Lebanon, Hezbollah

Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel.
Lebanon's new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah
The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of the country's armed forces won a majority of the votes.
Lebanon Elects New President in Sign of Hezbollah’s Waning Influence
Lebanon’s parliament chose a U.S.-trained general as president, ending a two-year vacancy in a sign of Hezbollah’s waning influence.
Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing regional shifts
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-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel.
Lebanon: Regional powers cautiously welcome new president
Germany, France and the US have also conveyed optimism.Lebanon' s new President Joseph Aoun on Thursday told members of parliament that the country was entering a new phase as he made his first address following his election.
Army Commander Joseph Aoun Becomes Lebanon's New President
Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.
Christian Science Monitor19h
Lebanon army commander Joseph Aoun is sworn in as president, filling two-year void
Following 13 attempts to elect a president, Lebanon’s parliament has sworn in army commander Joseph Aoun as the head of state ...
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, respected army chief
Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a political neophyte whose position as head of ...
Lebanon's parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long ...
Who Is Joseph Aoun? Lebanon's Potential Next President
Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no ...
中国日报网54m
China congratulates Joseph Aoun on election as Lebanon's president
BEIJING - China on Friday congratulated Joseph Aoun on his election as Lebanon's president, and expressed the readiness to ...
Lebanon elects US-backed army chief Joseph Aoun as president
General Joseph Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament, after winning an endorsement from the Hezbollah-backed ...
Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as new president
Lebanon’s parliament voted to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president ...
Who is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander elected president?
General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of ...
Al-Monitor20h
Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon, ending two-year void
The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and ...
Lebanon's parliament chooses army commander Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than ...