Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened
In Lebanon, many saw the election on Thursday of Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, as a crucial step toward bringing stability to the country. It was also seen as a concession by Hezbollah and, some analysts said, an acknowledgment that the group was no longer in a position to paralyze the state.
Joseph Aoun president Thursday, ending a political deadlock that had kept the office vacant since October 2022. Aoun, 60, won ...
The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...
Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday welcomed the election of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun after the ...
1920 - The League of Nations grants the mandate for Lebanon and Syria to France, which creates the State of Greater Lebanon ...
Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...
Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun as President – finally giving the country a head of state after more ...
General Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament, after winning an endorsement from the Hezbollah-backed ...
DPA International on MSN1d
Election of president kindles hope in crisis-battered LebanonA devastating economic crisis, a political power vacuum, massive corruption and most recently the war between Hezbollah and ...
The outcome showed the diminished sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group after its devastating war with Israel.
As the country endured economic crisis and a devastating war, lawmakers failed 12 times to pick a head of state. They have ...
With a nearly unanimous 99 out of 128 votes, the Lebanese parliament elected the head of the army, Gen. Joseph Aoun, as ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback