TOPSHOT - Newly elected Lebanese president Joseph Aoun reviews an honour guard upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on January 9, 2025. Lebanon's lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as the country's 14th 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 Fadel ITANI / AFP) (Photo by FADEL ITANI/AFP via Getty Images)