Lebanon, Michel Aoun

Who Is Joseph Aoun? Lebanon's Potential Next President
Lebanon's last president, Michel Aoun, left office two years ago, and the position has remained vacant since. He bears no relation to Joseph Aoun. On Thursday, the country is set to hold elections to fill the top post, potentially ushering in a new era of leadership.
Lebanon set to elect president after 12 failed bids, Joseph Aoun emerges as frontrunner
Lebanon's parliament on Thursday looked set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president after a Hezbollah-backed candidate withdrew from the race, ending more than two years of
Will Lebanon elect a new president after two-year vacancy?
Lebanon hasn't had a president since 2023. But an election planned for this week could kick-start the country's long-stalled political system.
Factbox-Who's in the frame to be Lebanon's next president?
Lebanon's parliament will attempt to elect elect a new head of state on Thursday, 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.
Lebanon set to elect president after two-year vacancy, with Joseph Aoun frontrunner
Lebanese MPs are expected to elect a president on Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis. While 12 attempts have failed to choose a successor to former President Michel Aoun,
After 12 failed attempts over 2 years, Lebanon’s parliament will try to pick a president
Lebanon’s parliament is set to vote to elect a president to fill a more than an two-year-long presidential vacuum.
With Hezbollah weakened, Lebanon to hold presidential vote
Lebanon's parliament will try to elect a president on Thursday, with officials seeing better chances of success in a ...
Lebanon woman set for trial over poisoning husband’s Mountain Dew
A woman from Lebanon who allegedly tried to poison her husband's two liters of Diet Mountain Dew is set to go to trial ...
Will Lebanon finally elect a president after a 2-year vacuum?
Lebanon’s parliament is set to convene Thursday to attempt to elect a head of state for the 13th time during a presidential ...
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A Christian and a Shiite Confront Loss in Lebanon
With many displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, a believer wrestles with the challenge of coexistence.
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Lebanon leaders prepare for new bid to elect president
Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even ...
U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon
With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat ...
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Man wanted for deadly shooting in Harrisburg now in custody
A man wanted for a deadly shooting in Harrisburg is now in custody. Harrisburg police and U.S. Marshals arrested Lateef Phoenix, 38, on Wednesday. He's being held without bail at Dauphin County Prison ...