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Sami Nader

Sami Nader

فبراير 14, 2014

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and French President Francois Hollande tour the Virginia residence of Thomas Jeffson at Monticello in Charlottesville, February 10, 2014. Jefferson was one of the United States' earliest envoys to France.
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Saudi Arabia's Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saoud (R) welcomes French President Francois Hollande (L) at the Saudi Royal palace in Riyadh December 29, 2013. REUTERS/Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) - RTX16WSG

Saudi Arabia, France make their move in Lebanon

Sami Nader

Lebanese activists dressed as politicians carry plastic bags with their heads covered in stockings during a demonstration against the extension of parliament, near the parliament building in downtown Beirut October 1, 2014. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR48HVC

Lebanon’s MPs extend own terms

Jean Aziz (Lebanon Pulse)

Jean Aziz (Lebanon Pulse)

France's President Emmanuel Macron greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as he arrives at presidential Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 16, 2023. French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris, seeking to nudge the de-facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom into more full-throated support of Ukraine against the Russian invasion. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Saudi-France business ties flourish as Macron woos MBS

In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (R) hold a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris September 7, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama has made no decisions about waiting for a U.N. weapons inspectors' report on chemical arms use in Syria and he is keeping all his options open, Kerry said on Saturday. REUTERS/Susan Walsh/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX13BSN

France Out on Limb Over Syria

Jean-Loup Samaan

Jean-Loup Samaan