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

As the country endured economic crisis and a devastating war, lawmakers failed 12 times to pick a head of state. They have ...

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and showing the diminished sway of the ...

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

Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun told parliament on Thursday that the country was entering a new phase, in his first speech after being elected head of the crisis-hit country.

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

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

Aoun, 60, has been commander of US-backed Lebanese army since 2017 and played a key role in shoring up a ceasefire between ...

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

The lawmakers of Lebanon on Thursday voted for the second time in the day to elect Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the President of ...

The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and ...