Macron arrives in Beirut to call for a 'new Lebanon'

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut on Thursday. 

His aides have said that Macron will call for deep change to help build a "new Lebanon."

"The aim of the president's visit is to believe the idea that Lebanon is alone, sunk and about to disappear," an adviser to Macron told Reuters.

"It will be an occasion to try to give hope to the Lebanese, tell them there's a way, and that France is there to walk alongside them."