Lebanon
France’s diplomatic frustration shows in Barrot remarks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot’s latest comments on Israel-Lebanon talks reflect a troubling gap between rhetoric and reality.
A five-storey residential building collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, security sources said.
Rescue workers and residents had so far recovered three people alive © Mena Today
A five-storey residential building collapsed in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, security sources said.
Rescue workers and residents had so far recovered three people alive from under the rubble of the building in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
Reporting by Laila Bassam
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot’s latest comments on Israel-Lebanon talks reflect a troubling gap between rhetoric and reality.
Hezbollah said on Wednesday the Lebanese government's decision to hold talks with Israel was "a national sin" that would widen divisions in Lebanon, underlining deep polarisation in the country as the Iran-backed group wages war with Israel.
In a historic diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and Lebanon have agreed to enter into direct peace negotiations, following a landmark meeting between their ambassadors in Washington.
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