With the election of Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun on Thursday (January 9), a two-year period marked by a political vacuum under a previous caretaker government has ended. "Aoun was seen as the ...

Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Bilal Saab, a former Pentagon ...

"To congratulate him and wish him success in these difficult circumstances, of course this is an obligation," says former Lebanese president Michel Aoun after meeting newly elected president Joseph ...

The Iran-backed militia is bowed but not broken – and it could still find a way to hijack Saudi funds for its own rehabilitation ...

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.

Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for ...

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected Gen. Joseph Aoun as the 14th president of the country after a two-year vacancy of the position.

After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock ...