par This Is Beirut, 18/01 21:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU EU Sanctions European Union France Gaza Hamas Israel
France announced on Thursday, that the European Union is set to impose sanctions on Hamas on Monday in retaliation for the Palestinian group's lethal attack on Israel on October 7. The European Union will adopt sanctions on Monday against Hamas in response to the Palestinian group's deadly October 7 attack on Israel, France said ...
par Michel Touma, 22/01 12:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Béchir Gemayel France Hamas Hezbollah
It was a somewhat mysterious and very discreet visit that Jean-Luc Mélenchon paid to Beirut last week. The leader and founder of the French opposition movement 'La France insoumise' (LFI) was tight-lipped during his brief stay in Lebanon. However, the echo of his recent positions regarding Hamas, following the deadly attack on October 7th, had ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/01 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France Gaza Hostages Humanitarian Aid Israel
French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu expressed his hope that the medicine delivered to Gaza would reach "every person in need," nearly a week after the aid shipment arrived in the Palestinian territory. French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu said Monday he hoped medicine delivered to Gaza would reach "every ...
par Maureen Décor, 25/01 08:30 - Reading : less than a minute
France is to contribute 14.7 million euros to support the Lebanese education system. This contribution will be made via AFD as part of the TREF program, piloted by UNICEF and the Lebanese Ministry of Education.
par This Is Beirut, 30/01 14:22 - Reading : less than a minute
The ambassadors of the Quint Committee visited House Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday in Ain el-Tineh; among them Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Al-Bukhari, Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani, French Ambassador Hervé Magro, Egyptian Ambassador Alaa Moussa and the United States Ambassador Lisa ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/02 15:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The recently appointed French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephane Sejourne, is set to visit Beirut on Tuesday as part of international efforts to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and South Lebanon. This visit follows a recent trip by the British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, last Thursday. This also follows visits from the Qatari envoy, and ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/02 19:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Egypt France Gaza Hamas Israel
French Foreign Minister Stephane Séjourné stated his opposition to the "forced displacement" of Palestinians into Egypt from the Gaza Strip. Israeli bombardment has driven hundreds of thousands to the border, he added. France's top diplomat Stephane Séjourné said Sunday he rejects the "forced displacement" of Palestinians into Egypt from the ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/02 22:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Egypt France Gaza Hamas Houthi Movement Israel
Israeli airstrikes throughout Gaza claimed numerous lives overnight, while clashes continued on Sunday in the southern region of the besieged territory. Hamas was considering a proposal to cease the nearly four-month-long conflict. Israeli strikes across Gaza killed scores overnight, and battles raged Sunday in the besieged territory's south as ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/02 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné held talks with several Lebanese officials Tuesday, during which he affirmed France’s support to the Lebanese Army and reiterated calls for restraint in South Lebanon, the theater of persisting violence between Hezbollah and Israel for almost four months now. Séjourné arrived in Beirut Tuesday ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/02 12:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Blue Line France Germany Hezbollah Israel
The American website, Axios, published an article revealing that the five Western powers (US, UK, France, Germany and Italy) are soon to announce steps to end Israel-Hezbollah fighting on the Lebanon-Israel border. The US and four of its European allies (UK, France, Germany and Italy) hope to announce in the next few weeks a series of ...
par Ici Beyrouth, 09/02 13:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Badinter Capital punishment Death Penalty France french politics Macron Mittérand politic
Former French Justice Minister Robert Badinter, who brought an end to capital punishment in France in 1981, died at the age of 95, his aide Aude Napoli told AFP on Friday. As Minister of Justice under Socialist President François Mitterrand (1981-1986), he brought in the law of October 9, 1981 abolishing the death penalty, at a time when was ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 10/02 16:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Passed but not carried out in Lebanon since 2004, the death penalty remains stipulated in the Penal Code. Following the recent passing on February 9 of one of France’s foremost advocates for the abolition of the death penalty, Robert Badinter, a former French Minister of Justice, the question of whether to abolish the death penalty resurfaces ...
