Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race. In his inaugural speech to ...

Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun has begun binding consultations with members of parliament to nominate a prime minister. Aoun’s consultations got under way at 8:15am (06:15 GMT ...

Lebanese Chief of Staff Joseph Aoun swears in as the President of the Republic of Lebanon at the Parliament, after being elected by the parliament members in Beirut, Lebanon on January 9 ...

The election of Gen. Aoun as president was imposed, nevertheless the final say lies with the Shiite duo’s shrewdness that priorizes reconstructing what has been destroyed by the US-backed Israeli ...

Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader. Aoun headed the country’s army since ...

Aoun's appointment has been backed by several certain countries, including Saudi Arabia, France, and the United States, all of which have maintained close ties with him during his tenure as Commander ...

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 ...

Lebanon’s new president, Joseph Aoun, promised the stars and the moon in his inaugural speech, and I wish him success, but even if he is only able to deliver a fraction of what he promised ...

Aoun, 61, is from Aichiye, a Christian village in Jezzine province, southern Lebanon. He joined the army as a cadet in 1983, during Lebanon’s 15-year civil war.

These Insider Deals are focused on self-care and jewelry. BEIRUT – Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no ...