Emmanuel Macron

Iraq's Kurds emerge as Middle East's key diplomatic players at Munich Security Council - analysis

The KRG has helped smooth the transition in eastern Syria by working with Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces, also hosting US forces and other anti-ISIS coalition forces.

Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.
France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew who was tortured and murdered in 2006, at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, February 13, 2026.

Macron calls for stronger measures against antisemitism in France at Ilan Halimi ceremony

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025.

French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Mediterranean

French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference during a European Union leaders' summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 19, 2025.

France asks for NATO exercise in Greenland, ready to contribute to it, Macron says


France's Macron sues Candace Owens for claiming his wife, Brigitte, is a man

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed the 22-count defamation lawsuit against far Right conspiracy theorist Candace Owens following several YouTube videos.

Candace Owens speaks during a right-wing gathering known as America Fest, an event organised by Turning Point USA, in Phoenix, Arizona, December 2022; illustrative.

European right-wing leaders in Vienna back Israel, accuse Macron of going soft on Iran

Austria hosts a gathering of Europe’s nationalist right as speakers accuse France’s president of appeasing Tehran while pledging full backing for Israel.

 ISRAEL MUST not be allowed to win so much, Western diplomatic discourse says, according to the writer, because this would be bad for American and Western interests. President Macron of France said  that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.’

July 12 to be French national day of commemoration of Alfred Dreyfus, Macron announces

The date was chosen to mark the day that Dreyfus was cleared of charges against him on July 12, 1906, a full twelve years after the so-called Dreyfus Affair began.

 A statue of Alfred Dreyfus is seen in Mulhouse, eastern France, October 9, 2025

French-Saudi summit on two-state solution rescheduled to end of July, after delays from Iran war

The conference, scheduled to take place in New York, was initially planned for last month but was postponed due to the conflict between Israel and Iran.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2, 2024.

France's Macron, Russia's Putin talked about Ukraine, Iran in two-hour call

The pair, who had not spoken since September 2022, according to the Elysee, also discussed Iran.

 French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin give a press conference after a summit on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris, December 9, 2019

Macron’s push for a Palestinian state is a betrayal of Israel, France, and democracy - opinion

French President Emmanuel Macron's push for Palestinian statehood is reportedly due to pressure from radical Muslim communities, but that

 FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Nice earlier this month. Under Macron’s leadership, France is drifting away from Israel and from the core values of Western democracy, the writer argues.

Trump brands Macron ‘publicity‑seeking, always wrong’ amid G7 rift

The growing friction between Jerusalem and Paris was further underscored by Macron’s recent comments warning against a military campaign to topple the Iranian regime.

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he attends a meeting during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, in Alberta, Canada, June 17, 2025.

UN conference on Israel-Palestinian issue postponed following Iran attack

A Western diplomatic source in Riyadh said that the Saudi-French conference would be postponed partially due to the attacks on Iran.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. December 3, 2024.

US warns against attending UN conference on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution

This comes after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested his country could recognize a Palestinian State.

 US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House, in Washington, June 9, 2025.

French experts recommend Palestinian state recognition as option to 'appease' French Muslims

The report stated that the recognition could also serve as a symbolic gesture aimed at bridging the growing divide between France's Jewish and Muslim communities.

 A man holds a placard reading "Free Palestine" in Paris, France, during a demonstration, to protest after Israel seized the British-flagged yacht, Madleen was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza, June 9, 2025.