France's Macron returns to Beirut to press for reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut Monday for his second visit since Beirut Port’s massive blast on August 4 as he was welcomed at the airport by President Michel Aoun and an official Lebanese delegation.
Macron, who started a two-day visit to Lebanon, posted, just upon arrival, a tweet in Arabic, saying:”I tell the Lebanese that they are like brothers to the French. Here I am returning to Beirut to review the developments regarding the urgent aid and to work together on preparing the appropriate circumstances for reconstruction and stability.”
Leader of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement MP Gebran Bassil held on Sunday afternoon a press conference, dwelling on the most recent developments in the country.
On the eve of Lebanon’s 77th Independence Day, President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, addressed Saturday night the nation, tackling the latest political, economic and military developments in the country.
The caretaker minister of public health, Dr. Hamad Hasan, met on Friday President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace, updating him on the latest developments of the coronavirus outbreak.
Turkey says the French magazine Charlie Hebdo is spreading “cultural racism and hatred,” following the recent publication of a cartoon of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, amid a major feud between the Turkish leader and French President Emmanuel Macron.
