ALBAWABA- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Friday for a 12-hour visit, marking a significant step in supporting Lebanon’s newly ele

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati hosted U.N. Friday evening at his residence in Beirut. The meeting was attended by U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix,

Following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Beirut, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati highlighted discussions on the country's current challenges and the need for comprehensive international support.

France’s president began a visit to Lebanon Friday, where he will meet the crisis-hit country’s newly elected leaders, as the nation attempts to recover from the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

French President Emmanuel Macron after his meeting with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, right, upon his arrival in Beirut, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, two Lebanese sources said, becoming the first head of government to visit Syria's capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Najib Mikati’s visit, the first in 15 years, comes amid pressure in Lebanon to release Islamists imprisoned during the civil war and just after the election of President Joseph Aoun.

French President Emmanuel macron arrived in Beirut on Friday on an official visit to Lebanon for the first time since 2020, where he is expected to meet with senior officials. Macron was welcomed at Rafic Hariri International Airport by Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

The Lebanese information minister said Tuesday that a government delegation, headed by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, will soon visit Syria. Ziad Makary's remarks came in a statement to journalists following a Cabinet meeting at government headquarters in Beirut, that was chaired by Mikati.

The prime minister of Lebanon says Beirut has sent a “clear message” to the international overseers of the truce deal with Israel that the regime has to completely withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon before the end of January.

The United Arab Emirates will reopen its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, in what would be a significant step toward healing two-way diplomatic relations. This move comes after a meeting between UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Abu Dhabi.

Numerous issues need resolving between Lebanon and Syria, among them border demarcation and cross-border smuggling, Syrian refugees, and missing Lebanese.