Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament chose the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
Lebanon army chief elected president after 2 years with no head of state
Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader.
Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, says a new phase has begun
Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and fight corruption.
Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon’s president?
Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion.
Italy's FM Antonio Tajani meets Lebanon's new president Josep Aoun for talks in Beirut
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during a press conference at the Italian embassy in Lebanon, 10 January, 2025
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun to visit Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip
Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun will visit Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Lebanese Presidency said on Saturday. The Presidency said the Crown Prince in a phone call invited Mr Aoun to visit the kingdom and the president stressed that Saudi Arabia will be his first destination during his foreign visits.
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UAE embassy in Beirut to reopen as President Sheikh Mohamed congratulates Lebanon’s new leader
President Sheikh Mohamed congratulated Lebanon’s newly-elected President Joseph Aoun in a telephone call on Saturday. Wam ...
Syria’s new ruler pledges long-term strategic ties with Lebanon
Syria's new leader Ahmad Sharaa called on Lebanon Saturday to forget about the past "negative" relations resulting from ...
Syria's al-Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve long-fraught ties
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid ...
Italy's FM Antonio Tajani meets Lebanon's new president for talks in Beirut
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during a press conference at the Italian embassy in Lebanon, 10 January, 2025 ...
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UAE to reopen embassy in Beirut, strengthen bilateral relations
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call on Saturday with Joseph Aoun, congratulating him ...
Lebanon's Mikati to meet Syrian leader Sharaa in Damascus, Lebanese sources say
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, two ...
U.S. envoy in Beirut amid uncertainty over future of Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire
Israeli troops withdrew from the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura on Monday, amid growing accusations from both sides of ...
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Iranian plane, diplomat searched at Beirut airport: What we know
On Nov. 15, an Iranian delegation accompanying Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was ...
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Marine Bustros and Fadlo Dagher, of DHP Architecture, restore an iconic 19th-century church in the heart of Beirut
Saint Maroun Church in Gemmayzeh has been a staple of the Lebanese Maronite community since it was built in 1875. This past ...
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Lebanese president hopes for speedy new government formation
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun expressed hope on Saturday that a new, fully powered, government would be formed as soon as possible to restore normal conditions of the State and start building ...