Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year ...

The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country's sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel ... of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Syria.

BEIRUT - Lebanon's parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday ... and since its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power in December.

The presidency — reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system — has been vacant since Michel ... after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Mr Aoun has a key role ...

Bitar said a leading candidate in Thursday's vote is army chief Joseph Aoun, "who seems to be supported ... of Hezbollah and the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, his key political backers." ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago ... who shares close ties with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Frangieh having openly backed him in 2011.

The group has suffered significant losses in the recent war with Israel, and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad’s position ... had been vacant since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022.

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president ... attacks and due to the downfall of its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December. In his ...

Army chief, Joseph Aoun, is seen as the frontrunner ... Hezbollah has lost a major ally after rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month. With a fragile ceasefire in place in south ...

The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun – not related – ended in October ... Hezbollah has lost a major ally after rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad ...