US, France are 'guarantors of ceasefire deal', Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says

US says it expects Lebanese government to disarm militant groups

By Daphne Psaledakis and Kanishka Singh

Macron: France backs Syria, Lebanon in arms smuggling crackdown

Shafaq News/ France provided resources to Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to help prevent arms smuggling, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday. Mac

Lebanese President Aoun in Paris as tensions mount with Israel

PARIS - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun began talks in Paris on Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss economic reforms and efforts to stabilise the country, as a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah increasingly comes under pressure.

Macron hosts Lebanon's president, reiterating French support for 'sovereignty'

French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Lebanese counterpart, Joseph Aoun, in Paris on Friday, a visit he says signals France's full commitment to Lebanon's "recovery" and "sovereignty". The country's new government is facing a crippling economic crisis, as well as the need to rebuild after the recent Israeli-Hezbollah war.

US, France are 'guarantors of ceasefire deal', Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says

On the eve of his first visit to France and his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24. He discussed the conditions imposed by Paris on the holding of a conference in support of Lebanon, as well as the process of disarming Hezbollah and relations between Lebanon and Israel. He said he believed "France can help" to maintain the truce between Israel and Hezbollah, s…

EXCLUSIVE MAINTENANCE - The Lebanese President must be received this Friday at the Elysée by Emmanuel Macron.