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Macron to Hold Ukraine War Talks with Rubio, Witkoff in Paris

This is Beirut, 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron was set to meet in Paris Thursday with America's top diplomat about crafting a Ukraine ceasefire as Washington and Europe seek common ground on ending the fighting. Top Ukrainian officials were also in the French capital on Thursday to meet EU and US delegations, President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff said, ...

France Expels 12 Algerian Officials and Recalls Envoy

This is Beirut, 15/04 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday decided to expel 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled the French ambassador in Algiers, his office said, as a spat escalates between the two countries. The retaliatory measure came after the former French colony on Sunday ordered 12 French officials from the interior ministry to ...

Netanyahu Tells Macron: Palestinian State 'Huge Reward for Terrorism'

This is Beirut, 15/04 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that the establishment of a Palestinian state would be a "huge reward for terrorism". Macron, meanwhile, posted on X that he had told Netanyahu the suffering of civilians in Gaza "must end" and only a ceasefire in the war with Hamas would free the remaining ...

Macron and Abbas Agree on 'Urgent' Need for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 14/04 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and French President Emmanuel Macron called for an "urgent" ceasefire in Gaza during a phone conversation on Monday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. "They emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire, the acceleration of humanitarian aid delivery, the rejection of the displacement of the ...

Russian Attacks Kill Four in East Ukraine, Kyiv Says

This is Beirut, 14/04 15:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian attacks Monday on the Kharkiv region of east Ukraine killed four elderly residents, local officials said, a day after more than two dozen were killed in neighbouring Sumy. Moscow's forces have gained ground in the Kharkiv region, home to Ukraine's second largest city, which was also targeted in overnight Russian drone ...

Israel PM Says Macron 'Gravely Mistaken' In Promoting Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 13/04 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron was "gravely mistaken" in advocating for a Palestinian state. "President Macron is gravely mistaken in continuing to promote the idea of a Palestinian state in the heart of our land— a state whose sole aspiration is the destruction of Israel," Netanyahu ...

Macron Calls on Lebanon to Exit ‘Wars of Others’ and Build Lasting Peace

This is Beirut, 13/04 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a powerful message on X urging Lebanon to break free from foreign entanglements and focus on building lasting peace. “Fifty years ago, the Lebanese Civil War began. On this solemn anniversary, I pay tribute to all the victims of that ...

France-Algeria: Has the Power Dynamics Approach Failed?

Soumia Benmerzoug, 07/04 21:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Eight months of diplomatic tensions led France and Algeria to initiate a rapprochement, formalized by the visit of French Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to Algiers on April 6. The relations between France and Algeria, shaped by a painful colonial history, have always been marked by ups and downs. However, the crisis that erupted in 2024 reached ...

Macron Says Opposes Any Displacement, Annexation in Gaza, West Bank

This is Beirut, 07/04 18:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on a visit to Cairo on Monday that he was strongly opposed to any displacement of Palestinians or annexation in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. "We are firmly opposed to the displacement of populations and to any annexation of both Gaza and the West Bank," Macron said as he met with his Egyptian ...

Macron to Hold Gaza Summit With Egyptian, Jordanian Leaders

This is Beirut, 05/04 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would hold a trilateral summit on the situation in Gaza with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II. Israel has pushed to seize territory in Gaza since the collapse of a short-lived truce in its war with Hamas, in what it has called a strategy to force the ...

What the world said about Trump's tariffs

This is Beirut, 03/04 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping new tariffs on imports to the United States from countries right across the globe. Here are international reactions so far from the world's major economies: China Beijing said it "firmly opposes" the new tariffs on its exports, and vowed "countermeasures to safeguard its own rights and ...

Defiant French Far Right Insists 'we Will win' Despite Le Pen Ban

This is Beirut, 01/04 14:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The French far right on Tuesday insisted it could still win 2027 elections after the movement's long time leader Marine Le Pen was banned from standing for office as part of an embezzlement conviction. Le Pen, who considered herself the favorite in the 2027 presidential elections where President Emmanuel Macron cannot stand again, was on Monday ...