This is Beirut - Emmanuel Macron

Gaza Fighting Rages as Gallant Lays Out Post-War Plan

This Is Beirut, 2024-01-05 23:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Bombing persisted in Gaza on Friday as the international community began to assess Israel's initial proposals for the governance of the territory, following its prolonged conflict with the militant group Hamas, now entering its fourth month. Bombing continued across Gaza on Friday as the world began to digest Israel's first proposals for the ...

Macron Calls on Israel to Avoid Escalation, “Particularly in Lebanon”

2024-01-03 05:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel to avoid escalation, “particularly in Lebanon,” following a strike in Beirut attributed to Israel that killed Hamas’ deputy leader, Saleh al-Arouri. Macron, who spoke by telephone with Israeli minister and war cabinet member Benny Gantz, said “it was essential to avoid any escalatory ...

Emmanuel Macron in Jordan to Discuss Gaza's Situation

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II on aid to war-battered Gaza, where Israel has been fighting Hamas militants since early October. Macron is then due to visit French troops stationed in the Middle Eastern country for a traditional Christmas meeting with forces deployed overseas. The ...

Macron's Immigration Bill Fractures Presidential Majority

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 12:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The adoption of the highly sensitive immigration bill in France, supported by President Emmanuel Macron, has triggered a significant division within his own majority, with notable support from the far right. Following a complex 18-month process, the National Assembly passed the bill with 349 votes in favor and 186 against, highlighting a ...

French Far-Right Endorses Macron's Immigration Bill

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-19 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Marine Le Pen, the prominent figurehead of the far-right National Rally (RN), declared that the party will support a key bill from President Emmanuel Macron's government aimed at tightening immigration regulations. This move significantly enhances the likelihood of the bill's passage through parliament. The far-right National Rally (RN) will back ...

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 ...

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 ...

Joseph Aoun's Mandate: Everyone Agrees to Extension Except Bassil

Elie Ziadé, 2023-12-01 19:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Since October 8, Lebanon, a struggling country, has been at war. Only the army remains steadfast, facing challenges despite the intrigue surrounding the fate of its command. The Special Envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, has just concluded his fourth visit to Beirut since June. He delivered three messages ...

At Least a Dozen Migrants Die Trying to Cross Channel

1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Emmanuel Macron United Kingdom

At least 10 migrants died off the northern French coast on Tuesday trying to cross the Channel to England, with a major rescue operation underway after the deadliest such disaster this year. AFP correspondents on site said they saw six body bags on the coast off the northern port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Emergency services were out in force and ...