France to sell Egypt 30 fighter jets in $4.5 bln deal
Islam News – France is in advanced talks to sell 30 Rafale fighter jets to Egypt, a government source said on Monday, in a 3.75 billion euro ($4.5 billion) deal … Read More
Tag: Emmanuel Macron
On Islam, Macron isn’t flirting with the far right
BY Mujtaba Rahman Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice and the author of POLITICO’s Beyond the Bubble column. IslamNews – French President Emmanuel Macron is under sustained … Read More
France passes anti- radicalism bill that worries Muslims
IslamNews – Lawmakers in the French parliament’s lower house on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would strengthen oversight of mosques, schools and sports clubs to safeguard France from radical … Read More
Hariri: No progress is made on formation of new Lebanese government
IslamNews – Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Friday that no progress had been made in talks to form a new government, after months of political wrangling. Hariri dined … Read More
Lebanon’s Hariri and France’s Macron discuss Lebanese crisis, formation of government
IslamNews – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday dined with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the crisis in Lebanon and the difficulties in forming a new government, according … Read More
Islamophobia: A fungible prop for Muslim religious soft power
By James M. Dorsey – first appeared on The Turbulent world of Middle East Soccer | Islam News – Think the Muslim world is united in opposing Islamophobia? Think twice. … Read More
French president says no apology for colonization of Algeria
IslamNews – French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not apologize for France’s colonization of Algeria on Wednesday. It is not the first time Macron, heavily active on the world … Read More
Macron’s positive test reverberates among European leaders
Islam News – After President Emmanuel Macron of France tested positive for the coronavirus, other European leaders he recently met have begun to self-quarantine, the New York Times said. The Élysée … Read More
Mohamed bin Zayed, French President discuss relations, latest regional developments
ABU DHABI, 1st November, 2020 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, discussed … Read More
Turkish parliament condemns remarks by France’s Macron in cartoon row
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament showed rare unity on Tuesday in condemning remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron in a row about cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, calling his comments … Read More