Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long ...

The outcome showed the diminished sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group after its devastating war with Israel.

Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...

The election took place six weeks after Lebanon's government agreed a ceasefire to end a devastating war between Israel and ...

Lebanon's lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a ...

BEIRUT: Lebanon's lawmakers voted for a second time in the day on Thursday (Jan 9) to elect a much-needed president, with ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun as President – finally giving the country a head of state after more ...

General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of ...

Following tense scenes early in the session, the first round of Thursday's vote concluded with 71 votes for Joseph Aoun, the widely supported army commander.View on euronews ...

Lebanon’s parliament voted on Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more ...

Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's new president, was elected after a two-year vacancy. He was favored by the US and Saudi Arabia, ...

The move fills the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing that Hezbollah's influence in the ...