by Michel Abu Najm | May 15, 2017 | World
Paris – At around 10 AM, the new French President Emmanuel Macron, arrived at the 18th century Elysee palace in a Renault armored car and walked up the red carpet to the Elysee steps where outgoing President Francois Hollande waited to welcome him. On the right,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 14, 2017 | World
New French President Emmanuel Macron pledged in his inaugural address on Sunday to work on overcoming divisions in society which had been shown by the presidential election campaign and seek to build a strong France that was confident of itself in the world....
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 24, 2017 | World
With final French election results showing presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen on 24.01%, 21.30% respectively, France’s outgoing president, Francois Hollande, urged people to back centrist Emmanuel Macron in a vote to choose his successor...
by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East
Paris- In his first official visit to Europe since he returned to the Grand Serail following Lebanon’s presidential elections, Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Paris on Monday before heading later to Berlin and Brussels. Hariri’s presence in Europe is important...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 25, 2017 | World
Ditching the euro to return to the franc would harm the purchasing power of the French, President Francois Hollande and central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Saturday, in tacit warnings against the National Front. According to Reuters, opinion...
