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Macron says France, Britain to announce new migrant treaty
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a new treaty on how to handle migrants hoping to head...
Emmanuel Macron wades into Calais migrant crisis
CALAIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will defend his controversial immigration policy on Tuesday in the northern port of Calais, long a magnet for refugees...
Macron-Netanyahu correspondence on Iran’s nuclear deal
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and pressed the importance of maintaining Iran’s nuclear accord, the Elysee Palace said...
Macron says contract with China for airbuses to be finalised soon
BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron said a contract with China for 184 Airbus A320s would be finalised soon and that his country also had...
France urges China to avoid pitfalls of protectionism
BEIJING: President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday offered to open up France to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to Chinese markets for French...
Emmanuel Macron pursues ambitious agenda on first official China visit
PARIS: In Mandarin, Emmanuel Macron’s name is rendered "Makelong", or "the horse vanquishes the dragon" -- an encouraging image for the French president as...
Pro-Palestinian march in Paris ahead of Netanyahu visit
Erdogan, Macron agree to press US president to reverse his decision
N. Korea condemns ‘mentally deranged dotard’ Trump over Jerusalem
PARIS: Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists...
France’s Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias
PARIS/BAGHDAD: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government-sanctioned, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a rare...
Three injured after French troops face grenade attack before Macron’s arrival
PARIS: A grenade thrown at French soldiers wounded three civilians in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou shortly before the arrival of French President...
Macron’s party to name new leader in trying times
PARIS: Emmanuel Macron’s political party is to name a new leader on Saturday as the French president faces the first rebellious grumblings in the movement...
France’s Macron flies to Riyadh for talks with Saudi crown prince
DUBAI/RIYADH: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Riyadh on Thursday for hastily scheduled talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid rising tensions...
Merkel, Macron back Spain in Catalan crisis
BRUSSELS: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron voiced strong support for Madrid in the Catalan independence crisis on Thursday, backing the...
Macron rejects ‘president of rich’ tag
PARIS: Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he was a president of all French, dismissing opponents’ criticisms that his policies favour the rich while urging...
Macron’s invitation to visit France not related to Kurdish referendum: Iraqi...
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Paris was not related to the...
After German election, France’s Macron paints sweeping vision for Europe
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron offered an ambitious vision for European renewal on Tuesday, calling for the EU to work more closely on defence...
May, Macron, Gentiloni push for quick removal of extremist online content
UNITED NATIONS: Leaders of France, Italy and the United Kingdom urged social media companies on Wednesday to more swiftly remove “terrorist content” from the...
Makeupgate: Macron known to have spent 26,000 Euros on makeup stylists
PARIS: Social media commentators and political opponents of Emmanuel Macron tore into the French president on Friday after it emerged that he spent 26,000...
