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          Joseph Aoun

          Joseph Aoun was elected president of Lebanon in January 2025. Gen Aoun, 60, has led the Lebanese army as Commander since 2017

          Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture with his family at the presidential palace in Baabda. Reuters

          Lebanese President Aoun’s first task is picking new PM

          MENAJanuary 10, 2025
          Lebanese President-elect Joseph Aoun poses for a picture before the oath-taking ceremony at the parliament in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA

          Threats and promises secured Joseph Aoun’s path to Lebanese presidency

          MENAJanuary 10, 2025
          Lebanese President Joseph Aoun delivers a speech after his election in Beirut, AFP

          World congratulates Lebanon on election of Joseph Aoun as president

          MENAJanuary 09, 2025
          Lebanese army soldiers stand guard in front of the parliament building before a session to elect a new Lebanese president in Beirut. Lebanon's economy was severely impacted due to war with Israel. AP Photo

          Lebanon's Eurobonds rise amid election of Aoun as president

          EconomyJanuary 09, 2025
          Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote on Thursday. Today’s news that elected representatives have finally elected a new head of state – despite a disruptive session with harsh exchanges - comes as a relief. Reuters

          Lebanon's new president has an opportunity to rebuild

          EditorialJanuary 09, 2025
          Joseph Aoun joined the Lebanese army in 1983 and steadily climbed the ranks. AFP

          Who is Joseph Aoun, Lebanon’s new president after two-year deadlock?

          MENAJanuary 09, 2025
          Joseph Aoun at the parliament building in Beirut, after he was elected as Lebanon's president. Reuters

          Lebanon army chief Joseph Aoun elected as president

          MENAJanuary 09, 2025
          A lawmaker casts his vote during the session to elect the Lebanese president at the Lebanese Parliament. EPA

          Lebanon fails to elect Joseph Aoun as president in first round

          MENAJanuary 09, 2025
          Presidential guards outside Baabda Palace in Beirut. EPA

          Aoun emerges as frontrunner as Lebanon moves closer to electing a president

          MENAJanuary 08, 2025
          Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun in Beirut, on December 16. AP Photo

          Will Joseph Aoun be Lebanon's next president?

          CommentDecember 24, 2024
          A roadblock during a general strike in Beirut, Lebanon on June 17. EPA

          Lebanon's army chief warns of 'inevitable' collapse without aid

          LebanonJune 17, 2021
          President Michel Aoun (L) minister of defence Elias Abou Saab attend the military parade of the 76th anniversary of Lebanese independence day at the Defence Ministry headquarters in Yarze, east of Beirut , Lebanon 22 November 2019. Dalati Nohra/ EPA

          The idea that Lebanon's armed forces represent a solution to the current crisis is an illusion

          CommentDecember 15, 2019
          A picture of Lebanese President Michel Aoun above the message father of nothing hangs on barbed wire on the road leading to the Presidential Palace in Baabda. AFP

          Lebanon protesters tell the president: ‘it’s time for father of all to leave’

          November 13, 2019
          Lebanese protesters gather during an anti-government protest in Beirut. EPA

          From Iraq to Lebanon, Iran's expansionist project is under siege

          CommentNovember 02, 2019
          Twenty-three-year-old Nai Jammal carried a sign reading “leave so we can come back,” a cry against Lebanon’s ruling elite that deeply resonated with the demands of the young crowd. Victoria Yan for The National

          'Leave so we can come back', Lebanese diaspora joins the protest

          October 27, 2019
          Former detainees of the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army militia hold posters depicting former SLA member Amer Fakhoury during a demonstration denouncing his return and entry outside the Justice Palace in Beirut. AFP

          Lebanese-American to be prosecuted for working for Israel

          September 14, 2019
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