French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.
The French president is scheduled to meet prime ministerial nominee Nouf Salam and newly elected President Joseph Aoun.
During a press conference at Baabda Palace, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun conveyed a hopeful message to French President Emmanuel Macron. "I hope you will testify to the entire world that the Lebanese people's trust in their country and state has been restored and that the world's confidence in Lebanon must fully return because the true and genuine Lebanon has revived,
France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday, where he was due to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country's ...
BEIRUT — French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic ...
France administered Lebanon for two decades after World War I, and the two countries have maintained close relations even since Lebanon’s independence in 1943. – ‘Hope for possible redress ...
Macron’s trip to Lebanon, his first in more than four years, follows a 60-day ceasefire deal that went into effect Nov. 27 between Israel and Hezbollah that aims to end their war. France helped ...
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hezbollah warns that any failure by Israel to meet the 60-day withdrawal deadline will not be tolerated, urging Lebanon’s government to take action. The Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah confirmed today
Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 12 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called Suleiman Frangieh, withdrew from the race.
Commenting on the media leaks Israel may postpone its withdrawal, Hezbollah demanded that the Lebanese authorities exert pressure on the agreement’s sponsors - the US and France
Israel's delay in implementing a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah is causing tensions. Despite positive movements by the Lebanese army and UN peacekeepers, Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon is not progressing quickly enough.