Aoun’s rise, Hezbollah’s fall: Israel’s dilemma on the Lebanese border
With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in ...
With Hezbollah Battered, Natural Gas Gives Lebanon A Chance
A key opportunity lies in Mediterranean natural gas deposits, which could provide economic relief and energy security for ...
The Washington Post17d
Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun president after 2-year deadlock
Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ... trains and arms the Lebanese military and helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November. He received 99 ...
The Times of Israel12d
Lebanon’s Aoun taps ICJ chief justice as prime minister, in blow to Hezbollah
Choice of UN court's Nawaf Salam underlines major power shift among sectarian factions in Beirut since Iran-backed Shiite ...
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Who is Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander elected president?
BEIRUT (Reuters) - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, ...
The Associated Press on MSN16d
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. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense, kind and averse to affiliating himself with any ...
What Lebanon's shifting political landscape means for Hezbollah
Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.
Lebanon's new president, Joseph Aoun, says a new phase has begun
Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and ...
France 2417d
Joseph Aoun, Lebanon’s respected army chief becomes new president
Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a 60-year-old career soldier who kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group ...
Newsweek17d
Who Is Joseph Aoun? Lebanon's Potential Next President
As Lebanon will move to fill the presidential vacancy left unoccupied since 2022 on Thursday, the Hezbollah-endorsed candidate has dropped out with the odds favoring Joseph Aoun, leader of the ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs17d
Lebanon's parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president
Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed ...
Hezbollah lawmaker says Lebanese opponents are working to exclude the group
Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad said on Monday the Iran-backed group's opponents were seeking its fragmentation and ...