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Macron and al-Abadi at the Elysee on Thursday, REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Abadi Does Not Want to Fight Kurds, Erdogan Supports Closing Borders

by Michel Abu Najm and Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 6, 2017 | Middle East

Paris, Ankara — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed on Thursday that he does not want an armed confrontation with the Kurds in relation to the crisis of the referendum on independence held in the Kurdistan region on Sept. 25. Meanwhile, Turkish President...

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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...

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View of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Caribbean September 6, 2017. Netherlands Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS

Macron Pledges to Cut Red Tape to Rebuild French Caribbean Islands after Irma

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 12, 2017 | World

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to cut through red tape to quickly rebuild the islands of the French Caribbean during a visit on Tuesday meant to dispel anger at his government` s response to Hurricane Irma, which killed at least 43 people in the region....

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Emmanuel Macron, center, in May as a presidential candidate, touring a glassmaker in Albi, France. Credit Eric Feferberg/Agence France-Presse

Low-Cost Workers … Macron’s Problem with Eastern Europe

by LIZ ALDERMAN | Sep 2, 2017 | Business

Washington- Visit nearly any big construction site in France, and chances are that many employees hail from low-wage East European countries. In Britain, farms employ labor from Poland, Romania or Bulgaria when the harvest comes. Nearly half of the drivers of trucks...

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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura (right), and his Senior Special Advisor Jan Egeland, brief the press in Geneva. UN Photo

International Invitation for Syrian Deal to Prevent Reemergence of Extremism

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Sep 2, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, London, Paris- Syrians went out on Friday to celebrate the Adha Eid for the first time in the four de-escalation zones at a time when international calls were made to strike a “comprehensive deal” that allows the return of refugees and prevents the...