Alexandre Baz, 14/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ahmad al-Sharaa, once a senior figure in the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has emerged as a central player in post-Assad Syria. Since taking power in December 2024 in a country ravaged by 13 years of war, Sharaa has positioned himself as a pragmatic and reform-minded leader, both to foreign governments and Syria’s deeply ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Music Art Culture France French Music Week Emmanuel Macron
The first France Music Week, an international event kicking off Monday in Paris, aims to promote a French music sector praised for its local networks and export successes—but increasingly showing signs of strain. Spearheaded by President Emmanuel Macron, the initiative targets industry professionals with the goal of “putting France on the map ...
This is Beirut, 13/06 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron, who on Friday defended Israel's right to protect itself, spoke by phone to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a spike in diplomatic tensions, the Elysee said. The French presidency said the phone conversation took place but did not specify the content of the exchange with the Israeli ...
This is Beirut, 09/06 12:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron United Nations Oceans Nice
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday the world could not let the deepest oceans "become the wild west", at the start in France of a global summit on the seas. World leaders are attending the UN Ocean Conference in Nice as nations tussle over contentious rules on mining the seabed for critical minerals and the terms of ...
This is Beirut, 01/06 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Football France PSG
Key quotes after Paris Saint-Germain's record 5-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday: "This means everything. It's my dream, it's our dream. It's incredible. The result is not by magic. I'm happy we did it like this, now going to celebrate." - PSG's Portuguese midfielder Vitinha summing up what the ...
This is Beirut, 30/05 17:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Europe Asia Singapor
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged Europe and Asia to build a new alliance to hold off big powers seeking to build "spheres of coercion", in a swipe at China and Russia. Macron was speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia's major annual defense and security conference, as Russia defies diplomatic pressure for a ...
David Sahyoun, 28/05 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Psychoanalysis Emmanuel Macron Slap Brigitte Macron Vietnam
Certain gestures exceed their expected boundaries and unsettle the scene in which they occur. Brigitte Macron’s gesture, filmed as she stepped off a plane in Hanoi on May 25, is a striking example. This fleeting moment—interpreted alternately as a slap or a simple sign of complicity—ignited a torrent of interpretations. Beyond ...
This is Beirut, 28/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Israel Palestine Indonesia
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday said he would be willing to establish diplomatic relations with Israel if it recognized a Palestinian state, as he held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jakarta. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, has no formal ties with Israel and has consistently ...
This is Beirut, 14/05 15:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of siding with a "murderous Islamist terrorist organisation" after Macron criticised Israel's blocking of aid to Gaza. "Macron has once again chosen to stand with a murderous Islamist terrorist organisation and echo its despicable propaganda, accusing ...
This is Beirut, 13/05 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France Emmanuel Macron Russia Nuclear Weapons
France is "ready to open" a discussion on deploying French aircraft armed with nuclear bombs in other European countries, similar to the U.S. nuclear sharing arrangement, President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday on TF1. "I will define the framework officially in the coming weeks and months," Macron said, outlining three ...
This is Beirut, 11/05 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Volodymyr Zelensky Turkey Emmanuel Macron Ukraine Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday urged Russia to accept a 30-day truce proposed by Kyiv's allies, adding he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend peace talks in Turkey. "We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy," Zelensky said on X, adding he "will be ...
This is Beirut, 11/05 14:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told Russian and French leaders that a "historic turning point" has been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that Ankara was ready to host talks between the two warring parties, his office said. NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with both of its ...