Cian Ward 2025-01-10 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Baabda Presidency
The presidential palace in Baabda was bustling on Friday, as state work resumed on President Joseph Aoun’s first day in office.
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-01-10 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Presidency Joseph Aoun
The President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, enjoys significant regional and international support, notably from Saudi Arabia and the United States. Major European powers such as France, the United Kingdom and Germany also back the president. The Vatican, for its part, has expressed satisfaction with the election results. This regional and ...
Cian Ward 2025-01-10 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Joseph Aoun Presidential Palace Cyprus
The President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, visited President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda on Friday, where he extended his congratulations to both the president and the Lebanese people, and invited President Aoun to address the 27 EU leaders in Brussels.
This is Beirut 2025-01-10 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture, has instructed on Friday Lebanon’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York to file a formal complaint to the UN Security Council. The move comes in response to what Lebanon describes as continuous Israeli violations ...
This is Beirut 2025-01-10 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Humanitarian aid
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, announced on Friday the allocation of $30 million from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund to address urgent needs arising from the recent escalation of hostilities. This funding aims to assist affected individuals, including displaced people and those returning to areas devastated by ...
This is Beirut 2025-01-10 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Emmanuel Macron USA Lebanese Army
Local and international political leaders have warmly welcomed the election of Lebanon’s new president, ending a two-year vacancy in the country’s highest office. On Thursday, General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese Army's Commander-in-Chief, triumphed in the second round of voting, garnering 99 votes in a parliamentary session attended ...
This is Beirut 2025-01-10 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Friday morning, President Joseph Aoun held his first official meeting as President of the Republic with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at Baabda Palace. Following the meeting, Mikati announced that a comprehensive overview of the government's activities had been presented to the new President, and discussions were held regarding the ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2025-01-10 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Presidency
In Lebanon, history tends to repeat itself in times of crisis, seldom during moments of progress, as we have grown accustomed to hardship that we often forget the fleeting moments of light. However, one cannot help but notice the striking similarities between the newly elected President Joseph Aoun and one of the pillars of Lebanon's First ...
This is Beirut 2025-01-09 22:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, stated that "Joseph Aoun's accession to the presidency reflects the beginning of a new chapter, distanced from the Axis of Resistance." Speaking on Thursday evening on the political program ‘Sar el Waet’ on the local MTV channel, he emphasized that "this is the ...
This is Beirut 2025-01-09 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Emmanuel Macron France Joseph Aoun
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the "crucial election" by Lebanese lawmakers of army chief Joseph Aoun as president and said he would soon visit the country. Macron spoke with Aoun hours after the former army commander became the new president of Lebanon ending a two-year vacuum in the country's top post. France "will ...
This is Beirut 2025-01-09 22:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Joseph Aoun
It is rare for the election of a president in Lebanon to be met with such profound relief. The relief felt by many Lebanese on Thursday reflects a deep awareness that Joseph Aoun’s election to the highest office marks the beginning of the end for a harmful and destructive way of governance. His leadership rekindles hope for rebuilding the ...
This is Beirut 2025-01-09 21:11 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon General Joseph Aoun Lebanese President international community
The international community welcomed the election of the former Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, as President of Lebanon on Thursday, ending more than two years of vacancy in the country's leadership, which had deepened its economic and political crises. French President Emmanuel Macron offered his ...