Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Joseph Aoun on assuming the presidency of Lebanon. #XinhuaNews ...

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory message to Joseph Aoun on assuming the presidency of Lebanon. Noting that China and Lebanon enjoy a traditional friendship ...

Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun has designated Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as the country's new prime minister. Salam, a widely respected judge, ...

Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun on Monday summoned Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese president of the International Court of Justice, to designate him as the country's new prime minister.

BEIRUT — 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 ...

The election of Josef Aoun as Lebanon’s new president marks a significant development for a country long mired in political paralysis and sectarian tensions. For two years, Lebanon’s ...

Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, will visit Saudi Arabia following an invitation from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a statement posted on X on Saturday.

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous ...

(VOVWORLD) - Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected president, ending a power vacuum that had lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured 99 votes in the 128-seat parliament to win the ...

Aoun, 61, is from Aichiye, a Christian village in Jezzine province, southern Lebanon. He joined the army as a cadet in 1983, during Lebanon’s 15-year civil war.