It’s complicated: The Aoun-Hezbollah relationship
Jan 18, 2019 · Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Hezbollah remain at loggerheads over the formation of a new government. The dispute has now entered its eighth month and the country is slowly tiptoeing towards a financial crisis.
Michel Aoun — Wikipédia
Michel Aoun (en arabe : ميشال نعيم عون, prononcé : /miˈʃaːl ʕ awn/ ou /miˈʃɛl ʕ oːn/), né le 30 septembre 1933 à Haret Hreik 1, est un militaire et homme d'État libanais, président de la République du 31 octobre 2016 au 30 octobre 2022.
Mar Mikhael Agreement - Wikipedia
Mar Mikhael Agreement (or Mar Mikhael Understanding or memorandum of understanding between the FPM and Hezbollah, Arabic: تفاهم مار مخايل) is a memorandum of understanding signed on 6 February 2006 [1] between the Christian Michel Aoun, the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, and the Shiite Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah, in the ...
With Hezbollah weakened, Lebanon to hold presidential vote
Jan 8, 2025 · Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa said last week there was "no veto" on Aoun. But the sources said Hezbollah, designated a terrorist group by the United States, will not support Aoun.
Michel Aoun - Wikipedia
Michel Naim Aoun (Arabic: ميشال نعيم عون, Lebanese Arabic: [miˈʃæːl naˈʕiːm ʕawn]; born 30 September 1933) [3] [4] is a Lebanese politician and former general who served as the 13th president of Lebanon from 31 October 2016 to 30 October 2022. [5]Born in Haret Hreik to a Maronite Christian family, Aoun joined the Military Academy in 1955 and …
Where do Lebanon’s Christians stand on Hezbollah?
Nov 30, 2017 · Lebanese President Michel Aoun and most Lebanese Christians did not join Saudi Arabia’s campaign against Hezbollah.
Lebanon elects country's army commander as president | AP News
Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament has voted to elect army commander Joseph Aoun as the head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum. It was the legislature’s 13th attempt to elect a successor to former President Michel Aoun — no relation to the army commander — whose term ended in October 2022.
Lebanese army chief edges towards presidency, Lebanese sources …
Jan 8, 2025 · BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's parliament looks set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, three senior political sources said, ending a presidential vacuum which has persisted...
Lebanon’s new president: A symbol of Hezbollah’s decline
Jan 13, 2025 · In his victory speech, Aoun pledged to refute skeptics’ doubts regarding his ability to dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities, as many in Lebanon’s opposition demand.
Lebanon: A message for Hezbollah, Iran in Joseph Aoun's
Jan 9, 2025 · “There is a very clear message from the international community that they are ready to support Lebanon, but that needs a president, a government,” Michel Mouawad, a Christian lawmaker opposed to Hezbollah who voted for Aoun, told Reuters.