This is Beirut, 14:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The French far right on Tuesday insisted it could still win 2027 elections after the movement's long time leader Marine Le Pen was banned from standing for office as part of an embezzlement conviction. Le Pen, who considered herself the favorite in the 2027 presidential elections where President Emmanuel Macron cannot stand again, was on Monday ...
This is Beirut, 31/03 18:18 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen's 2027 bid for president, handing her a five-year ban on running for office after convicting her over a fake jobs scheme. She was also given a four-year prison term by the Paris court but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two ...
This is Beirut, 30/03 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the strikes on Gaza and respect the ceasefire in Lebanon, in a phone call between the two leaders. Macron's intervention comes at a time when Israel has resumed its bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory following the collapse of a ...
This is Beirut, 28/03 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun emphasized on Friday the importance of lifting international sanctions on Syria to enhance stability in Lebanon and the region as a whole and to facilitate the return of displaced persons. He made these remarks during a virtual summit organized by France at the Élysée Palace while on an official visit to Paris. ...
This is Beirut, 28/03 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Joseph Aoun France Syria Ahmad el-Chareh Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he was ready to receive Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Chareh, provided that the Syrian government opens up to all segments of civil society and commits to ensuring security conditions necessary for the return of Syrian refugees. "A government that represents all components of ...
This is Beirut, 28/03 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called an Israeli air strike on Beirut’s southern suburb "unacceptable", saying it was a "violation of the ceasefire" agreed in November between Israel and Hezbollah. Speaking at a joint press conference with Lebanese counterpart President Joseph Aoun, at the Elysees Palace, Macron said “I expressed ...
This is Beirut, 27/03 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron, who will receive his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday, will also have a “trilateral meeting” with him and interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who will join them “remotely,” the Élysée Palace announced on Thursday. “This will be an opportunity for the three heads of state to ...
This is Beirut, 27/03 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As Paris looked for signs of de-escalation from Algiers, the Dar al-Beïda court delivered its ruling. On Thursday, March 27, 2025, French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 500,000 dinars (approximately €3,470). The sentence falls short of the ten-year term requested by the public prosecutor a week ...
This is Beirut, 27/03 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday is to host European leaders including President Volodymyr Zelensky for a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security ahead of any potential ceasefire with Russia. The meeting is seeking to set out what security guarantees Europe can offer Ukraine once a ceasefire deal is agreed, including the possible ...
This is Beirut, 18/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Tuesday to continue providing military aid to Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a "complete cessation" of Western military support. "We both agree that Ukraine can count on us, that Ukraine can count on Europe, and that we will not let (Kyiv) ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 18/03 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In his upcoming visit to France on March 28, President Joseph Aoun is expected to once again raise, with French President Emmanuel Macron, the issue of TotalEnergies resuming its operations in Lebanon. Aoun had previously requested Macron’s assistance during the French president's visit to Lebanon in January, but there has been no progress on ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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UK premier Keir Starmer said Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin would "sooner or later" have to "come to the table" as he opened a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine. The British prime minister told some 25 fellow leaders as they joined a virtual call hosted by Downing ...