US EditionFrench president in Lebanon to meet the country's new leaders and discuss ceasefire with Israel
- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Lebanon to meet newly elected leaders and discuss the ceasefire with Israel after the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.
- The visit emphasizes France's commitment to aiding Lebanon's recovery from crises, as over 4,000 people died in the conflict.
- Macron's discussions aim to ensure Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, although no guarantees were provided.
- Lebanon's leaders promised economic reforms to restore international confidence and secure funding for recovery efforts.
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France’s Macron expresses support for new leadership in Lebanon as it recovers from crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war and an economic crisis
Lebanon: A race on two fronts
In Lebanon, citizens welcomed the election of a president after more than two years of vacancy. However, a political crisis emerged when the “Shi’a duo” — the Amal Movement and Hezbollah — felt an agreement had been breached regarding their support for President Joseph Aoun. The duo was taken aback when 88 parliamentarians designated Judge Nawaf Salam as the prime minister-designate to form a new government, succeeding the caretaker government l…
For years, the French president had bitten his teeth out about Lebanese politics. He is now celebrating an unexpected departure in Beirut.
EPA French President Emmanuel Macron often speaks of Lebanon in emotional tones. In an interview with the Lebanese newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour on the day of his visit to Lebanon after Joseph Aoun’s election as president, he began his response to a question about why he was committed to a country no larger than a French province by saying: “Because I love it, and I love the women and men who live there and also those who […]
Macron in Beirut, announces aid conference to rebuild Lebanon
France's president said Friday that Paris will soon host an aid conference to help rebuild Lebanon after the devastating Israel-Hezbollah war last year, as he visited Beirut in a show of support for Lebanon's new leaders. After a vacancy of more than two years, Joseph Aoun was elected president on January 9 and named Nawaf Salam as prime minister-designate. "In the middle of winter, spring has sprung," Macron said at a joint press conference wit…
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