Macron announces donors conference for Lebanon 

President Emanuel Macron said there will be an international donors conference for Lebanon "in the coming days" to secure aid from the United States and Europe in order to help Lebanon deal with the aftermath of the port blast.

Speaking at a news conference after meeting the country's leaders, Macron warned, however, that the world will not hand a "blank check" to Lebanese politicians whom he said have lost their popular legitimacy.

"The money is there for Lebanon; it's just waiting for the internal reforms to be implemented," he said.

The french president concluded his remarks by saying "I love you Lebanon" [bhebak ya Lobnan] in Arabic.