Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a week. It held a blitz of meetings with various political parties. By the time they left, there was only one candidate left: the US-backed Aoun.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday congratulated Joseph Aoun on his election as Lebanon's new president. 'I extend my congratulations to His Excellency President General Joseph Aoun on his election as president of the Lebanese Republic,

Lebanon’s parliament chose the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.