France's Macron expresses support for new leadership in Lebanon …
20 hours ago · “The real Lebanon has come back,” Aoun said. Macron was received earlier at Beirut’s international airport by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. He said that France will add some 80 experts to the 750 French troops deployed in south Lebanon as part of a U.N. peacekeeping force along the border with Israel.
France–Lebanon relations - Wikipedia
France–Lebanon relations (French: Relations France-Liban; Arabic: العلاقات الفرنسية اللبنانية, romanized: al-ʻAlāqāt al-Faransīyah al-Lubnānīyah) are the international relations between France and Lebanon.
France's Macron urges 'acceleration' of Israel-Hezbollah truce ...
19 hours ago · France has special ties with Lebanon, which it administered for two decades after World War I, and the two countries have maintained close relations even since Lebanon's independence in 1943.
France's Macron in Lebanon to back new leadership
15 hours ago · 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 Heads to Lebanon to Push Sovereignty, Reforms Amid …
22 hours ago · BEIRUT (Reuters) - France President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Lebanon on Friday for the first time since 2020 to help speed up the formation of a government that can quickly implement reforms ...
French president in Lebanon to meet the country's new ... - ABC …
18 hours ago · France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war
France's Macron visits Lebanon amid reconstruction hopes
1 day ago · France's Macron visits Lebanon amid reconstruction hopes 01/17/2025 January 17, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron is in Lebanon, a former French protectorate, to meet with its new leaders.
Why Lebanon and France are inextricably linked - The Connexion
Sep 26, 2020 · Some historians say that France’s relationship with Lebanon goes back to the 13th century, when King Louis IX committed himself to protecting the Maronites, an eastern branch of Catholicism which is today the largest Christian denomination in Lebanon.
France and Lebanon - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
France supports the stability, unity, independence and sovereignty of Lebanon. France pays particular attention to strengthening the institutions of the Lebanese State in order to support its authority across Lebanon.
Emmanuel Macron seeks to reassert France’s role as Middle East …
Oct 24, 2024 · Emmanuel Macron is stepping up efforts to support Lebanon as he seeks to demonstrate that France can be a relevant broker in the Middle East, and not just follow the lead of the US, the...