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Dialogue with Taliban does not mean its recognition: Emmanuel Macron

Aug 31, 2021, at 11:24 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has said dialogue with Taliban, the hardline Islamist group which overrun Afghanistan, does not mean it is being recognised.

Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron discuss Afghanistan situation

Aug 20, 2021, at 11:25 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France spoke on Thursday about developments in Afghanistan.

French President Emmanuel Macron among potential targets of Pegasus: Reports

Jul 21, 2021, at 05:57 am

Paris/IBNS: Phone numbers used by French President Emmanuel Macron and top members of his government are among the potential targets for the Israeli spyware Pegasus, media reports.

Emmanuel Macron to unveil phased plan to ease France's COVID-19 restrictions

Apr 29, 2021, at 05:53 pm

Paris/Xinhua: French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a "progressive and phased" plan to relax the country's coronavirus rules on Friday, Prime Minister Jean Castex said here on Wednesday.

French Embassy advises its citizens to leave Pakistan

Apr 16, 2021, at 02:39 am

Islamabad/IBNS: The French Embassy on Thursday asked its citizens as well as companies to leave Pakistan temporarily over violent anti-France protests that crippled large parts of the country this week.

France's Emmanuel Macron says nothing decided yet on further COVID-19 restrictions

Mar 28, 2021, at 09:26 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The French government will assess the impact of the current COVID-19 restrictions, but nothing has been decided yet on any further measures, President Emmanuel Macron said in an exclusive interview with Journal du Dimanche.

Pakistan President Arif Alvi cautions France against enacting anti-Muslim laws

Feb 22, 2021, at 03:51 am

Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has urged political leadership of France “not to entrench the discriminatory attitudes against Muslim into laws”, a comment which may further deteriorate relationship between the two nations.

Pakistan, France relations still ‘poisoned’ over Prophet Muhammad caricature: Report

Feb 18, 2021, at 07:41 pm

Paris: Relationship between Pakistan and France remain “poisoned” even after months since the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad led the tie between two nations touch low points.

French lawmakers approve bill to combat 'Islamist separatism'

Feb 17, 2021, at 07:57 pm

Paris: French National Assembly on Tuesday approved a law to fight Islamist extremism and separatism, an attempt believed to be taken to tackle the root causes of jihadist violence.

Three French soldiers killed by explosive device during operation in Mali: Elysee Palace

Dec 29, 2020, at 02:46 pm

Paris/Sputnik: Three French soldiers have been killed after their armored vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Mali on Monday morning, the Elysee Palace's press department said.

Emmanuel Macron leaves residence in Versailles after coronavirus quarantine – Reports

Dec 25, 2020, at 06:42 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron has left his residence in Versailles where he underwent a quarantine after having tested positive for COVID-19, French media reported.

French President Emmanuel Macron tests Covid-19 positive

Dec 17, 2020, at 09:24 pm

Paris: France's President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, Elysée Palace said on Thursday.

Pakistani Minister deletes tweet comparing French President Emmanuel Macron to Nazi rule

Nov 25, 2020, at 04:39 am

Islamabad: Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari recently deleted a tweet in which she had described French President Emmanuel Macron treating the Muslims in his nation in the same way as Nazis behaved with the Jews during World War 2.

France 'shocked' by ‘deeply insulting’ comments made by Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister

Nov 22, 2020, at 09:13 pm

Paris/Sputnik: The French Foreign Ministry has condemned harsh statements against President Emmanuel Macron made by Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari.

France 'shocked' by ‘deeply insulting’ comments made by Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister

Nov 22, 2020, at 04:41 pm

Paris/Sputnik: The French Foreign Ministry has condemned harsh statements against President Emmanuel Macron made by Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari.

Journalist questions silence of Islamic nations over Uyghur issue

Nov 05, 2020, at 07:16 pm

Istanbul: Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid has questioned several Islamic nations' silence on Uyghur issue.

Pakistan: Protesters attempt to storm French Embassy in Islamabad, police fire teargas

Oct 31, 2020, at 04:06 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan police on Friday fired teargas on protesters who attempted to storm the French Embassy in Islamabad to protests against the printing of images depicting the Prophet Mohammad and President Emmanuel Macron defending the same.

Macron: From liberal poster boy of France to Muslim world eyesore

Oct 30, 2020, at 06:33 pm

Once a poster boy of the all-embracing liberal West, who in elections defeated the far-right, French President Emmanuel Macron is now suddenly an enemy of the Islamic world with the Turkish president even calling him "mentally unwell".

Nice Incident: Attacker arrived in France from Tunisia days ago

Oct 30, 2020, at 02:15 pm

Nice: French officials on Friday said the man who stabbed two women and a man to death in a church in France arrived from Tunisia days ago, media reports said.

France’s foreign ministry issues safety advice to its citizens currently in Bangladesh

Oct 28, 2020, at 03:34 pm

Dhaka/UNI: France has warned its citizens living or travelling to several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

Prominent Turkish lawmaker slams Macron's plans to crack down on 'Islamist separatism'

Oct 27, 2020, at 11:25 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Prominent Turkish lawmaker Devlet Bahceli on Tuesday hit out against French President Emmanuel Macron over France’s plans to crack down on radical Islam.

Western Libya sees rallies against Macron's words defending cartoons on Muhammad :Reports

Oct 26, 2020, at 10:27 pm

Moscow/Sputnik:  Grand Mufti of Libya Sadiq Al-Ghariani, head of Islamic jurisconsults in the country, has called for organization of a series of demonstrations across western Libya to condemn a recent speech by French President Emmanuel Macron, in which he defended the use of cartoons of Islamic prophet Muhammad as manifestation of freedom of speech, the media reported on Monday.

Teacher beheaded in Paris suburb for 'showing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad' to students, attacker shot dead

Oct 17, 2020, at 10:41 pm

Paris: A French school teacher was beheaded by a man close to Paris city on Friday for allegedly showing controversial caricatures depicting the Prophet Mohammed to his students, media reports said, adding that the gunman has been shot dead by police soon after the crime in the suburbs of the French capital.

Namaste: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Anegela Merkel in Indian style, video goes viral

Aug 21, 2020, at 11:50 pm

Paris: A video shared by French President  Emmanuel Macron on Twitter is winning hearts as the leader could be seen welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Mediterranean holiday retreat, the Fort of Bregancon, in southern France, by folding his hands in traditional Indian 'Namaste' style.

Macron says EU leaders summit decisive for arriving at compromise on economical recovery

Jul 17, 2020, at 10:27 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron expressed the belief on Friday that the first physical summit of the European Union leaders since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic would be decisive for securing agreements for the sake of EU economical and social recovery, expressing confidence that the goals would be achieved under Germany's presidency in the Council of the European Union.

France summons Chinese envoy on COVID-19 comment, German newspaper criticise Xi over handling pandemic crisis

Apr 21, 2020, at 02:40 pm

Paris/IBNS: Amid growing discontent against China internationally over the alleged epicentre of COVID-19 being Wuhan city and reports of silencing information on the death toll in the country, the French foreign office recently summoned the Chinese ambassador, Lu Shaye, to express its deep disapproval about Chinese diplomats’ claims that France had left its older citizens to die, media reports said.

French Prez Emmanuel Macron questions China's handling of COVID-19 outbreak

Apr 18, 2020, at 08:00 pm

Paris/IBNS: French President Emmanuel Macron has questioned China's way of handling COVID-19 outbreak by saying that things "happened that we don't know about".

Can't have Turkish law in France: Prez Macron vows to fight political Islamic

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:36 am

Paris: In a bid to crack down on what he calls the risk of "Islamic separatism", French President Emmanuel Macron said he will curb the practice of foreign nations sending imams and teachers to the European country.

French Security Forces Evacuated Macron From Theater Besieged by Protesters – Reports

Jan 18, 2020, at 09:32 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: French security forces evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from the Bouffes du Nord Theater in Paris as protesters tried to enter the building, French media reported.

France to send more forces to combat terrorists in Africa, Macron says

Jan 14, 2020, at 10:26 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will commit an additional 220 military servicemen to take part in Operation Barkhane, which aims to fight jihadist groups in Africa’s Sahel region.