“The level of bloodshed was significant and I remember Joseph was steady and focused," he said. Aoun commanded the Lebanese army's 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in March 201 ...

Lebanon’s parliament has elected its US-backed army chief to be the country’s next president, ending a years-long political ...

Lebanon's parliament has elected the country's army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years.

Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a 60-year-old career soldier who kept his military on the sidelines of a recent war between Israel and armed group ...

Lebanon’s army chief Joseph Aoun has been elected as the country’s president, ending a power vacuum that lasted for more than two years. Aoun secured 99 votes from the 128-seat parliament to ...

“The level of bloodshed was significant and I remember Joseph was steady and focused,” he said. Aoun commanded the Lebanese army’s 9th infantry brigade before being appointed army chief in ...