Lebanon's newly elected president, Joseph Aoun, will visit Saudi Arabia following an invitation from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a statement posted on X on Saturday.

Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun Saturday promised the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia that his first post-election trip abroad would be to the Arab Gulf kingdom, the presidency said. Aoun told ...

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani praised the election of new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during their meeting in the capital Beirut on Friday, hoping it will lay the groundwork for ...

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 ...

Aoun, 61, is from Aichiye, a Christian village in Jezzine province, southern Lebanon. He joined the army as a cadet in 1983, during Lebanon’s 15-year civil war.