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Two women were stabbed to death in an ISIS-claimed attack in Marseille in southern France. (AFP)

Two Stabbed to Death in Marseille… ISIS Claims Responsibility

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 2, 2017 | World

Marseille – ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack, which saw a man stabbing to death two women at the main railway station in Marseille, southern France, before being shot by the police. One of the victims had her throat slit by the assailant, a man with a...

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Why Macron Doesn’t Fear France’s Unions

by Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry | Oct 1, 2017 | Opinion

The first street protests against Emmanuel Macron’s proposed labor-market reforms have been underwhelming. Several major unions stayed away. Estimates of the turnout varied — from 223,000, according to fairly reliable police figures, to 500,000, according to the...

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Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, French President Emmanuel Macron and Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar in Paris, July 25, 2017 (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)

France Stresses Commitment to ‘Celle Saint-Cloud Agreements’ during Haftar’s Visit

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 29, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – France is maintaining pressure on the Libyan parties to push for a political settlement, in continuation of the Celle Saint-Cloud summit in July, which brought together Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan armed forces, and Prime Minister...

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A video image of an explosion after air strikes carried out by Russian warplanes in the Syrian province of Idlib (AFP Photo)

France Condemns Raids by Syrian Regime, Russia on Civilians

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Sep 29, 2017 | Middle East

France on Thursday condemned bombings by Syrian regime forces and its ally Russia against civilian populations in Idlib and Hama province that have left scores of casualties, and called on Russia to stop them. “These acts violate international humanitarian...

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Aoun and Macron in Paris on Monday/Dalati&Nohra

Macron Promises Aoun to Organize Three Conferences to Help Lebanon

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- French President Emmanuel Macron asserted on Monday with his guest Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who is on an official trip to Paris, that conditions were not yet suitable for the safe return of the Syrian refugees to their country, revealing contradictions...