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Macron Warns Ukraine Peace can't Mean 'Surrender', after Trump Talks

This is Beirut, 25/02 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump had shown a path forward despite fears of a transatlantic rift. Meeting at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion, the two leaders said there was progress on the idea ...

One Dead, Several Police Wounded in 'Islamist' Knife Attack in France

This is Beirut, 22/02 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act". Prosecutors said three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect who is on a terror prevention watchlist, ...

Macron to Tell Trump: "You Can't Be Weak with Putin" Ahead of US Visit

This is Beirut, 20/02 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France was entering a "new era" and that he planned to tell US President Donald Trump he could not "be weak" with Vladimir Putin. Macron spoke to the French ahead of a planned visit to the White House to meet Trump next week, as Europe scrambles to respond to his Ukraine war ...

Macron Expected at White House Next Week

This is Beirut, 19/02 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, a US official said Wednesday, as Europe scrambles to respond to the US president's shift on the war in Ukraine. "President Macron is expected at the White House early next week," a White House official told AFP on condition of anonymity. With AFPe

Macron Holds New Emergency Talks on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 19/02 18:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday held a new meeting on Ukraine in a bid to coordinate a European response to what he called an "existential threat" from Russia after a shock policy shift in Washington. Macron was speaking to leaders of 19 countries including Canada, with most taking part by video link, according to the ...

Paris Book Festival Celebrates Moroccan Literature

Marie-Christine Tayah, 18/02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Recognized for its linguistic and cultural diversity, the Kingdom of Morocco will be in the spotlight at the 2025 edition of the Paris Book Festival. Moroccan literature, spanning Arabic, Amazigh, French, English, and Spanish, reflects a unique cultural mosaic. Morocco’s Ambassador to France, Samira Sitaïl, highlighted the pride associated with ...

France says EU working toward 'rapid' easing of Syria sanctions

This is Beirut, 13/02 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on the transition in the war-torn country after president Bashar al-Assad's fall. Islamist-led rebels toppled Assad in December after a lightning offensive. The new authorities, headed by ...

Syria's Top Diplomat to Attend Paris Transition Talks

This is Beirut, 13/02 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is to attend an international conference in Paris on Thursday on the political transition after Islamist-led rebels seized power from president Bashar al-Assad in December. The trip will be the first such official visit to Europe for talks by the top diplomat of post-Assad Syria after he attended the ...

Macron Courts Modi in Quest for Geopolitical 'Independence'

This is Beirut, 12/02 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries. Macron took Modi for dinner in the picturesque southern town of Cassis on Tuesday, before Wednesday's visit to the Mediterranean ...

Trump Signs Executive Orders for Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to Start March 12

This is Beirut, 11/02 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump signed executive orders to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from March 12, ramping up a long-promised trade war despite warnings from Europe and China. "Today I'm simplifying our tariffs on steel and aluminum," Trump said Monday in the Oval Office. "It's 25 percent without exceptions or ...

Government Chiefs and Tech Leaders Gather in Paris for AI Summit

This is Beirut, 10/02 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society. Co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the gathering's stated aims include ...

A Trip Back in Time

Michel Touma, 27/01 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Civilians who headed to the border villages of southern Lebanon on Sunday, seemingly spurred on by Hezbollah, demonstrated remarkable audacity. The standard-bearers of the “resistance” will likely frame this as yet another “victory,” merely because residents sought to return to certain localities despite repeated warnings from the Israeli ...