BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph ... Aoun commanded the Lebanese army's 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 2017. During his tenure as ...

Israeli army fire killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried ...

The election took place six weeks after Lebanon's government agreed a ceasefire to end a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah, which significantly weakened the Iran-backed ...

The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into southern Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. The general with broad shoulders and a shaved head has stepped up talks with ...

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.

Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 10 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as ...

The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...

The Lebanese army said Saturday it was ready to deploy its forces in the country's south, accusing Israel of "procrastination ...

Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state on Thursday ... He also stated that this election marks a new phase in the history of Lebanon. Aoun previously held the post of ...

BEIRUT: Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday (Jan 9), ending a more than two-year vacancy in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial ...

Israeli forces killed 15 people and wounded 80 others Sunday when displaced residents of southern Lebanon defied Israel's ...

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed ...