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Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon’s president?

Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion.

The Washington Post · 5d

Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun president after 2-year deadlock

After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock money for postwar reconstruction.

Hosted on MSN · 5d

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.

Lebanon to name a prime minister

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Lebanon to name a prime minister as new phase begins

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun began consultations with lawmakers on Monday to designate a prime minister in what political sources saw as a tight race between incumbent Najib Mikati and International Court of Justice President Nawaf Salam.

BBC · 23h

Lebanon’s President appoints new Prime Minister

Nawaf Salam has been confirmed as the country's new prime minister

Barron's · 1d

Lebanon's President Names ICJ Judge Nawaf Salam Prime Minister

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday picked Nawaf Salam, the presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as prime minister following consultations with lawmakers, the presidency said.

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 ...

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French envoy meets with Lebanese President Aoun to discuss President Macron’s Friday visit

Ambassador Magro meets with President Joseph Aoun at Presidential Palace in Baabda to discuss preparations for French ...

Lebanon’s new president faces uphill struggle to steer country away from brink of collapse

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph ...

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Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push

Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a ...

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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.

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PM Mikati meets President Joseph Aoun: We are entering a new phase, will continue caretaker duties until a government is formed

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace, expressing his pleasure with ...

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PM-designate Salam extends hand to Hezbollah, aims to rebuild Lebanon

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said on Tuesday his hands were "extended to everyone", in a gesture to the ...

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