Lebanese presidency

Lebanese Chief of Staff Joseph Aoun swears in as the President of the Republic of Lebanon at the Parliament, after being elected by the parliament members in Beirut, Lebanon on January 9, 2025. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun vows state monopoly on all arms

The new president has promised to help fight corruption and crack down on smuggling, end impunity for criminals, and work for an independent judiciary.

The New Arab Staff
09 January, 2025
Lebanese lawmakers attend a parliamentary session to elect a president, in Beirut, on January 9, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun as president

The New Arab Staff
09 January, 2025
In this picture taken on December 16, 2024, Army chief Joseph Aoun, 60, walks toward the Grand Serail in Beirut. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Who is Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's new president?

Louay Faour
Rita El Jammal
09 January, 2025
Aoun could be the candidate that finally breaks Lebanon's political deadlock
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Hezbollah 'will not veto' Gen. Joseph Aoun for Lebanon president

The New Arab Staff
05 January, 2025
Lebanon's Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun (R) speaks with Information Minister Ziad Makary during a cabinet meeting in Beirut on November 27, 2024, to discuss the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by FADEL ITANI/AFP via Getty)
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Lebanon's parliament renews army chief's term amid ceasefire

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 November, 2024
Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (C) waits for the arrival of the European Commission President and Cypriot President (not pictured) in Beirut on May 2, 2024. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanon to elect president only after war ends: Speaker Berri

The New Arab Staff
17 October, 2024
Lebanon parliament postpones session on electing new president
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Lebanese factions revive bid to fill presidency as Israel attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 October, 2024
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Time to end France’s protection of Lebanon’s ruling elite

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Leonora Monson

22 November, 2023
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French envoy warns Lebanon of continued presidency vacuum

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 September, 2023
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Lebanon: US, France call to penalise election saboteurs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2023
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France's Lebanon envoy lands in Beirut for talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2023
Jean-Yves Le Drian
Jean-Yves Le Drian
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French envoy heads to Lebanon in bid to end political crisis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 June, 2023
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Lebanon's Maronite patriarch slams failed presidential vote

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 June, 2023
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Macron names French ex-minister as special envoy to Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 June, 2023
Azour previously served as the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia director [Getty]
Gebran Bassil
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Jihad Azour named as likely Lebanon presidential candidate

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2023
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Lebanon Christian parties choose presidential candidate

The New Arab Staff
29 May, 2023
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US urges Lebanese parliament to elect president

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2023
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Western, regional powers urge Lebanon to elect president

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 February, 2023
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Lebanon MPs announce parliament sit in over president vacuum

The New Arab Staff
20 January, 2023
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Explainer: Why can't Lebanon elect a president?

Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press
09 December, 2022
This is the eighth time Lebanese MPs have failed to elect a president [Getty]
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Lebanon MPs again fail to fill vacant presidency

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 December, 2022