French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon’s newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to Lebanon on Friday for a one-day visit to show support for the country's new leadership and work towards preventing Hezbollah's rearmament, two months after France and the US brokered a ceasefire between the group and Israel,

New developments following the election of Western-backed Joseph Aoun as president perhaps offer hope for generating political momentum and restoring the international community's confidence in Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut Friday morning to meet new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, an AFP journalist saw.

France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday, where he was due to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country's

French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday with Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun and vowed to support the small nation as it tries to recover from a historic economic crisis and the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

Macron is first foreign leader to visit Beirut since new president elected France helped broker ceasefire that ended Hezbollah-Israel war Aoun tells Macron to urge TotalEnergies to resume ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is anticipated to arrive in Beirut this Friday. The visit comes amid ongoing political developments in Lebanon, including the recent appointment of Nawaf Salam as Prime Minister-designate and heightened discussions about the country's economic and political reforms.

French President Emmanuel Macron promised his Lebanese presidential counterpart Joseph Aoun that ‘France will remain by your side” as he pledged financial aid to help rebuild Lebanon while also

Macron will meet the newly-elected Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, and other officials during the visit. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut Friday morning to meet new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, an AFP journalist saw. Macron's plane landed ...

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat, on his country's first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties, said Thursday that he believed crisis-hit Lebanon's new leaders could spearhead