On January 9, 2025, Lebanon’s parliament elected military commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a two-year political deadlock in the country that resulted in a leadership and governance vacuum.

BEIRUT — Lebanon's parliament has chosen the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, after going more than two years without one. Aoun's selection on Thursday ...

France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 9 (UPI) --Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, said Thursday that "a new phase" has started for the war-ravaged country and pledged to rebuild the state ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that’s lasted for more than two years. A first round of voting showed ...