In his swearing-in speech, Aoun promised “a state that invests in its army to fight terrorism and prevent Israeli aggression on Lebanese territory.” Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV, posted Aoun’s ...

Aoun Muhammad, general manager of the University of Regina Students' Union, stands for a portrait in the U of R's Riddell Centre on March 24, 2025. (Credit: LARISSA KURZ) The University of Regina ...

After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock money for postwar reconstruction.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun on Saturday signed a decree to form a new government after more than two years of political stalemate and a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah.

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 ...

The last time Hezbollah got an Aoun elected president – Michel in October 2016 – the former president said in his inaugural speech: ... Muhammad Raad, sounded tame.