The Associated Press on MSN16d
Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon's president?
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 ...
The Associated Press on MSN17d
Lebanon's parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
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. The ...
Al Jazeera English17d
Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been ... came on the legislature’s 13th attempt to find a successor for Michel Aoun – not related – whose term ended in October 2022.
Los Angeles Times17d
Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending two-year deadlock
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.
CBC.ca17d
Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon's president after position left vacant since 2022
reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, has been vacant since Michel Aoun's (no relation) term ended in October 2022, with deeply divided factions unable ...
Al Jazeera English18d
Who is Joseph Aoun, 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 predecessor, Michel Aoun – who is not related to the new president.
Newsweek18d
Who Is Joseph Aoun? Lebanon's Potential Next President
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 ...
UPI17d
Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, says a new phase has begun
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 9 (UPI ... In 2016, Hezbollah had forced the election of its ally, former Army commander Michel Aoun, after a 29-month vacuum in the presidency. On Thursday, Jospeh ...
Voice of America18d
Lebanon's parliament chooses army commander Aoun as president, ending long deadlock
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.
The Washington Post18d
Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun president after 2-year deadlock
Michel Aoun (no relation), prepared to step down at the end of his six-year term. In the wake of Lebanon’s 15-year civil war, which ended in 1990, the powers of the presidency were reduced.
The New York Times18d
Lebanon Chooses a President After 2 Years of Gridlock
Since October 2022, when Michel Aoun stepped down as president at the end of his six-year term, the Parliament had voted on a replacement 12 times without success. Under Lebanon’s sectarian ...