Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general ...

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year deadlock and power vacuum at the top of the country’s political power structure.

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, following extensive behind-the-scenes ...

Beirut:After being elected as Lebanon s new president and taking the constitutional oath, President Joseph Aoun pledged to ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun as President – finally giving the country a head of state after more ...

Why it matters: Lebanon hasn't had a president for more than two years while the country's leaders tried to reach consensus ...

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

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon's lawmakers voted for a second time in the day on Thursday (Jan 9) to elect a much-needed president, with ...

Under multi-confessional Lebanon's power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian, as do military chiefs.

Though Lebanon’s presidency is mostly symbolic, it has a few important powers, like approving prime ministers and cabinets.

After two years of a presidential vacuum, Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president Thursday in the second round of a parliamentary vote. Addressing parliament shortly after the vote, Aoun ...