Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Joseph Aoun

Lebanon’s new president faces uphill struggle to steer country away from brink of collapse

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race.

The Conversation

Lebanon's New PM Says Reaching Out To All Sides To Save Country

Lebanon's new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he was reaching out to all political persuasions to help "rescue" his crisis-hit country ahead of talks aimed at forming a government.

International Business Times

Lebanon's New Prime Minister Brings Hope For Reconstruction

Nawaf Salam appointed as Lebanon's new prime minister post-conflict, facing economic challenges. Optimism rises for stability.

Top News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Judge Nawaf Salam Designated Lebanon's Next Prime Minister

Nawaf Salam, ICJ's top judge, becomes Lebanon's new PM, facing resistance from Hezbollah and Amal due to sect differences.

Top News

Lebanon’s president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as PM-designate

The designation shows a shift in the power balance in Lebanon as Hezbollah wanted Najib Mikati to keep the job.

Al Jazeera

Progress In Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Talks And Hostage Release

Updates on Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks in Gaza and UAE-Lebanon relations post Gen. Aoun's election.

Top News

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire talks press on in Qatar

Officials say Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasfire agreement

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Lebanon President Joseph Aoun starts consultations for PM selection

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam seen as frontrunners.

Al Jazeera

New Lebanon President Starts Consultations On Naming PM

New Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will begin parliamentary consultations Monday over designating a prime minister to form a government that will have to face major challenges in the crisis-hit country.

International Business Times

Syria, Lebanon Pledge Firm Ties After Years Of Tensions

Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the start of the civil war in 2011.

International Business Times

Lebanon's New President Joseph Aoun: A Profile

Learn about Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's new president, known for his integrity and nonpartisan approach in politics.

Top News

Weakening Of Hezbollah Allowed Lebanon To Fill Vacant Presidency

The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach consensus around a president who has the confidence of the international community.

International Business Times

Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country’s 14th president after a two-year vacancy.

Al Jazeera

Middle East latest: Gaza war deaths pass 46,000 and a new president is chosen in Lebanon

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as president after two-year vacancy

Army commander’s election increases confidence that ceasefire with Israel will hold

Top News

Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 46,000 In Ongoing Conflict

Updates on casualties in Israel-Hamas war, Lebanon's new president, Syrian refugee returns, media restrictions in Gaza conflict, and American hostages at T...

Top News

Lebanon Elects Army Commander Joseph Aoun As President

Joseph Aoun elected as Lebanon's president, facing economic challenges and navigating complex domestic politics.

Top News

Lebanon Elects US-Backed Army Chief As President

Lebanon elects US-backed army chief as president, ending political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Joseph Aoun secures victory with Saudi-US support.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanese president, ending two-year wait

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the war-battered country.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president

Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Will Lebanon finally elect a president?

Lebanon’s parliament is to vote for the country’s next president after a two-year void.

International Business Times

Lebanon Set To Finally Elect President After Two-year Vacancy

Lebanese lawmakers are expected to finally elect a president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.

International Business Times

Lebanon Leaders In Talks For New Bid To Elect President

Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.

International Business Times

US Envoy Says Israeli Forces Begin Pullout From 2nd South Lebanon Town

Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Israeli forces began withdrawing on Monday from a south Lebanon border town more than halfway into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Radio France Internationale

France strikes IS positions in Syria as diplomacy drive continues in Lebanon

In a significant escalation of military engagement, France has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as diplomatic efforts to strengthen stability in Lebanon are ongoing and a fragile ceasefire with Israel continues to hold.

1 … 3 4 5 6

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.