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.

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 ...

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." ...

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.

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president ... of its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December. In his acceptance speech ...

The group has suffered significant losses in the recent war with Israel, and its Syrian ally Bashar al-Assad’s position ... had been vacant since Michel Aoun's term ended in October 2022.

Army chief, Joseph Aoun, is seen as the frontrunner ... Hezbollah has lost a major ally after rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad last month. With a fragile ceasefire in place in south ...

The Mediterranean country has been without a president since the term of Michel Aoun – not related – ended in October ... Hezbollah has lost a major ally after rebels toppled President Bashar al-Assad ...