The terms require the Lebanese army to deploy into south Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. Joseph Aoun, centre, and Lebanese parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri, right ...

For years, Hezbollah wielded significant influence ... Contact us Get the latest news in your mailbox Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday summoned Nawaf Salam, head of the International ...

Some have argued that Joseph Aoun’s election violated the law ... from the United States and Saudi Arabia — and less the result of internal consensus. Hezbollah's war with Israel weakened the militant ...

Joseph Aoun’s appointment overcomes a major impasse ... was also widely seen as weaker than the Shia group Hezbollah, another factor eroding the effectiveness of the Lebanese state.

Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces ... trains and arms the Lebanese military and helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November. He received 99 ...

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, adopt a policy of "positive neutrality" and ...

Some have argued that Joseph Aoun’s election violated the law ... Saudi Arabia — and less the result of internal consensus. Hezbollah’s war with Israel weakened the militant group ...

With the fall of Assad in December, the election of Aoun and Salam in Lebanon marks the second dramatic political shift in ...

The terms require the Lebanese military to deploy into south Lebanon as Israeli troops and Hezbollah withdraw forces. Joseph Aoun, 60, has been commander of the U.S.-backed Lebanese army since 2017.

After two years of political deadlock, Lebanon elected Gen Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as its new ...

Debates were heated and army chief Joseph Aoun was dismissed ... as “lost” to Iranian domination via Hezbollah? Another factor that unlocked the Aoun presidency is also significant: Hezbollah ...

Lebanon’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic shift with the election of Joseph ... of 128 votes. Aoun’s election represents a significant achievement for the anti-Hezbollah camp ...