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French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) leader, Member of Parliament and leader of left-wing coalition NUPES (Nouvelle Union Populaire Ecologique et Sociale - New Ecologic and Social People

19 Jun 2022 09:38

French polling stations open for high-stakes legislative vote

Islam Times - French voters are casting their ballots in a parliamentary election that could deprive centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the absolute majority he needs to govern with a free hand.

19 Jun 2022 04:49

French activists rally to free 'Arab Nelson Mandela' Georges Abdallah

Islam Times - Demonstrators gathered from around France to demand the release of Europe’s oldest political prisoner. Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who is known as the ‘Arab Nelson Mandela’, has been imprisoned for more than 38 years and has become a beloved ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is shown speaking to reporters last month during a visit to Berlin.

13 Jun 2022 04:10

Macron’s parliamentary majority in jeopardy

Islam Times - President Emmanuel Macron’s parliamentary alliance was virtually tied with a left-wing coalition led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon following Sunday’s first round of voting, and according to some projections may fail to win enough seats in the runoff ...

12 Jun 2022 05:42

France heads to parliamentary polls with Macron’s grip in doubt

Islam Times - The day before France votes in its first round of legislative elections, rallies were held around the country with two objectives.

15 May 2022 08:40

Paris demo marks Nakba Day amid Abu Akleh murder outrage

Islam Times - Demonstrators gathered in Paris to demand that Israel finally end its decades of horrific crimes against the Palestinians.

11 May 2022 11:07

French Court Probes Torture Claims Against Interpol Official

Islam Times - French investigative judges at the Paris Tribunal on Wednesday opened a probe into torture allegations against Interpol President Maj. Gen. Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates.

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a press conference with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin on May 9, 2022.

10 May 2022 07:35

Macron dashes Ukraine's ambitious EU bid, calls for broader club

Islam Times - French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a broader political club beyond the European Union to include non-member states amid calls for reforms following Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.

1 May 2022 08:24

Yellow Vests march after re-election of nemesis Macron

Islam Times - For the first time since the presidential election, the Yellow Vests have marched around the country, expressing disbelief that Emmanuel Macron was re-elected despite his unprecedented repression of the group.

What’s shaping the Macron-Le Pen presidential stand-off?

24 Apr 2022 05:16

A clash of worldviews:

What’s shaping the Macron-Le Pen presidential stand-off?

Islam Times - When French voters head to the polls on Sunday to choose their next president, will the result mirror that of the 2017 election?

A woman, wearing a hijab and a protective face mask, walks at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, May 2, 2021.

24 Apr 2022 04:43

France’s Muslims face ‘lesser-evil’ choice between Macron, Le Pen

Islam Times - For France’s Muslims the choice between President Emmanuel Macron, a self-proclaimed centrist, and the far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in the upcoming run-off is only a choice between lesser of the two evils.

23 Apr 2022 00:14

France Issues International Arrest Warrant for Ex-Nissan Chief

Islam Times - France issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced former Nissan executive who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, according to prosecutors.

11 Apr 2022 07:08

Macron, Le Pen prevail in first round of French elections

Islam Times - French President Emmanuel Macron and populist firebrand Marine Le Pen have set the stage for a head-to-head battle to determine the presidency later this month after emerging as the leaders from Sunday’s first round at the polls.

9 Apr 2022 06:51

France's Macron makes last-minute appeal to voters as Le Pen reaches all-time high in poll

Islam Times - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday's first-round presidential vote, while his forecast lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen further ...

7 Apr 2022 08:07

Macron defends dialogue with Russia against Polish PM

Islam Times - French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out at Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, calling his recent statements “scandalous.” Morawiecki criticized the French leader’s efforts aimed at maintaining dialogue with Moscow amid the ongoing ...

5 Apr 2022 04:25

France announces mass expulsion of Russian diplomats

Islam Times - France will expel “many” Russian diplomats, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced in a statement on Monday. Moscow, according to Russian media, has promised to respond to Paris' decision to expel the personnel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden during a summit in Geneva 2021.

28 Mar 2022 04:33

Macron reacts to Biden’s Putin 'butcher' comments

Islam Times - The escalation of the conflict in Ukraine through words or actions should be avoided, French leader Emmanuel Macron has warned, after US President Joe Biden labeled his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, “a butcher,” who “cannot remain ...