Michel Abou Najm
Features French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes the President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, during the Paris conference, May 17, 2021 (AFP)

Sudan Paris Conference Takes Place Monday in Absence of Conflict Parties

Paris is finalizing a double event slated for Monday, April 15, focusing on the Sudanese situation from both political and humanitarian angles. Organized in…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World Displaced Sudanese children play near tents at a camp in southern Gadaref state for people who fled Khartoum and Jazira states, in war-torn Sudan, on March 20, 2024. (AFP)

Sudanese Diplomat Criticizes His Country’s Absence from Paris Conference

Sudan’s ambassador to France Dr. Khaled Farah expressed his surprise and condemnation at the absence of his government from a conference in Paris that will…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Features Ghassan Salame. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Ghassan Salame to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Remains World’s Superpower, but its Ability to Rein in Rivals Is Waning

Veteran Lebanese diplomat Ghassan Salame published a new book covering world developments and crises in the 21st century. Published in French by Fayard, “The…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Gulf Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris in 2019. (Qatar’s Amiri Diwan)

Emir of Qatar to Embark on State Visit to France to Discuss Gaza, Lebanon

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will kick off on Tuesday a two-day state visit to France where he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Jordan’s King Abdullah II pose for the media, at the start of their meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in London. (Reuters)

Jordanian King Warns of Dangers Posed by Israeli Offensive on Rafah

Jordanian King Abdullah II warned on Thursday of the dangerous consequences of an Israeli offensive on Rafah, where so many displaced Palestinians have taken…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World A picture of the inner courtyard of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on Wednesday, where the French Jewish victims of the October 7 attack were honored. (EPA)

Paris Honors French Jewish Victims of October 7 Attack

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute Wednesday to the 42 French Jewish citizens of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack in Israel in a national ceremony held in the…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World French President Emmanuel Macron

Macron: Fighting Terrorism Does Not Mean to Flatten Gaza

Two months after his last visit to the region, which took him to Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt, French President Emmanuel Macron returned on Thursday…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World Mikati and Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib during their participation in the Global Refugee Forum in Switzerland (NNA)

Mikati Warns of Lebanon Collapse due to 'Syrian Displacement'

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the international community to help Lebanon confront the Syrian displacement crisis, warning that the…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris, Beirut)