Lebanon Elects New President in Sign of Hezbollah's Waning Influence
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Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as president after two-year vacancy
Army commander’s election increases confidence that ceasefire with Israel will hold. Lebanon’s parliament has elected the army commander Joseph Aoun as the country’s new president, ending a more ...The Guardian - 6h -
Middle East latest: Death toll in Gaza passes 46,000; Lebanese parliament elects new president
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Lebanon elects army chief as president following two-year deadlock
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Election of president kindles hope in crisis-battered Lebanon
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Lebanon's army chief elected president, showing regional shifts
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 and showing the diminished sway of the ...NBC News - 10h -
Lebanon finally set to pick a president after two years of trying
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New Caledonia Congress elects pro-France president after political crisis
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Israel army says it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon
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