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Lebanon army chief Aoun becomes president after two-year vacancy
Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday ... US, Saudi and French envoys visited Beirut in the run-up, while French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian attended the vote. Several lawmakers in the second round still ...
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Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
Within minutes, Aoun arrived in parliament ... France’s special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian had also met with Hezbollah lawmakers. France is one of the few Western countries that ...
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Who Is Joseph Aoun? Lebanon's Potential Next President
As Lebanon will move to fill the presidential vacancy left unoccupied since 2022 on Thursday, the Hezbollah-endorsed candidate has dropped out with the odds favoring Joseph Aoun, leader of the ...
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Lebanese president urges French counterpart to ensure Israeli withdrawal within agreed timeline
In meeting with French President Macron, Lebanon's Joseph Aoun emphasizes need for Israel's withdrawal, reconstruction of war ...
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Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun new president
Aoun won 99 votes during a second round of voting ... including the French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Druan and ambassadors of the Quint committee (Egypt, France, the US, Qatar and Saudi Arabia ...