Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low ... brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017. During his tenure as commander ...

Who Is Joseph Aoun, a Low-Profile Army Chief Who Is Now Lebanon's President? BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile.

after speaking to Aoun to congratulate him. Lebanon's widely respected army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president in the second round of a parliamentary vote on Thursday in the 13th attempt by ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile ... Lebanese army’s 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017.

Joseph Aoun, head of Lebanon’s army ... Lebanese army in 1983 and rose up in ranks to become commander in chief of the army in 2017. Soon after his appointment, he was tasked with the mission ...

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 Iran ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, who was elected president in a second ... The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into southern Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces.