Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing ...

Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a 60-year-old career soldier who kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group ...

Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting. This came after a robust efforts by Saudi Arabia and the United States to rally support for Aoun, who is close to Washington ...

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to ...

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

“The level of bloodshed was significant and I remember Joseph was steady and focused,” he said. Aoun commanded the Lebanese army’s 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in ...

(AP Photo/Hussein Malla) BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense, kind and averse to ...