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.

Widely seen as the preferred pick of army backer the United States, as well as regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia ... candidate to finally replace Michel Aoun, no relation, whose term as president ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose assistance Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild.

In a phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who had called to congratulate him on winning the elections, Aoun said, ...

After former president Michel Aoun ended his term of office on October 31 ... what broke the deadlock was the intensified pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia, and the recent hostilities between ...

Lebanon's newly-elected President Joseph Aoun announced Saturday that he will visit Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Saudi ...

In response, Aoun confirmed that Saudi Arabia would be his first foreign ... ending over two years of political vacuum since President Michel Aoun left office in October 2022.

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph ...

Aoun, no relation to former president Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose help Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild. The session ...

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived in Damascus on Saturday for talks with Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, marking the first visit by a sitting Lebanese premier to Syria ...