This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 12:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron France immigration politics
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 ...
2023-12-20 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Does the American-French "plan" to address the situation in southern Lebanon include the implementation of Resolution 1701 along with its overall components? And is it aimed at facilitating a regional settlement? According to a Western diplomat, the debate over a post-Gaza phase is already underway. This is especially relevant as the ...
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 14:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bab el-Mandeb Catherine Colonna CONFLICT diplomacy France Hamas
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called for an “immediate and durable” truce in the Gaza war during her visit to Israel on Sunday, December 17, with her counterpart Eli Cohen, who acknowledged that France could play a positive role in preventing a war with Lebanon. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna pressed for an “immediate ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 16:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Climate COP28 Credit agricole Dubai fossil fuels France greenhouse gas
The French bank Credit Agricole declared on Thursday its decision to halt financing new fossil fuel extraction projects, a day after delegates reached an agreement on the COP28 climate deal. Credit Agricole, one of France's biggest banks, announced Thursday it would no longer finance any new fossil fuel extraction projects, a day after delegates ...
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 12:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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. ...
Samar Kadi, 2023-12-12 19:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-12 16:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 15:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 15:02 - Reading : less than a minute
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, ...