Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: EMMANUEL MACRON
Macron’s party set for huge French parliamentary majority
:: President Emmanuel Macron’s fledgling party is set to trounce France’s traditional main parties in a parliamentary election and secure a huge majority to push through his pro-business reforms, projections after the first round showed on Sunday. The vote delivered
Chemical weapons a ‘red line’ in Syria, France’s Macron says
:: The use of chemical weapons in Syria is a red line for France and would result in reprisals, Emmanuel Macron said on Monday during his first meeting as president of France with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “Any use
Macron vows reprisals if chemical weapons used in Syria
:: France would respond immediately to any use of chemical weapons in Syria, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday while urging a stepped-up “partnership” with Moscow in fighting Daesh in the country. “A very clear red line exists on our
France says not planning to reopen embassy in Syria
:: France’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the reopening of its embassy in Syria was not on the table, signaling there may be no fundamental change to Paris’ approach to the Syrian conflict under new president Emmanuel Macron. Citing
France’s Macron picks PM from the right, blowing apart old boundaries
:: Newly-inaugurated French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a conservative prime minister on Monday in a move to broaden his political appeal and weaken his opponents before legislative elections in June. Edouard Philippe, 46, a lawmaker and mayor of port city
France chose ‘hope,’ says newly-inaugurated President Macron
:: Emmanuel Macron said France had chosen “hope” as he was officially inaugurated as the country’s youngest president ever on Sunday. Macron, 39, promised in his first speech as president that the beleaguered European Union would be “reformed and relaunched”
How France will inaugurate Macron, country’s youngest ever president
:: Central Paris will come to a standstill on Sunday for the inauguration of Emmanuel Macron as president of France for a five-year term he overcame the odds to win and which he has said can unite a divided nation.
Putin, in telegram to France’s Macron, says ready for constructive work
:: Russian President Vladimir Putin sent France’s President-elect Emmanuel Macron a telegram to congratulate him on his election victory and told him Russia was ready for constructive work on bilateral and global issues, the Kremlin said on Monday. “The citizens
Saudi King Salman congratulates Emmanuel Macron on French presidential window
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his election as president of France. On behalf of both the people and the government of Saudi Arabia, King Salman expressed
Euro rallies after Emmanuel Macron wins French election
:: The euro rallied to $1.1010 from $1.0998 in early forex trading in Asia on Monday after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency, scoring a resounding victory over far-right rival Marine Le Pen. The 39-year-old’s victory effectively eliminates
World leaders react to Emmanuel Macron as France’s new president
:: From the United States to Morocco, world leaders immediately reached out to congratulate French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron. Macron, who has a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeated Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of
Emmanuel Macron elected next French president
:: Emmanuel Macron has been elected to lead France as president on Sunday after winning 65.5 percent of the votes over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Macron, who has a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeated Le Pen, a far-right
Macron team blasts ‘massive hacking attack’ on eve of vote
:: The campaign team of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Friday confirmed it had suffered a “massive and coordinated hacking attack” after internal documents were released online, slamming an attempt at “democratic destabilisation”. “The files circulating were obtained several
Hacking arrest, fake news in tense French presidential race
:: Allegations of fake news and hacking attempts dominated France’s tense presidential campaign on Thursday, with just two days left for independent Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen to win over voters before this weekend’s high-stakes runoff.
The French elections have produced few surprises yet, but what of round 2?
By : Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady :: Despite last minute jitters over a late surge by far-left candidate Lean-Luc Melenchon, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron and National Front leader Marine Le Pen were the frontrunners. At the end of the first
French election: Polls project Macron vs. Le Pen in May 7 runoff vote
French state television has projected Centrist Emmanuel Macron finished ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday to qualify alongside her for the runoff in France’s presidential election, initial projections suggested. Macron was projected to score 23-24 percent, with
French presidential campaign tightening in final weeks, polls show
France’s presidential race is tightening in its final weeks with a far-left and a conservative candidate narrowing the gap on long-time frontrunners Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, two polls showed on Friday. An Odoxa poll for Le Point magazine
Macron throws electoral net wide, meeting Sarkozy’s man in the south
Emmanuel Macron met hard-line southern French conservative Christian Estrosi on Saturday, a sign of how widely the favorite to win France’s presidential election is throwing his centrist electoral net. The warm encounter in Marseille with the president of the Provence-Alpes-Cote
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