Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ... trains and arms the Lebanese military and helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November. He received 99 ...

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and ...

BEIRUT — 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 ...

After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...

The Israeli army on Saturday warned residents of dozens of Lebanese villages near the border against returning until further ...

Israel was swift to congratulate Beirut on ... clearing the way for the army chief. “The president is Joseph Aoun,” Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah, said after 99 ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous cease-fire ...

Lebanon’s new president, Joseph Aoun, promised the stars and ... toxic tradition by being dishonest in his words about Israel. Aoun promised that “every Lebanese in the diaspora will be ...

General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and Hezbollah, ordering it to prioritize ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, ...

“Joseph Aoun really is a favourite candidate of the international community, but … he really does enjoy support here.” The balance of power in Lebanon had shifted, she said, noting that ...