Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for his first official visit since taking office, signalling a reset in Beirut-Riyadh relations after years of Saudi disengagement from Lebanese affairs.

Aoun could help reverse the trend of Hezbollah gobbling up Lebanon, which has been a process going back decades.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for his first trip abroad since taking office earlier this year, the presidency and Saudi

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun will ask Saudi Arabia to reactivate a $3-billion aid package to the Lebanese army in his visit to the kingdom next week, Aoun said in an interview with Asharq television broadcast on Friday.

Lebanon's president said Monday that he hopes to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia during a visit to the kingdom following years of strained relations between the countries. Joseph Aoun became Lebanon's first head of state to visit Riyadh in six years.

RIYADH: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for his first trip abroad since taking office earlier this year, the presidency and Saudi media said. Aoun, a former army chief thought to be backed by Riyadh and Washington,

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday in his first trip abroad since assuming office in January where he will push for the restoration of ties between the two states. The trip marks the start of a series of international visits aimed at reviving Lebanon's relations with Arab countries,