FIFA World Cup: Al-Sultan Abdullah congratulates French President
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on the success of...
French election: Macron loses absolute majority in Parliament in ‘democratic shock’
PARIS, June 20 — French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw...
France’s Macron defeats far-right, pledges change
PARIS, April 25 — Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction...
Ringgit at near two-year low weighed by expected 50-bps US rate hike
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — The ringgit, along with other major currencies, continued to be under pressure after expectations of a 50-basis points (bps) rate...
Macron wins French presidential runoff: Official preliminary results
PARIS, April 25 — French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron won the 2022 French presidential runoff with 18,779,641 votes, or 58.54 per cent of the valid...
France’s Macron orders limited national lockdown, school closure to contain pandemic
PARIS, April 1 — French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday the “reinforced braking” measures will be extended to the whole country to stem the...
Macron backs EU decision to block AstraZeneca exports
PARIS, March 26 — French President Emmanuel Macron lashed out against pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca on Thursday for not honouring its contract and expressed support for...
Macron tests positive for Covid-19, European leaders rush for tests
PARIS, Dec 18 — President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, prompting a track-and-trace effort across Europe following numerous meetings between the...
France’s Macron tests positive for Covid-19, self isolates
PARIS, Dec 17 — President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, the French presidency said on Thursday, although it was not immediately clear where...
France declares national day of mourning for late president Valery Giscard D’estaing
PARIS, Dec 4 — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday evening declared December 9 a day of national mourning for late president Valery Giscard d’Estaing,...
Malaysia strongly condemns hate speech, defamation of Islam
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Malaysia expressed grave concern over what it referred to as growing open hostilities towards Muslims and strongly condemned inflammatory rhetoric...
Turkish leader backs boycott of French goods over cartoon row
PARIS/ANKARA, Oct 27 — Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in...