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Lebanon elects US-backed army chief

Who is Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief turned president?

Joseph Aoun, head of Lebanon ’s army, on Thursday was elected as the country’s 14th president of the republic. The 60-year-old commander takes over the position that has been vacant for over two years due to political deadlock.

Al-Monitor · 2h

Lebanon army chief Aoun becomes president after two-year void

Lebanon's lawmakers on Thursday elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president after a two-year vacancy in the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis.Aoun, who turns 61 on Friday,

CNN on MSN · 3h

US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate

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.

US to divert $95 million military aid to Lebanon

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US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.

i24NEWS · 1d

Israel plans on remaining in Lebanon on 3 bases after ceasefire - report

According to the report in Lebanese media, Israel has received approval from US officials to remain in key parts of southern Lebanon to prevent the re-establishment of Hezbollah

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Exclusive-US shifts some military aid to Lebanon from Egypt, letter says

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces threats from Hezbollah and other non-state actors and is enforcing a ceasefire with Israel,

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Lebanon Elects President Following a Two-Year Power Vacuum Signalling a Weakened Hezbollah

Lebanon has elected a president following a two-year deadlock and power vacuum, signalling a weakened Hezbollah.

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Lebanon Aims For First President Since 2022 in Wake of War

Lebanese lawmakers will attempt to elect a first president in more than two years this week, with army commander Joseph Aoun ...

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Middle East latest: Gaza war deaths pass 46,000 and a new president is chosen in Lebanon

Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end ...

CNN joins a UN peacekeeping mission near the Lebanon-Israel border

The Lebanon-Israel ceasefire agreement that ended a major war between the two countries last November is on a knife’s edge. CNN joins the United Nations’ Indian peacekeeping contingent in south ...

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Biden aides express optimism about Gaza ceasefire negotiations

The U.S.-brokered talks, which have been deadlocked for months, involve Biden administration and Trump transition officials ...

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Analysis: Lebanon’s Mahan Air theater was meant to cover ceasefire deal non-performance

Lebanon did not thoroughly inspect a Mahan Air Flight suspected of carrying funds for Hezbollah. It engaged in an act of ...

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Blinken: Ceasefire agreement will be handed over to Trump if not completed before inauguration

Challenges remain, Blinken said, but so far, the mechanism put forth by France and the US is functioning well, as more than ...

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Blinken Sees Hope For 'Durable Peace' In Lebanon As Israeli Forces Pull Out

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for lasting peace in Lebanon after the United States reported an Israeli pullout.

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