Is Hezbollah weakened as Lebanon shifts towards new governance?
5 days ago · Hezbollah’s ‘hand cut off’ Hezbollah helped Joseph Aoun get the required number of votes to become president by backing him in the second round of voting on January 9. But the group, which ...
Why Lebanon's new president represents yet another blow to Hezbollah …
Jan 14, 2025 · Frangieh withdrew his candidacy and shifted his support to General Joseph Aoun, a figure backed by the United States, France, Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. This loss for Hezbollah...
Army Commander Joseph Aoun Becomes Lebanon's New President
Jan 9, 2025 · Hezbollah, weakened by a 14-month war with Israel and the fall of its ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, withdrew support for its initial candidate and endorsed Aoun. This shift successfully ...
France's Macron expresses support for new ... - Associated Press News
Jan 17, 2025 · BEIRUT (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.. Macron’s trip to Lebanon, his first in more than four years, follows a 60-day ceasefire deal that went into effect Nov. 27 between Israel and ...
Lebanon elects country's army commander as president | AP News
Jan 10, 2025 · BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. The vote came weeks after a tenuous ceasefire agreement halted a 14-month conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and at a time when Lebanon’s leaders are ...
Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah
Jan 9, 2025 · The parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group...
Joseph Aoun: Army chief elected Lebanon's president - BBC News
Jan 9, 2025 · A rival preferred by Hezbollah, the powerful Shia Muslim militia and political party supported by Iran, withdrew on Wednesday and endorsed the commander.
Lebanon Elects U.S.-Trained Joseph Aoun as New President, …
Lebanon’s Parliament elected a U.S.-trained general as president, ending a two-year vacancy in a sign of Hezbollah’s waning influence following a bruising war with Israel and the weakening of...
Joseph Aoun: US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, …
Jan 9, 2025 · He also made a rare promise to “monopolize weapons” under the mandate of the state, a clear allusion to the arsenal of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
Lebanese army chief edges towards presidency, Lebanese sources …
Jan 8, 2025 · The parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun as head of state, ending a presidential vacuum which has persisted since 2022 and showing the diminished sway of the Iran-backed...
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