Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi (C) leaves the parliament building after the election of a new president in Beirut on January 9, 2025. Lebanon's lawmakers elected on January 9 army chief Joseph Aoun as president 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)