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French President Emmanuel Macron addresses lawmakers of both houses during an extraordinary session in the Versailles Palace on July 3, 2017. (AFP)

Macron Proposes Deep Reform, including Reducing Number of MPs, Lifting State of Emergency

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 4, 2017 | World

In a ceremonial address to parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Monday that he would seek to implement “deep reform”, which would include reducing the number of lawmakers and ending the country’s state of emergency. He said that a parliament with a...

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Paris Backs Kuwaiti Mediation to Resolve Qatar Crisis

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 16, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- French President Emmanuel Macron seems interested in playing an active political and diplomatic role in the international scene, including the Middle East and the Arab world, a month after reaching the Elysee palace. According to high-ranking diplomats, Macron...

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French President-elect Emmanuel Macron waves as he arrives to attend a handover ceremony with outgoing President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yoan Valat/Pool

Macron in Morocco on His First Official Visit Outside Europe

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 14, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – In his first official visit outside Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Rabat on Wednesday to meet with King Mohammed VI. The visit was seen as an initiative by the new French president to stress his keenness to preserve excellent relations...

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French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)

Paris Preparing ‘New Initiative’ on Syria

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 14, 2017 | Features

Paris – France is working on devising a political-diplomatic initiative on the war on Syria. To that end it has been intensifying contacts on all sides, whether with the United States, Russia, members of the European Union or countries of the Arab Gulf. Official...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Saudi FM Says Qatar Policies on Supporting Extremist Groups Must Change

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 7, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Paris- Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Tuesday said that Qatar needs to take a number of steps to guarantee relinquishing its support for Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood should it wish to reestablish ties with the major Arab powers that had severed their...