BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that's lasted for more than two years. While 12 previous attempts have failed to ...

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy. Lebanese Army ...

no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia, whose assistance Lebanon will need as it seeks to rebuild.

Aoun thanked the World Bank for its ongoing support and pledged to expedite the approval of long-term loans in Parliament. He ...

Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun on Thursday fell short of ... The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun -- not related -- ended in October 2022, with ...

Former President Michel Suleiman described the inaugural speech delivered by President Joseph Aoun as both promising and ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 9 (UPI ... In 2016, Hezbollah had forced the election of its ally, former Army commander Michel Aoun, after a 29-month vacuum in the presidency. On Thursday, Jospeh ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no relation to Joseph Aoun. On Thursday, the country is set to hold elections ...

The election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency of Lebanon has profound implications for the country, both domestically and ...

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun emphasized that fighting corruption is a fundamental task during his presidency. During a ...

It ended when former President Michel Aoun was elected. The president’s role in Lebanon is limited under the power-sharing system in which the president is always a Maronite Christian ...

The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than two years left by his predecessor, Michel Aoun – who is not related to the new president.