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Macron Defends Call for Palestinian Statehood in Letter to Netanyahu
ByCatherine Porter August 26, 2025August 27, 2025

President Emmanuel Macron of France also pushed back against accusations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had not done enough to protect French Jews from antisemitic attacks.

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Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia
ByVivian Nereim August 13, 2025August 13, 2025

The soccer star has been living in the country with Georgina Rodríguez, the mother of his children, testing the boundaries of social change in the conservative Islamic kingdom.

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How Starmer, Macron and Merz Tried to Halt the War in Gaza
ByMichael D. Shear, Steven Erlanger and Roger Cohen August 10, 2025August 10, 2025

Images of starving children and Israel’s planned expansion of settlements spurred Britain, France and Germany to a tougher stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undeterred.

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
ByDavid Pegg August 7, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsThree days before he fled Saudi Arabia, Ian Foxley was summoned to h…

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
ByDavid Pegg August 7, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsThree days before he fled Saudi Arabia, Ian Foxley was summoned to h…

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Saudi Arabia and France to lead UN push for recognising Palestinian statehood
ByAndrew Roth in Washington July 28, 2025

Two countries open three-day conference at United Nations with goal as part of peaceful settlement to end war in GazaSaudi Arabia and France have opened a three-day conference at the United Nations with the goal of recognising Palestinian statehood as …

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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum and Ismaeel Naar July 24, 2025

The deals highlight the countries’ deepening relationship under the new Syrian government, and a wave of investment in a country squeezed by war and sanctions.

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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Invest More Than $6 Billion in Syria
ByChristina Goldbaum and Ismaeel Naar July 24, 2025

The deals highlight the countries’ deepening relationship under the new Syrian government, and a wave of investment in a country squeezed by war and sanctions.

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Saudi Arabia accused of banning women’s rights activists from leaving the country
ByTom Levitt July 24, 2025

Former political prisoners face lengthy travel restrictions to stop them speaking out, says human rights organisation Saudi Arabia is banning large numbers of its own citizens from leaving the country in a “cruel” attempt to silence criticism, say huma…

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Macron not expected to attend UN summit on two-state solution for Palestine and Israel
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor July 13, 2025

Absence of French president makes it less likely there will be announcement of recognition of a Palestinian stateA UN summit on a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel – postponed by the Israel-Iran war – has been rescheduled for 28 and 29 July, …

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