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 a ...

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year ...

The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country's sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel ... of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Syria.

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

Bitar said a leading candidate in Thursday's vote is army chief Joseph Aoun, "who seems to be supported ... of Hezbollah and the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, his key political backers." ...

( MENAFN - Jordan Times) Beirut, Lebanon - Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a step towards lifting the ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon's parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday ... and since its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power in December.

The presidency — reserved for a Maronite Christian in Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system — has been vacant since Michel ... after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Mr Aoun has a key role ...

Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds ... coupled with the downfall of its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December, severely weakened Hezbollah, reviving a long ...

Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago ... who shares close ties with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Frangieh having openly backed him in 2011.