Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for ...
Hosted on MSN12h
'A new era for Lebanon': Joseph Aoun is elected president after 2-year political deadlock
After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...
Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon's president?
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say ...
Al Bawaba News4d
Joseph Aoun could be elected as Lebanon's President on Thursday
The Lebanese Parliament has failed 12 times to pick a new president since former president Michel Aoun left office on October 30, 2022. Michel Aoun, a Lebanese politician and former general ...
newarab6h
Paula Yacoubian and Salim Aoun clash in Lebanese parliament amid tensions over presidential election
A fiery exchange erupted in Lebanon’s Parliament on Tuesday, after journalist-turned-politician Paula Yacoubian was verbally ...
Hosted on MSN8h
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s first task is picking new prime minister
Lebanon has ended its presidential deadlock by electing Joseph Aoun as its new head of state, but the former army commander ...
newarab5d
Hezbollah 'will not veto' Gen. Joseph Aoun for Lebanon presidency
The Lebanese Parliament is scheduled to convene on 9 January to elect a new president. Since former president Michel Aoun left office October of 2022, Lebanon has remained in a political deadlock, ...
Mint21d
Bad ideas are back on the menu in the Middle East
The post has been vacant since Michel Aoun ended his term in October 2022. The consensus choice for his successor is General Joseph Aoun, the army chief (the two are unrelated). But Hizbullah is ...
Tayyar8d
President Michel Aoun: Any amendment should not be driven by instantaneous needs or the interests of a single individual
In an interview with OTV, President Michel Aoun addressed several pressing national and regional issues, starting with the current uncertainty surrounding Lebanon’s presidential file. He noted, “There ...
Ya Libnan News27d
The list of presidential candidates in Lebanon keeps growing
Baabda presidential chair awaits the new occupant of the palace after President Michel Aoun’s term ended on October 31 , 2022 . The Lebanese parliament failed June 2023 for the 12th time to ...
Ya Libnan News23d
Lebanon’s future government shouldn’t adopt the “Army, People, Resistance” formula that brought the state to its knees
On June 9, 2025, the Lebanese parliament is set to elect a new president to replace Michel Aoun, whose term expired on October 31, 2022. Once elected, the president will designate a prime minister ...
agenzianova9d
Lebanon: Parliament moves towards presidential election, but political deadlock persists
Only on 31 October 2016, after 46 parliamentary sessions, Michel Aoun was elected president. At that time, to unblock the political situation, an agreement was also needed between external actors to ...