Upside-Down Narratives: Paris Attack Targeted Muslims, Not Kurds
With French President Emmanuel Macron’s early practices, hostility towards Muslims in France gained legitimacy like nowhere else in Europe.
Qatar World Cup Is Over: A Timeline of the Controversies Surrounding the Tournament
Days before the beginning of the World Cup, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that “sport shouldn’t be politicized.
Can the UN General Assembly Meeting Bring “Transformative Solutions to Interlocking Challenges”?
French President Emmanuel Macron criticized Russia’s decision to declare partial military mobilization saying it put youth at risk and that the move would further isolate Russia.
Europe Allocates More Funds for Joint Defense: Is the European Army on the Way?
French President Emmanuel Macron has been a strong proponent of this idea; back in 2019, he had directed harsh criticism against NATO claiming that it was "brain-dead.
Unprecedented Times: Macron’s France at an Impasse
” To make things worse, the storms that French President Emmanuel Macron will face are not of only one kind.
Global Food Crisis: Russia and the West Play the Blame Game
On May 31, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had urged Vladimir Putin to end the blockade of Ukraine’s port of Odessa under the terms of a UN resolution.
Islamophobia and the French Presidential Election
What if she crosses the threshold?
Since the night of April 10, French politicians, academics, intellectuals, journalists, and especially President Emmanuel Macron, have been repeating both verbally and in writing: "This is a historical responsibility, it is time to unite against the extreme right!” In the Fifth Republic, when this call was first made 20 years ago, in 2002, Jean Marie Le Pen eliminated the socialist candidate Lionel Jospin, but President Jacques Chirac won the election with 82.
Why French Youths Abstain from Voting in the Presidential Election
n the first round of France’s presidential election on April 10, incumbent Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen came out on top, securing their places in the second round of voting, which will be held on April 24.
How the Russia-Ukraine War Turned the Political Climate in France Upside Down
ho would have thought that French President Emmanuel Macron and the Muslim minority living under pressure in France especially during his term, would breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, for the same reason, albeit for a temporary period! The war launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, on the grounds of the “demilitarizing and de-Nazification of Ukraine,” turned the political climate in France upside down.
What French Presidential Election Means for French Muslims and Turkey
Current president Emmanuel Macron has not yet announced his candidacy, but he is expected to announce it officially soon.
Macron, the Gulf, and Islam
n December 3 and 4, 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to the Gulf for a short visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower Status
This one, for me, is counter-productive,” French President Emmanuel Macron said during a discussion broadcast by Washington-based think tank, the Atlantic Council, in February.
Turkey is the New Strategic Player in Africa
Emmanuel Macron the French President has accused Turkey in November 2020 of weakening France’s West African ties by playing on what Macron’s called the “post-colonial resentment.
The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia
After all, Najib Mikati’s government did not see the light despite the immense effort and pressure France’s Elysée exerted over 13 months up until French President Emmanuel Macron received a nod from the Iranians following the installment of their new hardline administration in Tehran.
Apology and Acknowledgement: Algerians Recall France’s Colonial History
mmanuel Macron's statement on French colonial history and memory in Algeria and his sharp criticism of the Algerian regime sparked a political crisis between the two countries, which are linked with more than 130 years of colonial history.
Report on Sex Crimes by the Catholic Church Shocks France
Even amidst the cataclysm caused by the Sauvé Report, the best French President Emmanuel Macron could find to say or do was to spin this, like many others in the most inappropriate and indecent manner, by praising the “courage” and the “sense of responsibility” of the Catholic Church for “facing the truth” (!).
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
Al-Kadhimi co-sponsored the conference in Baghdad with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the war in Yemen, Lebanon's collapse, the regional water crisis, and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.
NSO’s Pegasus Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg of Israeli Spyware
One of the most prominent highlights in the leaked list was France’s president Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s king Mohammed VI.
EU-China Trade Deal: Where Does the US Stand?
diplomats and officials have also criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron’s push to finalize the deal with China.
Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll
Thus, at the moment, Russia is more or less supportive of the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron, which he announced on his visit to Lebanon after the deadly Beirut port explosion on August 4 which left the capital partially destroyed and thousands displaced.
