Lebanon, Joseph Aoun

Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
Presidents in Lebanon are brought to power by near political consensus, but more than six contenders were still in play. Debates were heated and army chief Joseph Aoun was dismissed by many politicians as constitutionally unqualified for the presidency because of his military post.
Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament chose the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
Joseph Aoun elected president of Lebanon, ending two-year void
The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia in the first presidential election for Lebanon following the fall of the Assad regime.
Lebanon's new president says to visit Saudi Arabia on first official trip
Lebanon’s new president Joseph Aoun Saturday promised the de-facto leader of Saudi Arabia that his first post-election trip abroad would be to the powerful Gulf kingdom, the presidency said. Aoun told Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a phone call that “Saudi Arabia would be the first destination in his visits abroad,
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun to visit Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip
Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun will visit Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Lebanese Presidency said on Saturday. The Saudi crown prince invited Mr Aoun to visit the kingdom during a phone call with the new president,

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Dear President Joseph, restore Lebanon’s glory ... enough with the homelessness
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Lebanon selects president after 2-year impasse
Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Gen. Joseph Aoun president Thursday, ending a political deadlock that had kept the ...
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Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one
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Lebanon’s New President Should Pursue Accountability
Lebanon’s parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country ...
Lebanon's bonds rally as parliament elects first president since 2022
Lebanese government bonds extended their three-month-long rally on Thursday as the crisis-ravaged country's parliament voted ...
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Iraq’s president offers Lebanon’s new leader ‘unwavering’ support
Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Friday congratulated Lebanon’s new president on his election following years of power ...