General Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces (and now newly elected president), at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, on June 26, 2018 (Arlington National Cemetery / ...

The 60-year-old career soldier is the fifth Lebanese army commander to be elected president in the country's history ...

A key opportunity lies in Mediterranean natural gas deposits, which could provide economic relief and energy security for ...

With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in ...

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday ... "President Aoun will provide critical leadership as Lebanon and Israel fully implement that cessation of hostilities ...

Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ... On Thursday, he pledged to rebuild parts of southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut, which Israel targeted heavily during the war.

Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun stressed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday the urgency of ...

Lebanon now has a new government in waiting for the first time in two years after Nawaf Salam was nominated for prime ...

President Emmanuel Macron met with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the nation as it tries ...

The Israeli government is seeking to keep military positions in southern Lebanon past a Sunday withdrawal deadline, set in a ...

Lebanon’s prime minister-designate has vowed to rebuild the country following years of economic meltdown and a 14-month war ...