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This file photo taken on October 14, 2015 shows Former French President and French right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) speaks to mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe (L) during a campaign meeting of the LR’s candidate in the regional elections in the Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region in Limoges. Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe attacked on June 10, 2016 Former French President and French right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party President Nicolas Sarkozy on “ethic” and “moral”, criticising the fact Nicolas Sarkozy waits the last moment to leave the LR presidency to announce his candidacy for the party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election. / AFP

France’s Sarkozy to Run for 2017 Presidential Election

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 22, 2016 | World

France’s former leader Nicolas Sarkozy announced his presidential comeback bid on Monday, declaring he would run for the 2017 election. Sarkozy, 61, was unseated from the Elysee Palace at the last election in 2012 by the now deeply unpopular President Francois...

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Nasrallah’s Escalatory Speech Dashes Hopes of Near Presidential Election in Lebanon

by Caroline Akoum | Jul 31, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The escalatory speech of the so-called Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was capable to blow all hopes that were lately seen in Lebanon concerning the possibility of registering a certain breach in the presidential file during the next national...

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Ayrault sits with Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut Tuesday during his two-day visit to Lebanon. National News Agency

French Foreign Minister Carries “General Advices” for Lebanese…with a Priority to Maintain Security

by Caroline Akoum | Jul 13, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The visit of French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to Lebanon brought nothing new at the presidential level except for offering “general advices” concerning the necessity of having a new president, whose election did not yet receive the...

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault attends a meeting in Cairo. Photo: Reuters

French Foreign Minister in Beirut Next Week to Produce a “Breach” in Presidential File

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 5, 2016 | Middle East

Paris- The French diplomacy is again activating the file of the empty presidential seat in Lebanon by trying to produce a certain breach during the two-day visit of its Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to Beirut on July 11 and 13. Ayrault’s visit was preceded...

Trump: U.S. Should Consider Racial Profiling

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2016 | World

Republican Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States should consider further racial profiling in law enforcement, after urging tougher policies after last week’s mass shooting in Orlando. “I think profiling is something that we’re going to have...