who is widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States and Saudi Arabia. The candidate previously supported by Hezbollah, Suleiman Frangieh, on Wednesday announced he was pulling out ...

Now, a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia, Joseph Aoun — no family relation ... For months, Mr. Aoun’s top Maronite competitor was Suleiman Frangieh, who was favored by Tehran, Hezbollah, ...

Aged 60, Aoun is seen as the candidate backed by the United States and regional power Saudi Arabia ... previously backing another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, who withdrew in favour of Aoun.

Aoun, who is backed by the United States and Saudi Arabia, won 99 votes out ... On Wednesday, Hezbollah's favoured candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of the Marada party, withdrew his ...

RIYADH, April 13 (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a preliminary agreement to cooperate over the kingdom's ambitions to develop a civil nuclear industry, U.S. Energy ...