Joseph Aoun: Army chief elected Lebanon's president - BBC News
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament has elected the country's army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years.
Joseph Aoun: Army chief elected Lebanon's president - BBC
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon's parliament has elected the country's army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years.
Joseph Aoun: US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s …
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 parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Jan 9, 2025 · Joseph Aoun is Lebanon’s fifth army commander to become president, and the fourth in a row. Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia.
Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?
Jan 9, 2025 · People celebrate after Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun was elected as Lebanon's president, in the town of Klayaa, southern Lebanon January 9, 2025 [Karamallah Daher/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff ...
Army Commander Joseph Aoun Becomes Lebanon's New President
Jan 9, 2025 · What is Joseph Aoun's Policy on Hezbollah? Aoun's rise comes amid a complex geopolitical landscape. He has been Lebanon's army chief since 2017, earning a reputation for diplomacy amid the country ...
Lebanon's parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanese politicians elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday. Mr Aoun's election is a first step towards reviving government institutions in a country that has had neither a head of state nor a fully empowered cabinet since late 2022.
US-approved army chief Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanese …
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing the diminished sway of the...
Lebanon elects US-backed army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Jan 9, 2025 · General Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament, after winning an endorsement from the Hezbollah-backed candidate. The career soldier is the fifth army commander to be...
Lebanese army chief edges towards presidency, Lebanese sources …
Jan 8, 2025 · The parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state, ending a presidential vacuum which has persisted since 2022 and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed...