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President-elect Emmanuel Macron of France waving to supporters on Sunday. Credit Patrick Kovarik/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Macron and the Revival of Europe

by Roger Cohen | May 12, 2017 | Opinion

It’s not just that Emmanuel Macron won and will become, at the age of 39, France’s youngest president. It’s not merely that he defeated, in Marine Le Pen, the forces of xenophobic nationalism exploited by President Donald Trump. It’s that he won with a bold stand for...

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Cabinet Selections to Rock France after Macron Win

by Michel Abu Najm | May 11, 2017 | World

Paris – Despite his sweeping victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, elected French president Emmanuel Macron’s job will not be easy, the way carved to the Élysée Palace is not a bed of roses. After the excitement of winning simmers, Macron’s task on...

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Hassani Abdelhadi, the imam of Attadamoun Mosque, attends the Friday prayer at the mosque in the neighbourhood of Molenbeek, in Brussels, Belgium, Picture taken November 20. To match Insight- REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Belgium Grants Permits to 10 New Mosques to Fight Extremist Ideology

by Abdullah Mustafa and Majed Al Khatib | May 3, 2016 | World

Brussels, Cologne – The Ministry of Justice in Belgium confirmed that it is arranging to grant permits for establishing a number of mosques, a measure taken in line with the governmental plan for confronting extremist ideology. The Muslim Executive of Belgium...

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Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez light candles while gathering in front of the Venezuelan embassy in Santiago, Chile. (AFP)

Hugo Chávez: The Man Who Turned the Light of Hope On and Off

by Amir Taheri | Mar 6, 2013 | Profiles

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—I first met Hugo Chávez, the late flamboyant Venezuelan president, in 2002, after one of his earlier trips to Iran. With a few colleagues, we dined at an Italian restaurant in Paris. The conversation touched on a range of topics, but two themes...

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Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, front center, gestures as Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez,front left, and Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, front right, smiles during the inauguration ceremony of Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa at the National Assembly in Quito, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. The three men behind are unidentified. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Death of Chavez Leaves Leftist Void in Latin America

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2013 | World

Havana, Reuters—The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday left a large void in the leftist leadership of Latin America and raised questions about whether the oil largesse he generously spread through the region would continue. Allies such as Bolivian...