The outcome showed the diminished sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group after its devastating war with Israel.

Lebanon's lawmakers voted for a second time in the day Thursday to elect a much-needed president, with army chief Joseph Aoun ...

Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than ...

Lawmakers elected Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, the first step in forming a government to lead a ...

BEIRUT - General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the ...

The election of army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun garnered rare consensus among the Lebanese, backed by the United States and ...

Lebanon elected army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s first president in more than two years, picking a US-backed ...

Election comes ahead of major developments, including the fate of a ceasefire with Israel and the start of post-war ...

Lebanon’s parliament convened Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that's lasted for ...

Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun on Thursday fell short of the two-thirds majority to become president in the first round of ...

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

After years of gridlock, Lebanon’s parliament elected Aoun, the chief military commander, as president. His win could unlock ...