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Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon (The White House)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon to congratulate him on his election victory. The Presidents agreed that the time is now to fully implement the cessation of hostilities announced on November 26, 2024, ...

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Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon? (Aljazeera.com)

Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country's 14th president after a two-year vacancy.

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Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one (NPR)

Lebanon's parliament chose the head of the country's armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that's been vacant since October 2022.

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Joseph Aoun: Army chief elected Lebanon's president (BBC News)

Joseph Aoun's candidacy for the mainly ceremonial role - which is reserved for a Maronite Christian under a sectarian power-sharing system - was backed by ...

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Army chief Joseph Aoun elected Lebanon's president after position ... (CBC.ca)

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S. approval and ...

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Lebanon's army chief Joseph Aoun elected as president after ... (Peoples Dispatch)

The election highlights Hezbollah's continued political power in Lebanon, and ends over two years of political gridlock.

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Lebanon elects Gen. Joseph Aoun as president amid divided ... (Catholic News Agency)

Lebanon elects Gen. Joseph Aoun as president amid divided Christian bloc ... Jan. 9, 2025 has become a historic date for the Lebanese people as a presidential ...

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