Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now …
4 hours ago · 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 party or even expressing a political opinion — a rarity for someone in Lebanon’s fractured, transactional political system.
Joseph Aoun: US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, …
1 day ago · Lebanon had been without a president since the end of the tenure of former President Michel Aoun – who is not related to Joseph Aoun – in October 2022. The former president was backed by Iran ...
Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?
1 day ago · Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon.. The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than two years left by his ...
Lebanon elects country's army commander as president | AP News
1 day ago · Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. It was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the army commander — whose term ended in October 2022.
Joseph Aoun, former army commander, elected as Lebanon's new president …
1 day ago · Following 13 attempts to elect a president, Lebanon’s parliament has sworn in army commander Joseph Aoun as the head of state. Mr. Aoun is the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi ...
Army Commander Joseph Aoun Becomes Lebanon's New President
1 day ago · Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to elect a president, in Beirut on January 9, 2025. Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes in the second round of parliamentary voting, following 13 failed ...
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President Joseph Aoun …
20 hours ago · President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon to congratulate him on his election victory. The Presidents agreed that the time is now to fully implement the ...
Lebanon elects new president after more than two years of
1 day ago · The Lebanese Parliament on Thursday elected the commander of the Lebanese armed forces Gen. Joseph Aoun as the country's next president.. Why it matters: Lebanon hasn't had a president for more than two years while the country's leaders tried to reach consensus on a candidate, which has exacerbated Lebanon's deep political and economic crisis. Aoun is an ally of the U.S. and has worked closely ...
Lebanon Elects Army Chief Joseph Aoun as President
1 day ago · Lawmakers elected Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, by an overwhelming majority in the second round of voting, with 99 votes in the 128-seat Parliament, after he failed to ...
Lebanon Elects US-Backed President Joseph Aoun In Shift From …
1 day ago · Lebanon lawmakers elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a US-backed candidate in a sign of Iran’s waning influence in the region.