This is Beirut, 08/10 23:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sebastien Lecornu France Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister within the next 48 hours, his office said on Wednesday, after the resignation of outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis. Lecornu told French TV in an interview earlier that he expected a new premier to be named, rather than early ...
This is Beirut, 08/10 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Sébastien Lecornu France Prime Minister
The clock ticked down Wednesday for France's President Emmanuel Macron to find an exit from his worst domestic crisis, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign. Macron, who has been in power since 2017, has failed to lift the country out of political deadlock after snap elections last year ended in a hung parliament ...
This is Beirut, 09/09 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sebastien Lecornu, named Tuesday as France's new prime minister, has served as defense minister for over three years during much of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is seen as a deeply loyal, if discreet, ally of President Emmanuel Macron. Still just 39, Lecornu has been one of the few faces of continuity in the French cabinet at a time of ...
This is Beirut, 09/09 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France Emmanuel Macron Sebastien Lecornu Francois Bayrou
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister and his close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days. In choosing Lecornu, 39, to replace Francois Bayrou as the seventh premier of his mandate, Macron has plumped for one of his closest allies ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-14 22:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations Sebastien Lecornu France UNIFIL
On Monday, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu affirmed his country’s continued support for UN peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), saying they are "meant to stay." This announcement comes two days before a meeting of European nations contributing to the mission. "The day the weapons fall silent, there ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-22 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Armenia Armenian Army Azerbaijan France French Defense Ministry Military Cooperation Sébastien Lecornu
French Minister of Defense Sébastien Lecornu is traveling to Yerevan on February 22 and 23 to strengthen the defense relationship between the two countries. France and Armenia have been forging closer ties on security issues since October 2023. French Minister of Defense Sebastien Lecornu is traveling to Armenia on Thursday for a two-day visit ...