Lebanese army commander elected president weeks after a tenuous cease-fire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between ...

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than ...

The outcome showed the diminished sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group after its devastating war with Israel.

After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...

Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a political neophyte whose position as head of ...

The Iran-backed militia is bowed but not broken – and it could still find a way to hijack Saudi funds for its own ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no ...

"To congratulate him and wish him success in these difficult circumstances, of course this is an obligation," says former Lebanese president Michel Aoun after meeting newly elected president Joseph ...

After more than two years of presidential deadlock, Joseph Aoun has been elected the 14th President of Lebanon.

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and ...

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