Michel Abou Najm

Michel Abou Najm
Gulf Saudi-French Meeting in Paris Focuses on Lebanon’s Presidential Vacuum

Saudi-French Meeting in Paris Focuses on Lebanon’s Presidential Vacuum

Discussions during Saudi royal envoy Nizar Al-Aloula’s recent meeting with French President Advisor Patrick Durrell in Paris centered on Lebanon. The…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Interviews French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna (EPA)

French FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Working with Saudi Arabia to Support Regional Stability

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday that strengthening France’s relations with both Saudi Arabia and the…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
World Demonstrators hold pictures of French detainees in Iran during a protest in Paris (Reuters)

France Shows Concern over Course of Events in Iran

Dozens of protesters have gathered at the place du Trocadero in Paris in a show of support for French nationals detained in Iran. The detainees have been…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
World Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets a crowd of his supporters on January 9. Mahmoud Moradkhani in the framework (AFP/LinkedIn)

Khamenei’s Nephew Urges Toppling Regime in Iran

Mahmoud Moradkhani, the nephew of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, called for the “swift toppling of the regime in Iran,” but also criticized some…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
World A woman carries a noose during a rally against the Iranian regime in Paris last week (AFP)

Paris: Tehran’s Violations of International Law Will Not Remain Unanswered

France has joined the rest of the world in condemning the execution of Alireza Akbari, a former Iranian official with dual nationality who was tried on charges…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte with King of Jordan, Queen Rania, and Crown Prince Hussein (Reuters)

King of Jordan Visits France to Boost Strategic Partnership

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the visit of the Jordanian monarch to Paris in his speech last month during the annual French Ambassadors'…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Features  The logo of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is seen at their headquarters during a board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

IAEA Has Four Options to Exert Pressure on Iran

European sources in Paris said that the fate of the negotiations to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear agreement would largely depend on the outcome of the…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World File Photo: Catherine Colonna is officially appointed France's new foreign minister at a handover ceremony at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Paris, on May 21, 2022. Christophe Petit Tesson, AP

France Renews Caution against Further Collapse in Lebanon

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna warned on Friday that crisis-hit Lebanon will continue its collapse if Lebanese officials do…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)