Newly elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (L) stands next to the Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as the latter delivers a speech at the parliament building in Beirut January 9, 2025. Lebanon's lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on January 9, after a two-year vacancy of the position, in a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial crisis. (Photo by anwar amro / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)