Relations between Beirut and Damascus remain tense — as they have been for decades past, a time during which Syria failed to treat its smaller neighbor as a sovereign nation.

President Joseph Aoun insists on implementing the government’s decisions on arms monopolization and his firmness is not aimed at clashing with any component, Kuwait’s al-Anbaa newspaper quoted his visitors as saying.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun emphasized no group should bear arms or seek foreign aid, advocating disarmament of Hezbollah. He stressed cooperation with Iran should respect sovereignty, covering all Lebanese equally.

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has raised Lebanon’s long-term local currency credit rating to CCC from CC, maintaining a “stable” outlook. However, the agency left the country’s foreign currency rating at Selective Default (SD),

Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun walks towards the Grand Serail in Beirut on December 16, 2024. Aoun appears to be the favored candidate in Lebanon's presidential election on January 9.

Lebanon's 13th President Michel Aoun left office after serving from 31 October 31, 2016, to October 30, 2022. Today, the Lebanese lawmakers gathered inside the parliament and agreed on Joseph Aoun ...

This comes after President Joseph Aoun told a senior Iranian official on Tuesday that no group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing.