During a press conference at Baabda Palace, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun conveyed a hopeful message to French President ...

People celebrate in the streets of Klayaa, Lebanon, on Tuesday after Joseph Aoun was elected president. (Karamallah Daher/Reuters) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar congratulated Lebanon ...

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and ...

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 ...

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

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense, kind and averse to affiliating himself with any ...

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday ... but that needs a president, a government," Michel Mouawad, a Christian lawmaker opposed to Hezbollah who voted ...

After more than two years of vacancy in the Presidency of Lebanon, the until now chief of the Army, Joseph Aoun, was appointed this Thursday for a six-year term, committing to rebuilding the country ...

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no relation to Joseph Aoun. On Thursday, the country is set to hold elections ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president, ending a years-long leadership vacuum that ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s army chief, Gen. Joseph Aoun, was elected president on Thursday after a more than two-year vacuum at the top position in the country amid deepening political rivalries, economic and ...