Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon's president?
Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Bilal Saab, a former Pentagon ...
Lebanon’s parliament elects army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament chose the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long ...
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Geagea says ready to consider Aoun if 'liar' defiance camp endorses him
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday described the Hezbollah-led “defiance camp” as a “liar” camp, but noted that the LF is however willing to “carefully consider” the nomination of Army ...
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Hezbollah confirms veto on Geagea, open to army chief for presidency
even though important individuals like Joseph Aoun and Geagea have not formally declared their intention to run. Safa made his first appearance since the October airstrike in Beirut that caused ...
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Army Commander Joseph Aoun’s path to Lebanon presidency hinges on FPM, Amal, Hezbollah votes
Amid international envoy talks and internal parliamentary meetings, the January 9 parliamentary session could determine whether Army Commander General Joseph Aoun ascends to Lebanon’s presidency. For ...
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Lebanon's Army Commander Joseph Aoun discusses ceasefire implementation with US envoy Amos Hochstein
Army Commander General Joseph Aoun received Senior Advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, Amos Hochstein, at his office in Yarzeh. The meeting was attended by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson and ...
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Hezbollah 'will not veto' Gen. Joseph Aoun for Lebanon presidency
The head of Hezbollah's Coordination and Liaison Unit, Wafiq Safa, confirmed that the party will not “veto” the nomination of Lebanon’s Army Commander General Joseph Aoun for the country’s presidency.
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Hezbollah: Our only veto is on Geagea, not Aoun
Wafiq Safa, the head of Hezbollah’s Coordination and Liaison Unit declared Sunday that his party does not have a “veto” on electing Army chief Joseph Aoun as president. “The only veto is ...
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US envoy Hochstein in Lebanon as Israel ceasefire teeters, election looms
According to local reports, his visit focused on the upcoming presidential elections in Lebanon. Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun also went to Saudi Arabia on Dec. 26 on the invitation of Saudi Chief ...
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After Riyadh, Hochstein in Beirut to oversee ceasefire meeting, discuss Lebanon president election
including Speaker Nabih Berri and the army chief, General Joseph Aoun. Israel's state-run Kan had also reported that Israeli soldiers would not withdraw from south Lebanon when the 60-day period ...
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Israel preparing to remain in Lebanon past 60-day ceasefire - report
The army high command led by General Joseph Aoun is motivated to successfully carry out tasks entrusted to them by the US and French ceasefire oversight committee. However, Shiite commanders are ...