(Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament media office via AP, File) FILE - Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun arrives for a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Lebanese ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown.

General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah, ordering it ...

After his election, Aoun stepped down from his military role and arrived at the parliament in civilian attire to be sworn in. Trending Photos Beirut: Lebanon's parliament elected Army Chief Joseph ...

Lebanon's parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president on Thursday, bringing an end to a prolonged political deadlock and presidential vacancy, CNN reported.

Beirut: Lebanon’s parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country’s new president on Thursday, bringing an end to a prolonged political deadlock and presidential vacancy, CNN reported. Aoun ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out ...

Beirut [Lebanon], January 10 : Lebanon's parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president on Thursday, ... Beirut [Lebanon], January 10 : Lebanon's parliament elected Army ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more ...