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Joseph Aoun

Joseph Aoun was elected President of Lebanon in January 2025. He led the Lebanese army from 2017

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire following an Israeli strike at a neighbourhood of Beirut earlier this year. AFP

Lebanon must get ready as Israel and Turkey battle for influence in the Levant

CommentAugust 25, 2026
US President Donald Trump, left, welcomes Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington last month. Bloomberg

Lebanon's outreach to the region shows it isn't putting all its eggs in the US basket

CommentAugust 12, 2026
Lebanese army soldiers set up a checkpoint at a position in southern Lebanon. AFP

Lebanon has no option but to make the ‘pilot zones’ deal with Israel fly

CommentJuly 21, 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, centre, has been more open than Speaker Nabih Berri, right, to talks with Israel AFP

Before talking to Israel, Lebanon's leaders need to get on the same page

CommentMay 05, 2026
Fifa president Gianni Infantino, left, met Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda. AFP

Lebanon grants citizenship to Fifa chief Gianni Infantino

MENANovember 25, 2025
Lebanese soldiers inspect the site of an Israeli air strike in the southern village of Tair Felsay, near the Litani river, on Thursday. AFP

Lebanese army needs more than 'moral support', president tells French official

MENANovember 14, 2025
Hezbollah supporters carry pictures of late leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut last month. EPA

Lebanon's failure to confront Hezbollah would invite more Israeli devastation

CommentJuly 06, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is seeking to repair ties with the Gulf states. He will travel to Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. EPA

Lebanese President Aoun to visit Abu Dhabi today

UAEApril 30, 2025
Hezbollah fighters at the funeral of their military commander Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs last September. AFP

Why Aoun is treading cautiously on the issue of disarming Hezbollah

CommentApril 22, 2025
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim receives Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Royal Palace in Doha. AFP

Qatar renews support for Lebanon's army after leaders meet in Doha

MENAApril 16, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus, centre, and US ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson at the presidential palace in Baabda. EPA

US demands to disarm Hezbollah have made Lebanon uneasy but it must act now

CommentApril 09, 2025
A protester outside a Bank Audi branch in Beirut in 2023. Lebanese have been gripped by poverty after plunging into a financial crisis in 2019. AP Photo

First permanent Lebanese central bank chief appointed since Salameh

MENAMarch 27, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Riyadh. Saudi Press Agency / Reuters
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Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun meets Saudi Crown Prince on first trip abroad

MENAMarch 03, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets US deputy special presidential envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, at the presidential palace in Baabda. AFP
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Hezbollah must not be in Lebanon’s government, says US envoy

MENAFebruary 07, 2025
Lebanese Economy Minister Amin Salam at the Raisina Middle East conference in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
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'Like a virus': Economy minister says Lebanon's old guard resisting reform

MENAJanuary 29, 2025
People in the southern Lebanese town of Aishiyeh dance to celebrate the election of their native Joseph Aoun as President. AFP

To reform Lebanon’s political system, its new leaders need to re-examine the Taif Accord

CommentJanuary 29, 2025
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