With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in ...

A key opportunity lies in Mediterranean natural gas deposits, which could provide economic relief and energy security for ...

More-/AFP via Getty Images What is Joseph Aoun's Policy on Hezbollah? Aoun's rise comes amid a complex geopolitical landscape. He has been Lebanon's army chief since 2017, earning a reputation for ...

Choice of UN court's Nawaf Salam underlines major power shift among sectarian factions in Beirut since Iran-backed Shiite ...

Analysts, however, said Salam and Aoun have a unique opportunity. The collapse of the al-Assad regime, a constant meddler in ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah, ...

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.

Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ... helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November. He received 99 out of 128 votes from across the ...

Hezbollah previously backed another candidate ... Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun arrives for a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed ...

Hezbollah Lawmaker Says Lebanese Opponents Are Working to Exclude the Group BEIRUT (Reuters) - Senior Hezbollah lawmaker ...

Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a 60-year-old career soldier who kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group ...