursday elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, ending more than two years of a political deadlock that had left the country without a head of state. According to ...

Joseph Aoun, head of Lebanon ’s army, on Thursday was elected as the country’s 14th president of the republic. The ...

General Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament, after winning an endorsement from the Hezbollah-backed candidate. The career soldier is the fifth army commander to be elected ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - 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 ...