US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years …
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum.
Lebanon elects country's army commander as president | AP News
Jan 10, 2025 · The Uniited Nations Security Council has welcomed the election of a Lebanese president. Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?
Jan 9, 2025 · 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 has a new president, Joseph Aoun : NPR
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.
What A New President Means For Lebanon — After Two Years
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, following extensive behind-the-scenes negotiations. This marks a beginning, not an end, for a nation left...
Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president …
Jan 11, 2025 · It was a last-minute push by Saudi Arabia that decided Lebanon’s fate on Thursday. There were less than 24 hours before parliament was set to choose the next president. But Lebanon’s checkered ...
Lebanon army chief elected president, drawing Israeli hopes for …
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon’s lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a stalemate that left the post vacant for two years, in a step toward lifting the...
Will Lebanon finally elect a president after a 2-year vacuum?
Jan 8, 2025 · BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a presidential vacuum that’s lasted over two years. This time, analysts said, they might succeed.
Lebanon army chief Joseph Aoun elected president, ending …
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon 's widely respected army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of a parliamentary vote on Thursday in the 13th attempt by the legislature to elect a successor...
Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened …
Jan 9, 2025 · The parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group...