BEIRUT, Jan 9 (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 ...

Salam underlined the coordination with President Aoun pertaining to the cabinet formation, warning against rumors being circulated in this regard. Salam provided President Aoun with a government ...

President General Michel Aoun wrote on his account on the "X" platform: "The land belongs to its sons, to those who water it with their blood, to those who defend it with their ...

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

The new head of state is elected in the second round of voting this afternoon with 99 votes out of 128. Sources tell AsiaNews that Saudi and Quintet support was key. His first tasks include ...

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday at the Baabda Palace. They discussed general ...

It seemed as if mps might be able to break their deadlock, with the army chief, General Joseph Aoun (no relation to the former president), favoured to win. Yet on the eve of the vote, people close ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited Baabda Palace on Saturday, where he held talks with Lebanese ...

Aoun, a 60-year-old career soldier, became the fifth Lebanese army commander to be elected as president in Lebanon's history, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the post. Since taking over the ...