Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader.

Lebanon has elected a president following a two-year deadlock and power vacuum, signaling a weakened Hezbollah.

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more ...

Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general ...

with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The post, reserved for ...