Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy. Lebanese Army ...

Lebanon President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday told Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani that he hopes ...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new president and former army ... Movement of former President Michel Aoun - no relation to the current president - opposed his candidacy. And the Lebanese Forces party ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun ... by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut in late September. Aoun, 60, is the current leader of the Lebanese Armed Forces, who are influential in ensuring ...

Factbox-Who's in the Frame to Be Lebanon's Next President? BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament will attempt to elect elect a new head of state on Thursday, with officials seeing better odds of ...

“In this case, while Lebanese elites put off electing a president despite ... say they see the current moment as an opportunity to scale back Iranian influence in Lebanon. But Wood said ...

Analysts, however, said Salam and Aoun have a unique opportunity. The collapse of the al-Assad regime, a constant meddler in ...

Hezbollah’s future is worse than its present," he added ... president does not grant him absolute power in Lebanon’s political system. "The president is not the most powerful position in ...

All 128 members of the legislature were present for the vote Thursday ... Joseph Aoun is technically barred from becoming president by Lebanon's constitution. The ban has been waived before ...

The election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency of Lebanon has profound implications for the country, both domestically and ...

All 128 members of the legislature were present for the vote Thursday ... Joseph Aoun is technically barred from becoming president by Lebanon's constitution. The ban has been waived before ...