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Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as president after two-year vacancy

Army commander’s election increases confidence that ceasefire with Israel will hold

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Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanese president, ending two-year wait

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the war-battered country.

Radio France Internationale

Lebanon parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as president

Aoun is widely seen as the preferred pick of the United States and regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Will Lebanon finally elect a president?

Lebanon’s parliament is to vote for the country’s next president after a two-year void.

Al Jazeera

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Lebanon Set To Finally Elect President After Two-year Vacancy

Lebanese lawmakers are expected to finally elect a president Thursday after more than two years of deadlock, in a much-needed step to help lift the war-battered country out of financial crisis.

International Business Times

Lebanon Leaders In Talks 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 with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.

International Business Times

US Envoy Says Israeli Forces Begin Pullout From 2nd South Lebanon Town

Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Israeli forces began withdrawing on Monday from a south Lebanon border town more than halfway into a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

International Business Times

France strikes IS positions in Syria as diplomacy drive continues in Lebanon

In a significant escalation of military engagement, France has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as diplomatic efforts to strengthen stability in Lebanon are ongoing and a fragile ceasefire with Israel continues to hold.

Radio France Internationale

Macron hosts Lebanese PM as Israeli strike on Iran further shakes Middle East

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati and army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday to discuss ways to stabilise the region as Israel reportedly carries out retaliatory strikes on Iran.

Radio France Internationale

Two dead in Lebanon military helicopter crash

Air force helicopter came down in a mountainous area east of Beirut, but the cause of the crash has not been given.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal

The Saudi-Iran rapprochement has yet to reflect on Lebanon’s political deadlock.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Army Commander Rejects Extension of His Term

Lebanon’s Army Commander General Joseph Aoun is opposed to the extension of his mandate, Lebanese political sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. This comes as Parliament is preparing to hold a legislative session to approve the extension of the tenure of the country’s security chiefs, in light of the ongoing failure to…

The Independent UK

Qatar boosts influence in Lebanon amid multiple crises

Wealthy Qatar has been silently expanding its influence in crisis-hit Lebanon in recent years, while oil-rich Gulf Arab nations ostracized the Mediterranean country over the growing influence of its militant Hezbollah group

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Hezbollah, Amal Undecided About Nominating Army Chief for Presidency

Lebanon’s Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, has been recenlty topping the list of potential candidates for the presidency. While Aoun has gained the support of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), the head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, announced on Wednesday that he would not object the Army chief’s election,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Army Commander Tops List of Lebanese Presidential Candidates

Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun’s chances of becoming the next president grew on Tuesday after receiving the backing of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), headed by former MP Walid Jumblatt. A PSP delegation, headed by MP Taymour Jumblatt, Walid’s son, visited Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in Bkirki to discuss the…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

US, UN Reroute $72M to Support Lebanon's Security Personnel

The US Embassy in Beirut, in a joint program with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), announced Wednesday the rollout of a program providing $72 million in temporary financial support for Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Internal Security Forces (ISF) personnel. The “LAF-ISF Livelihood Support Program” was announced at a…

Reuters

U.S. boosts depleted salaries of Lebanon security forces via U.N

The United States announced on Wednesday it would provide $72 million as cash stipends to Lebanon's security forces through a bespoke United Nations programme after a currency meltdown slashed salaries.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Boosts Depleted Salaries of Lebanon Security Forces via UN

The United States announced on Wednesday it would provide $72 million as cash stipends to Lebanon's security forces through a bespoke United Nations program after a currency meltdown slashed salaries. Lebanon's currency has lost about 97% of its value against the dollar since the country's financial system collapsed in 2019,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vacuum Threatens Vital State Positions in Lebanon

Institutional collapse in Lebanon is accelerating in a way that has left the country unable to manage the crises it has been facing for the past three years. Vacuum not only ails the Lebanese presidency or government, but it also threatens vital state positions. For example, the mandate of Central…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Aoun Uses Defense Minister to Settle Scores with Army Commander

Signs of a political clash began to emerge between Lebanon’s Minister of National Defense in the caretaker government, retired Brigadier General Maurice Slim, and Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, over the appointment of an officer who would manage the Army’s General Inspection Authority. The clash could have been avoided had…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Condemns in ‘Strongest Terms’ Attack on UNIFIL in Lebanon

The United States condemned in the strongest terms the violent attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers on Wednesday that left one Irish service member dead and three wounded. It called upon the Lebanese government to urgently investigate the attack, hold those responsible accountable, and prevent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon 'Tackles' Presidential Vacuum...with Army Generals

As Lebanon’s political blocs have failed to elect a new president for the country, all attention turns, as usual, to the military institution, which enjoys the people’s trust as the most cohesive authority within the Lebanese state. In addition to MP Michel Moawad, two candidates share the electoral stage; but…

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