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The Pine Residence, built in 1916, hosted the high commissioner of France in the Levant (known today as Lebanon and Syria) from 1919 to 1945, before becoming the ambassador's residence in 1946. A car bomb exploded inside the French embassy compound in Beirut on the morning of 24 May 1982.
France is one of Lebanon's main trading partners, and more than 4,500 French companies export to Lebanon. [7] In 2015, French direct investment in Lebanon totaled €534 million. [ 7 ] Nearly a hundred French companies operate in Lebanon in various sectors such as in the agricultural, telecommunications, retail, petroleum industry and financial ...
Visa requirements for French citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of France. As of November 2024, French citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 192 countries and territories, ranking the French passport 2nd in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Germany ...
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) -France and Italy on Sunday urged their citizens in Lebanon to leave the country due to the risk of military escalation in the Middle East, their foreign ministries said.
France and Qatar delivered urgent humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Tuesday, France's foreign minister said, as Paris pushes for broader humanitarian efforts and a ceasefire in the country. "If we ...
France has historical ties with Lebanon and prior to the recent flare-up had worked for months on proposals to defuse tensions between the two sides. France to send foreign minister to Lebanon in ...
Foreign nationals who need a visa for a part of Overseas France can obtain one by lodging an application at a French embassy or consulate in their country of residence (or, in the case of foreign nationals already in a part of France, the local prefecture) [10] for a fee of up to €99 (depending on the destination, length of stay, age and ...
The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - established in 1978 - patrols Lebanon's southern border with Israel. The mandate for the operation is renewed annually, and its current authorization ...