Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (3rd from left) addresses the representatives of participating countries during the preparatory meeting for the international conference in support of the Lebanese Army and the Internal Security Forces in Cairo, on Feb. 24, 2026. (Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP)
The European Union intends to contribute $100 million to the international conference in support of the Lebanese Army, scheduled for March 5 in Paris, L’Orient-Le Jour learned, on the sidelines of Tuesday’s preparatory meeting in Cairo.According to our sources, this contribution is expected to finance the purchase of logistical equipment, as in previous support conferences. Behind the headlines Second phase of disarmament plan: Was the international community persuaded? A diplomatic source told L’Orient-Le Jour that Jean-Yves Le Drian, personal envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lebanon, represented France in Cairo, accompanied by Major General Valentin Seiler, France’s representative in the cease-fire monitoring mechanism.Le Drian is also expected to visit Beirut after the March 5 conference.The source added that recent...
The European Union intends to contribute $100 million to the international conference in support of the Lebanese Army, scheduled for March 5 in Paris, L’Orient-Le Jour learned, on the sidelines of Tuesday’s preparatory meeting in Cairo.According to our sources, this contribution is expected to finance the purchase of logistical equipment, as in previous support conferences. Behind the headlines Second phase of disarmament plan: Was the international community persuaded? A diplomatic source told L’Orient-Le Jour that Jean-Yves Le Drian, personal envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron to Lebanon, represented France in Cairo, accompanied by Major General Valentin Seiler, France’s representative in the cease-fire monitoring mechanism.Le Drian is also expected to visit Beirut after the March 5 conference.The source added that...
