Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday ... US, Saudi and French envoys visited Beirut in the run-up, while French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian attended the vote. Several lawmakers in the second round still ...
Shortly after the Lebanese parliament elected General Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a deadlock that left the position vacant and the country rudderless for over two years ...
Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader. Aoun headed the country’s army since ...
Within minutes, Aoun arrived in parliament ... France’s special envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian had also met with Hezbollah lawmakers. France is one of the few Western countries that ...
Aoun must navigate Lebanon’s sectarian divides, restore trust, and fortify the Lebanese Armed Forces. While there is room for optimism, the path ahead demands unwavering resolve and resilience ...
Aoun won 99 votes during a second round of voting ... including the French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Druan and ambassadors of the Quint committee (Egypt, France, the US, Qatar and Saudi Arabia ...