As French President Emmanuel Macron visits Lebanon for the second time, here's a look back at the history between the two countries. French President Emmanuel Macron visited Beirut this week in a ...

A chronology of key events: 1516-1918 - Lebanon part of the Ottoman Empire. 1920 September - The League of Nations grants the mandate for Lebanon and Syria to France, which creates the State of ...

08/08/2020 August 8, 2020. After the massive explosion in Beirut, France's President Emmanuel Macron has pledged support for the people in Lebanon. But what can the protective power really achieve?

Officials in Syria and Lebanon signed an agreement Wednesday formalizing diplomatic ties between the two countries for the first time since they gained independence in the 1940s.

Shortly before, Macron strolled ... France administered Lebanon for two decades after World War I, and the two countries have maintained close relations even since Lebanon's independence in 1943.

His uncle, Salam, helped Lebanon gain independence from France in 1943 and served several terms as prime minister. His cousin, Tammam, was also prime minister from 2014 to 2016.

With its high literacy rate and traditional mercantile culture, Lebanon has been an important commercial hub for the Middle East. It has also often been at the centre of Middle Eastern conflicts ...