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French President Francois Hollande leaves the Elysee Palace after a security meeting in Paris, Friday, July 15, 2016. AP

Hollande, City’s Mayor Fire Back at Trump over Paris Criticism

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 25, 2017 | World

French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo have hit back at Donald Trump after the U.S. president criticized France in a veiled attack on its immigration policies and those of its European allies. “It is never good to show the slightest...

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French President Francois Hollande welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Elysee Palace.. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Abbas Calls Israeli Settlements an ‘Attack’ On Palestinians, France’s Hollande Hopes Settler Law is Reconsidered

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 7, 2017 | World

The ramp-up of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories opens the way to their annexation, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday called a new Israeli law legalizing dozens of Jewish...

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Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande in 2013 at Paris. Photo: FRED DUFOUR – AFP

Merkel, Hollande Call for European Unity over Trump Rule ‘Challenges’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2017 | World

French President Francois Hollande said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration poses “challenges” for Europe as he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel underscored the need for European unity in the face of growing internal and...

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French President Francois Hollande at a military base in northern Iraq. Photo: AFP

Hollande in the Line of Fire in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Erbil-As a series of explosions hit Iraq, French President Francois Hollande set foot in Baghdad where he met with Iraqi President Fouad Masoum, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Speaker Salim al-Jabouri. The French president then headed on Monday to Erbil...

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People look at a burned vehicle at the site of car bomb attack in a busy square at Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City district, in Iraq January 2, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills 36 in Baghdad Market

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 2, 2017 | Middle East

A suicide bomber driving a pickup loaded with explosives struck a sprawling market in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 people in an attack claimed by the ISIS group hours after French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Iraqi capital. The bomb went off in...