par This Is Beirut, 14/04 01:28 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Countries around the world condemned Iran's strikes on Israel late Saturday, warning the attack threatened to further destabilize the Middle East. Here are some of the main reactions so far: United States US President Joe Biden promised "ironclad" support for Israel after holding an urgent meeting with top security officials. "I just met with my ...
14/04 12:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Israel on Sunday and warned against a regional "conflagration." The German government condemned the Iranian strikes against Israel on Sunday, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressing concern about the risk of "conflagration" in the region, which could ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/04 16:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French authorities Friday detained a man suspected of entering the Iranian consulate in Paris and claiming to be carrying explosives, police, and prosecutors said. No explosives or arms were found on the man or the premises after he surrendered to police after the incident. Police arrested the suspect, born in 1963 in Iran, when he exited of his ...
23/04 00:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said that Kyiv and Washington had started talks on a bilateral security cooperation deal and finalized plans to send more long-range missiles to Ukraine's armed forces. Kyiv has signed several 10-year security agreements with NATO countries that outline long-term Western support for Ukraine in the ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 23/04 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Middle East is teetering on the edge of chaos, just like a dormant volcano ready to erupt at any time, threatening to wipe out entire nations and governments. International powers, especially Washington, are working tirelessly to quell the unrest, fearing the worst. Nonetheless, and despite Israel’s practices against the Palestinians, the ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/04 21:51 - Reading : less than a minute
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived this evening at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport on a private plane for his second visit to Lebanon since assuming his duties at the French Foreign Ministry. The French Ambassador to Lebanon, Hervé Magro, welcomed the French minister and his accompanying delegation. The French ...
par Samar Kadi, 28/04 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a persisting effort to prevent an open conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, visiting French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné asserted on Sunday that Paris is continuing its “total mobilization” to help Lebanon emerge from its political, social and economic crisis. “It has gone on for far too long,” Séjourné told a press ...
par Marguerita Sejaan, 30/04 15:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese students across the country gathered in their respective campuses on Tuesday to protest against the human rights violations in Gaza. These protests come after weeks of university student protests across the world, most notably in America, Canada and France, where students have gotten expelled and arrested for their participation. The ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/04 23:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz on Tuesday, as part of a 24-hour visit to Israel, the final leg of a regional tour that has already taken him to Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Séjourné's visit to Israel comes at a time when ongoing Qatari, Egyptian, and American mediation brings hope for a ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/05 18:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Egypt's top diplomat Sameh Shoukry said in a meeting on Wednesday with his French counterpart that parties "must show the necessary flexibility" to achieve a truce in Gaza "that stops the bloodshed of Palestinians." In a "quick visit" by French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné in Cairo, the pair "exchanged assessments on the ongoing truce ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/05 15:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with The Economist published on Thursday, reaffirmed that he hasn't ruled out sending troops to Ukraine. He emphasized that such a decision would arise "legitimately" if Russia breached Ukrainian front lines and if Kyiv requested assistance. The interview followed a keynote speech he delivered ...
par This Is Beirut, 03/05 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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France estimates that 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed during Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said in an interview published on Friday. Speaking to Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe, Séjourné said Paris estimated total Russian casualties, including the wounded, at 500,000 in the war, ...
