BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense, kind and averse to affiliating himself with ...

Lebanon's parliament has elected army commander Joseph Aoun as president, ending a more than two-year vacancy during the country's political and economic crises. Lebanon's political deadlock has ...

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. Aoun headed the country’s army since ...

Bilal Saab, a former Pentagon official who is now senior managing director of the TRENDS US consulting firm, often met Aoun while overseeing Washington's security cooperation in the Middle East.