Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, who is being touted as a possible candidate for the presidency, is a man with a tough mission following an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire that relies heavily on his ...

ALBAWABA - The Lebanese Parliament set January 9 as the date of the session to elect the President of Lebanon amid high anticipation on who could be elected after years of political deadlock in ...

Joseph Aoun in a presidential vote scheduled for January 9. The bloc and Jumblat were the first to announce their official candidate. But why did Jumblat decide to support Aoun? "Aoun represents an ...

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Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun left Beirut on Thursday for Saudi Arabia for talks on bilateral ties and Saudi support for a cease-fire deal between Lebanon and Israel. A military statement said ...

Joseph Aoun as president, several local media reports said. Jumblat had met Berri on Monday and both said they were optimistic that a president would be elected in a session scheduled for January 9.

"Today, Dec. 11, Gen. Michael Kurilla traveled to Beirut, Lebanon and met with Gen. Joseph Aoun, Commander of the Lebanon Armed Forces, and Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, the co-chair of the ...

even though important individuals like Joseph Aoun and Geagea have not formally declared their intention to run. Safa made his first appearance since the October airstrike in Beirut that caused ...

Bassil, who has enough lawmakers to block a Maronite candidate, said he was against the candidacy of Joseph Aoun, the head of the army, who diplomats say both the United States and France consider ...

Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun, and on Tuesday are due to visit UN peacekeepers near the Israeli border.

Bassil, who has enough lawmakers to block a Maronite candidate, said he was against the candidacy of Joseph Aoun, the head of the army, who diplomats say both the United States and France consider ...