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French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)

France Hopes Sarraj-Haftar Meeting Will Yield Roadmap for Libya Peace

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 25, 2017 | Features

Paris – France will host on Tuesday Prime Minister of the UN-recognized Libyan government Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival, commander of the Libyan National Army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, in an attempt to reach a solution to the North African country’s crisis. Hosted...

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Government of National Accord (GNA) leader Fayez al-Sarraj, and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar meet in May, AFP

France Seeks a Libya Breakthrough during Haftar-Sarraj Elysee Meeting

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 23, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- French President Emanuel Macron has shown that French diplomacy will be adopting a new approach in which it is prepared to take on a direct role in mediating for a Libya settlement. For over six years, the Libya row and crisis has affected European countries in...

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People stand on a Turkish army tank in Ankara, Turkey on July 16, 2016. (Reuters)

A Year After the Coup, Where is Turkey Heading?

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 19, 2017 | Features

Paris – A year after the coup attempt that almost ousted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where is the country heading? How did Turkey change with the intensified internal cleansing operations launched by the president that sent tens of thousands to jail? What...

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French President Emmanuel Macon calls for a resumption of Middle East peace talks as he holds his first official talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AFP)

Macron Hosts Netanyahu in Paris without Launching New Peace Initiative

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 17, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – For three days, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted in Paris Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu where he took part in a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the deportation of thousands of French Jews to Nazi concentration camps during...

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French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP)

Paris Playing ‘behind the Scenes’ Diplomatic Role in Gulf Crisis

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 7, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – France is maintaining its “behind the scenes” role in the Gulf crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt over Doha’s funding and backing of terrorism because the French government believes that the residents of the Gulf...