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Syria’s Assad congratulates Lebanon’s new president

1 November 2016

BEIRUT (AFP) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad Monday congratulated his new Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun on his election, hoping it would contribute to “reinforcing stability” in Lebanon, state news agency SANA said. Lebanese lawmakers earlier Monday elected the 81-year-old ex-army chief, who promised to protect […]

Iran Congratulates Lebanon’s Aoun on Election as President

1 November 2016

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Monday offered congratulations to Michel Aoun and the Lebanese nation over his election as the new president of the Arab country. Qassemi described the consensus of Lebanon’s various political groups on the election of president […]

Hassan congratulates Aoun, Lebanese

1 November 2016

NNA – The Sheikh Aql of the Mouwahidoune Druze Sect, Sheikh Naim Hassan, congratulated on Monday Lebanon and the Lebanese over the end of the presidential vacancy and the election of General Michel Aoun, President of the Republic. “We hope that the new president will […]

Rahi congratulates Aoun over his election as president

1 November 2016

NNA – Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi congratulated on Monday the Lebanese on the election of a new President of the Republic, hoping that General Michel Aoun’s presidential mandate would succeed in bringing all the Lebanese together and achieving Lebanon’s uprising in its state […]

King congratulates new Lebanese president

1 November 2016

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday sent a cable to Michel Aoun, congratulating him for his election by the parliament as the new Lebanese president. In the cable, His Majesty extended his best wishes to Aoun, stressing Jordan’s keenness on boosting cooperation with […]

Bahraini King cables congratulatory cable to President Aoun

1 November 2016

NNA – Bahraini King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa congratulated, in a cable on Monday, newly elected Lebanese President Michel Aoun, on his election. “This step will contribute to anchoring security and preserving the Lebanese state institutions, as well as protecting them from foreign interventions […]

International group of support for Lebanon welcomes election of new president

1 November 2016

The international group of support for Lebanon, comprised of the United Nations, the Arab League, the EU, the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Russia, and China, welcomed the election of the new president of the country. ” The members of the International Support Group for Lebanon […]

State Department Congratulates Lebanon on Ending of Two-Year Presidential Stalemate

1 November 2016

The United States congratulated Lebanon Monday on the election of President Michel Aoun. The election of Aoun, who was backed by Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, has brought to an end a two-year stalemate in which the post was empty, as Aoun was blocked by the […]

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Lebanon’s Presidential Election

1 November 2016

Press Statement John Kirby Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson, Bureau of Public Affairs Washington, DC October 31, 2016 Share The United States congratulates the people of Lebanon on the election of President Michel Aoun, in accordance with Lebanon’s constitution. This is a moment of opportunity, […]

Tight security measures in Beirut ahead of presidential vote

31 October 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces have tightened security in downtown Beirut where legislators are to convene to elect a new president. Christian leader Michel Aoun, a former army commander and strong ally of the militant Hezbollah group, is widely expected to win a two-third […]

Lebanon’s Aoun wins presidency to end two year political vacuum

31 October 2016

By Samia Nakhoul and Tom Perry | BEIRUT The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum in a political deal that secured victory for his Lebanese Shi’ite ally Hezbollah, Iran and Syria. Sunni leader Saad […]

Lebanon: Michel Aoun elected president, ending two-year stalemate

31 October 2016

Lebanon’s parliament has elected Michel Aoun as president, ending a political stand-off that has left the post empty for more than two years. The newly-appointed president, a Maronite Christian, vowed to protect Lebanon from “regional fires” – a reference to the conflict in Syria. Mr […]