- 23 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityMacron
France’s Macron hopes for progress on Lebanon during Saudi talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he hoped talks he would hold in Saudi Arabia later in the day would help alleviate tension between Gulf states…
UAE and France sign deal for 80 Rafale fighter jets
DUBAI (Reuters) - France and the United Arab Emirates confirmed on Friday that they had signed deal on the supply of 80 Rafale warplanes, manufactured by French company Dassault Aviation.…
Lebanese minister whose comments sparked Saudi dispute to resign Friday, sources say
(Reuters) - Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi is expected to announce his resignation on Friday to pave the way for a possible resolution of a diplomatic spat between Lebanon and…
UAE to sign major deals during French president’s visit – Emirati official
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and France will sign major contracts when President Emmanuel Macron visits Dubai on Dec. 3 , a senior Emirati official…
UK’s Johnson proposes 5 steps to Macron to prevent migrant deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he had written to French President Emanuel Macron on Thursday to set out five steps the two countries can take to…
Bolsonaro denounces Macron-Lula meeting as a ‘provocation’
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday called out French President Emmanuel Macron for the "provocation" of meeting with Brazil's leftist former leader Luiz Inacio…
France seals previously-announced Rafale fighter jet deal with Croatia
ZAGREB (Reuters) - France formally signed on Thursday a previously-announced Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter jet contract with Croatia. Reuters TV broadcast images of French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly signing…
France to push migrant issue during EU presidency, Macron says
PARIS (Reuters) - France will push for action on migration when it hosts the European Union presidency from January, President Emmanuel Macron was quoted as saying on Thursday, and he…
Italy, France to sign Rome treaty aimed at changing EU power balance – sources
ROME (Reuters) - Italian and French leaders Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron will sign a deal next week to try to tilt the balance of power in Europe after the…
Macron, Putin agree on need to de-escalate migration crisis in Belarus -Elysee
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a de-escalation of the migrant crisis at the Belarus border, even if the…
France, U.S re-affirm commitment to cooperate on anti-terrorism
PARIS (Reuters) - France and the United States reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate in the fight against terrorism and notably in the Sahel region, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said…
Egypt’s Sisi to attend Libya conference in Paris
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will travel to Paris to attend a conference on Libya on Friday and to hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, the…
