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Colonna Expected in Beirut on Saturday. What About President Macron?

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 14:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is expected to arrive in Beirut on Saturday. According to a diplomatic source, she will visit the French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in South Lebanon. According to the same source, she will also hold talks with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Speaker ...

Geagea: I No Longer Expect Anything from France

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 12:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, has declared that he "no longer expects anything from France" and that he is "now a target for Hezbollah." In an interview with the French weekly “Valeurs actuelles,” Geagea denounced the French government's stance on Lebanon. According to him, "France only listens to the balance of power. ...

Israeli Incursion in South or Proper Implementation of 1701?

Samar Kadi, 2023-12-12 19:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As the raging war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continues unabated in its third month and the southern “solidarity front” initiated by Hezbollah escalates, the risk of a repetition of the 1978 Israeli incursion in south Lebanon to establish a buffer zone is growing. Western diplomatic sources insisted on the urgent need for “a proper and ...

France Says 'Light Must Be Shed' on Issam Abdallah’s Death

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-12 16:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France on Tuesday said "all light" must be shed on the October 13 strike in southern Lebanon that killed a Reuters journalist and injured six others, including two from Agence France-Presse (AFP). "All light must be shed on this tragedy," a French foreign ministry statement said, adding that international humanitarian law obliges warring ...

Eiffel Tower Attack: Suspect to Face Terrorism Charges

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 15:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A French-Iranian national, Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, suspected of fatally stabbing a tourist near the Eiffel Tower, is facing terrorism charges. The incident has prompted an anti-terrorism investigation by French prosecutors, reflecting broader fears in the lead-up to the Paris Olympic Games. A man suspected of stabbing a tourist to death near ...

France Deplores Israeli Strike that Killed a Lebanese Soldier

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 15:02 - Reading : less than a minute

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France deplored on Wednesday the Israeli strike that killed a Lebanese soldier, the first since the start of the almost daily exchange of fire on the border between Israel and Hezbollah on October 8. France "is deeply concerned by the continuing clashes on the border between Lebanon and Israel", added the Quai d'Orsay spokeswoman in a statement, ...

Paris Metro in Concerning Decline ahead of Olympics

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-05 21:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The metro and suburban train system in Paris are experiencing a concerning new decline, as reported by the transport authority of the French capital region on Tuesday. This comes with only eight months remaining before the city hosts the Olympic Games. Paris' metro and suburban train system are suffering "a worrying new deterioration," the French ...

Tourist Killed in a Knife Attack in Paris

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-03 10:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Saturday, December 2nd, a man wielding a knife attacked a couple of foreign tourists in Paris, resulting in the death of a German tourist and injuries to two others, prompting French President Macron to express condolences, while the suspected attacker was swiftly apprehended.  The man who stabbed a tourist to death near the Eiffel Tower in ...

France Is Developing a Mechanism to Enforce Resolution 1701

2023-12-02 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In the aftermath of the July 2006 war, the United Nations Security Council issued Resolution 1701, establishing a south zone of the Litani River free from weapons and illegitimate armed elements. In exchange, Israel was expected to cease its violations of Lebanon's airspace, territory and waters. Nonetheless, this resolution has not been ...

Le Drian to LBCI: 'It Is Necessary to Extend Army Chief's Mandate'

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 22:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Special Envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian has expressed support for extending the mandate of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun, who reaches retirement age on January 10. “I support the extension of the army commander’s term in office because the Lebanese need security, and since the army ...

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