Lebanon elects US-backed army chief as new president after two-year vacancy
Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun as President – finally giving the country a head of state after more than two years. Aoun, who had support from both the US and Saudi Arabia, received 99 of 128 votes after two rounds in a special parliamentary session.
After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock ...
Lebanon’s parliament is set to vote to elect a president to fill a more than an two-year-long presidential vacuum ...
Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no ...
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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon patrol through rocky hills and olive groves near the border with Israel, ahead of a deadline for a ...
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