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Political turbulence likely to continue unabated in 2019

Osama Al Sharif

Political analysts like to make predictions. This is, after all, what is expected of them; and this commentator is no exception. As we bid farewell to 2018, a year of disappointments for many and hope for some, we look at 2019 with less optimism, as most pundits will agree. The tumults of this year will be carried forward and mayRead more

US-China summit ends with signals of progress in defusing trade war

Buenos Aires - Arab Today

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held high-stakes trade talks in Argentina on Saturday, and both sides signaled they made progress toward defusing a damaging tariffs war between the world’s two largest economies. With the United States and China locked in an economic dispute that has unnerved global financial markets and weighed on the world economy, Trump and XiRead more

Macron, Bassil closed door meeting concludes

Beirut - Arab Today

The lengthy closed door meeting between French President, Emanuel Macron, and Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Gebran Bassil, concluded a while ago. Minister Bassil is bound for London tonight Source: NNARead more

Diplomat reveals Sisi will visit France

Cairo - Ali Al Sayed

France’s Ambassador to Cairo Stefan Roumtier revealed that there is no date set for exchanging visits between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and his French counterpart Emanuel Macron, saying that the Egyptian president is scheduled to hold a visit to Paris during the coming Fall. He added, “When French President ascended to the power, the first phone call heRead more

France aspires to Algerian role to end conflict in Libya

Paris - Fatima Saadawy

French President Emanuel Macron has shown that French diplomacy will be adopting a new approach in which it is prepared to take on a direct role in mediating for a Libya settlement. The French president stressed the need for an Algerian role to move forward the Libyan crisis during the coming period. The French officials aspire to take serious stepsRead more

Trump says 'something could happen' over Paris accord

Paris - Arab Today

US President Donald Trump suggested Thursday he could change his position on the Paris climate accord, in remarks after talks with his French counterpart Emanuel Macron. "Something could happen with respect to the Paris accord," he said at a joint news conference with Macron six weeks after announcing that the United States would abandon the 2015 pact, adding: "We'll seeRead more

Sahel countries agreed to form unified military force

Bambko - Adel Salama

Leaders of African Sahel countries held a summit in Mali on Sunday in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron, as they discussed the formation of a unified military force to fight the extremist groups working in the region. The French president stressed that the need for more serious steps during the coming period to eliminate extremism as soon asRead more