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.

Lebanon's parliament elected the former army commander president after a two-year vacancy for the head of state.

The favoured choice of the US, France and Saudi Arabia, General Joseph Aoun was elected as Lebanon's new president by parliament in the second round of voting on Thursday.

The Presidency is reserved for a Maronite Christian in the country's sectarian power-sharing system and has been vacant since Michel ... of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in neighboring Syria.

with officials seeing better odds of success in a political landscape shaken by Israel's assault on Hezbollah and the toppling of the group's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The post, reserved for ...

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race.

Stability and peace in Syria is vital for Lebanon's recovery Discussing Syria’s recent change of regime, El-Khoury also expressed cautious optimism about the potential for a democratic and stable Syria, emphasizing that such stability is crucial for Lebanon, given the deep historical, political, and economic ties between the two nations.

The ICJ president is not a Hezbollah favorite, but has secured the backing of more than 70 parliamentarians to be Lebanon's next prime minister.

Joseph Aoun, 61, Lebanon’s army commander, takes the role of president after over two years of the seat being empty and 13 attempts to vote in a leader.

Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a week. It held a blitz of meetings with various political parties. By the time they left, there was only one candidate left: the US-backed Aoun.

The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach consensus around a president who has the confidence of the international community.

Israeli forces have killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in the last day, resulting in a death toll of over 46,000 since the war started.