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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged Hezbollah to cease its attacks from Lebanon against Israel and hand over its weapons to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). In a post on the platform X, Macron said Israelis and Lebanese “have the same right” to live in peace and security, stressing that this principle underpins the continued ...
This is Beirut, 01/03 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Leaders of the U.K., France, and Germany issued a joint statement stating that they have “agreed to work together with the U.S. and allies in the region on this matter.” The statement reads that “the Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom are appalled by the indiscriminate and disproportionate missile attacks launched ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese officials hold meetings with quintet countries in preparation for the upcoming March 5 conference in Paris, aiming to increase support for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The conference, jointly led by France and Saudi Arabia, was planned to increase financial and logistical support to the LAF and internal security forces to strengthen ...
This is Beirut, 10/02 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is preparing to withdraw most of its troops from Lebanon by mid-2027, following the expiration of its mandate, spokesperson Kandice Ardiel told AFP on Tuesday. UNIFIL, which has served for decades as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, has recently been supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces ...
This is Beirut, 06/02 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said during a visit to Lebanon that Iran should stop being a "destabilizing power", citing its nuclear program and support for "terrorist" groups that threaten regional and European countries. During a press conference in Beirut, where the government has committed to disarming the ...
This is Beirut, 23/01 23:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On Friday evening, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss Lebanon’s internal reforms and consolidation of state control. Salam reiterated that the Lebanese state is committed to its goal of confiscating all non-state weapons on Lebanese territory. Macron stated that France will ...
This is Beirut, 20/01 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun stressed on Tuesday that the Lebanese government last year took a historic step by endorsing a plan aimed at confining weapons to state authority and extending state control over Lebanese territory exclusively through its own forces, calling the move a major turning point despite the challenges of implementation. Addressing ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon said Wednesday that a conference in support of the country's army as it seeks to disarm militant group Hezbollah would take place in Paris on March 5. The announcement follows recent promises of support to the military, which lacks funds, equipment and technical expertise. Presidency spokeswoman Najat Charafeddine said President Joseph ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 20:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Well-wishers lined the streets in Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon, who was buried in a seaside cemetery after dying last month of cancer. A day of commemorations for the renowned animal rights activist began with a Catholic service at the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Mechanism for Monitoring the Cessation of Hostilities convened on Wednesday in Ras Naqoura, with participation limited to the committee’s core military members. The meeting brought together representatives of the Lebanese Army (LAF) and the Israeli Army, alongside American and French officers and the commander of the United Nations Interim ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A French winemaker has hailed the impact of his Sancerre appearing in Taylor Swift's latest documentary, which looks set to deepen America's love affair with the famed Loire appellation. A bottle of Sancerre by the Terres Blanches Domaine, which sells for around $40 in the United States, is glimpsed briefly by a mixing desk during episode five of ...
This is Beirut, 2025-12-29 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Cinema icon Brigitte Bardot is to be buried in a graveyard in her hometown of Saint-Tropez, an official said Monday, as France wrestles with how to pay tribute to a cultural legend who in later years championed far-right views. Bardot, who died on Sunday aged 91 after decades as an animal rights campaigner, had said she wanted to be laid to rest ...