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BEIRUT: French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Lebanon’s divided politicians to save the country from “drowning in crises” by immediately electing a new president. The French leader made his plea following a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi. A French presidency statement, issued on Wednesday, said: “Macron and Al-Rahi expressed their deep concerns
BEIRUT: Lebanon has received an Interpol red notice for the arrest of businessman Carlos Ghosn at France’s request but is unlikely to extradite him, according to a judicial source. The 68-year-old car industry tycoon, who holds French, Lebanese and Brazilian citizenship, fled to Lebanon in December 2019 while awaiting trial in Japan. He had been under house arrest since 2018.