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Security Council Grants Final Extension of UNIFIL’s Mandate

This is Beirut, 29/08 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until December 31, 2026, setting in motion a final withdrawal of the peacekeeping force by the end of 2027. For the first time, the resolution introduces a clear timetable for winding down UNIFIL’s presence. France ...

Macron Voices Support for Lebanon’s Weapons Restriction Plan

This is Beirut, 28/08 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday expressed support for the Lebanese government’s plan to restrict weapons, describing it as a key step that must be carried out carefully, “especially since it has received broad European and international backing.” In a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Macron discussed ...

France: Macron, Bayrou and a Perilous Political Rentrée

Soumia Benmerzoug, 27/08 16:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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France’s political rentrée promises to be fraught with tensions. The Prime Minister is staking the government’s survival on a controversial austerity plan, while nationwide strikes scheduled for September 10 are already casting doubt on the country’s stability. With a fractured National Assembly and growing public anger, the executive is ...

French, German, Polish Leaders to Visit Moldova in Show of Force in Face of Russia

This is Beirut, 27/08 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are due in Moldova on Wednesday in a show of support, a day before campaigning starts for next month's tense parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference in the pro-EU nation bordering Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister ...

Row Breaks Out as US Diplomat Criticises France on Antisemitism

This is Beirut, 25/08 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's foreign ministry said Sunday it would summon the US ambassador after he criticized the government for what he said was its insufficient action against antisemitism in a letter to President Emmanuel Macron. The letter from Charles Kushner, dated August 25 but leaked to the media on Sunday, echoed Israel's criticism of France days earlier, ...

Macron Says Israel's Gaza Offensive Will Lead to 'Disaster'

This is Beirut, 20/08 16:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that Israel's "military offensive" to conquer Gaza City "can only lead to a complete disaster for both peoples," after Israel's defense minister authorized the call-up of around 60,000 reservists. Israel's plan "will drag the region into a permanent war," the French president posted on social media, ...

Israel-France Row Flares Over Macron's Move to Recognize Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 20/08 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A row between Israel and France over Paris's plan to recognize a Palestinian state next month escalated to crisis level on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel Macron of fomenting "antisemitism". The Élysée hit back, calling Netanyahu's allegation "abject" and "erroneous". "This is a time for seriousness ...

Ukraine Allies Meet with Hopes of Peace Talks Breakthrough

This is Beirut, 19/08 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine's allies were meeting on Tuesday to discuss the outcome of fast-moving talks to end the war with Russia, after indications that Volodymyr Zelensky could sit down with Vladimir Putin for a peace summit. Hopes of a breakthrough rose when the Ukrainian president and European leaders met US President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday, who ...

Macron Suggests Geneva Hosts Putin-Zelensky Summit

This is Beirut, 19/08 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Geneva could play host to a peace summit between Russian and Ukrainian leaders Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, who look set to meet after separate talks with US President Donald Trump. Speaking after he and other European leaders joined the Ukrainian president for high-stakes meetings at the White ...

Zelensky and European Leaders Arrive for High-Stakes White House Talks

This is Beirut, 18/08 20:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders arrived at the White House Monday ahead of high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump aimed at bridging big differences over a peace deal with Russia. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Finland, as well as NATO chief Mark Rutte and European Commission chief Ursula ...

Trump-Zelensky: Dialogue Resumes After February Humiliation

Soumia Benmerzoug, 18/08 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Last February 28, Zelensky’s visit to Washington ended in fiasco. In what some media dubbed “the ambush office,” Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, berated the Ukrainian leader, accusing him of ingratitude despite tens of billions of dollars in US military aid. The meeting ended abruptly, with Zelensky leaving without a press briefing ...

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