Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown.

It took two rounds of voting, but in the end, the country’s parliament tapped army chief Joseph Aoun. Who is he? The 60-year-old career soldier has headed the army since 2017. He shrewdly kept ...

Aoun's statements came amid the funeral of Hezbollah's fallen leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and his successor, Hashem Safi al-Din, which took place in Beirut. Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Riyadh on Sunday – his first trip since being elected – for an important visit abroad. It comes at a significant turning point for Lebanon because of ...

The visit by Joseph Aoun, the first by a Lebanese head of state to the oil-rich kingdom in eight years, improves ties between the two countries that have been cold for years over Iran’s ...

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun told a visiting Iranian delegation on Sunday that the war-scarred country was “tired” of external conflicts playing out on its territory. The high-level ...

President Joseph Aoun arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for his first trip abroad since taking office earlier this year, the presidency and Saudi media said. Aoun, a former army chief thought to be ...

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun confirmed that Israel’s full withdrawal from the occupied territories and the release of Lebanese prisoners are prerequisites for achieving stability along the ...

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun discussed bilateral ties, aiming to bridge the gaps that have developed in recent years. The meeting between ...