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WORLD17h agoPreserving Lebanon's stories amid war: France's Lebanese Film FestivalThis Tuesday evening sees the start of the sixth edition of France's Lebanese Film Festival. The festival opens at the Elysées Lincoln cinema in Paris, with Nadim Tabet's supernatural thriller "In This Darkness I See You". This year's edition will also feature a retrospective of the work of actress and director Nadine Labaki, including her Oscar-nominated film "Capernaum". In Perspective, we spoke to festival president Sarah Hajjar.France 24 [en]
MILITARY1d agoEU agrees new security mission in Lebanon as UN peacekeepers prepare to leaveEU foreign ministers approved a civilian-military mission to train Lebanon’s armed forces. It will not replace UNIFIL, whose mandate ends in December. Personnel numbers and participating countries are yet to be confirmed.EuroNews [en]
MILITARYOct 6Lebanon joined by Britain, France for three weeks of joint military drillsLebanon's army will hold three weeks of exercises with the British military from Tuesday, both sides said on Monday, with the drills to involve personnel and representatives from countries including France, Italy and the United States.RFI [en]
POLITICSSep 17Lebanon: UNIFIL withdrawal at the heart of Paris talksEmmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Jordan's King Abdullah II to Paris today for talks on Lebanon's security and international support for the Lebanese army. The meeting comes as France pushes to prevent a security vacuum ahead of UNIFIL's planned withdrawal at the end of 2026, with Israeli strikes continuing in southern Lebanon and concerns growing over who will secure the border. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago has the latest.France 24 [en]
CONFLICTSep 17Lebanon security talks in Paris to focus on post-UNIFIL alternativesAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17Paris hosts security talks on replacing UN mission to LebanonFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the leaders of Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday for talks on shoring up support for the Lebanese army as the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission comes to its end.Le Monde [en]
MILITARYSep 17Lebanon security talks in Paris focus on replacing UN missionThe leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to discuss international support for the cash-strapped Lebanese army and the creation of a new force to succeed a longstanding UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.RFI [en]
POLITICSSep 17Lebanon: Emmanuel Macron welcomes Joseph Aoun to Paris for Middle East talksFrench President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Paris for talks focused on Lebanon's security and wider Middle East tensions, with Jordan's King Abdullah II also taking part in the meeting. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago and Kethevane Gorjestani have the analysis from Paris.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 17Lebanon: Macron, Aoun and King Abdullah II hold security talks in ParisFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 15France receives Lebanon's President Aoun in Paris, a sign it still aims to play a role in Lebanese affairsPresidents Emmanuel Macron and Joseph Aoun are set to meet on Thursday, amid an international summit on support for the Lebanese Armed Forces. The initiative shows Paris's determination not to be sidelined, especially as the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement reached under US auspices struggles to deliver results.Le Monde [en]