Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy. Lebanese Army ...

Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun called Thursday for a comprehensive defense policy to counter Israeli assaults and for dialogue with neighboring Syria. Aoun was elected by the Lebanese ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the ... party in northern Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar Assad. However, on Wednesday, Frangieh ...

Restoring "best relations" with the Arab countries, especially the rich Gulf states and new post-Assad Syria, was another ... former Army commander Michel Aoun, after a 29-month vacuum in the ...

where the Assad-led Syrian state exercised sway over Lebanon for decades, both directly and through allies such as Hezbollah. Hezbollah's support was vital to propelling Michel Aoun to the ...

The election of Joseph Aoun to the presidency of Lebanon has profound implications for the country, both domestically and ...

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The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential vacuum of more than two years left by his predecessor, Michel Aoun ... terrain between Syria and Lebanon ...

Aoun, no relation to former President Michel Aoun, was widely seen as the preferred candidate ... the leader of a small Christian party in northern Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President ...

Three other former army chiefs - Emile Lahoud, Michel Suleiman and Michel Aoun - have served as president ... pitting factions backed by Iran and Syria against others supported by the West ...