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Le Pen says France must immediately reinstate border checks

Paris - Arab Today

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Friday said France should immediately reinstate border checks and expel foreigners who are on the watch lists of intelligence services. Reacting to Thursday night's killing of a police officer in an attack claimed by Islamic State, Le Pen, who has been campaigning on a hardline anti-EU, anti-immigration platform, urged the Socialist government toRead more

Turkish Parliament Passes 2 Articles of New Constitutional

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkish parliament has adopted articles 7 and 8 of a new constitutional reform package out of the total of 18, Anadolu Agency reported. Article 7 deals with the requirements and restrictions for a presidential candidate and it drew support from 340 of 550 lawmakers, while 136 rejected it and 68 lawmakers were absent. According to the article, anyRead more

Prime Minister Valls set to announce French presidential bid

Paris - Arab Today

Socialist French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is to announce later on Monday that he will run for president in next year’s election, France 24 reported. Valls’ office issued a statement that he would make a declaration at 1730 GMT at the town hall in Evry, just south of Paris, but it gave no further details. His expected announcement follows aRead more

Francois Fillon Wins France's Republican Primary

Paris - Arab Today

French conservatives have picked Francois Fillon as their presidential candidate in next year's election. Fillon easily beat Bordeaux Mayor Alain Juppe in the Republican party's first ever US-style primary runoff Sunday, getting about 66% of the vote, the (CNN) reported. "Victory is mine. It is a substantive victory built on belief," Fillon said as he spoke to supporters after hisRead more

Sarkozy Admits Defeat in French Presidential Race

Paris - Arab Today

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been knocked out of a primary to choose the presidential candidate of the centre-right Republican party. Admitting defeat, Sarkozy endorsed Francois Fillon, a moderate who finished first in Sunday's first round, according to near-complete results. Alain Juppe, who like Fillon is an ex-prime minister, finished second. They will face each other in a run-off nextRead more

Arab world watches and waits as US election results loom

Jeddah - Arab Today

There may be scant support for both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the Arab world, but all eyes will be on the US as the election results come in. As a recent Arab News/YouGov poll found, almost half of the people living in the Middle East would not vote in the election if given the chance, despite huge interestRead more

Hollywood stars hold climate rally

Philadelphia - Arab Today

More than 1,000 people joined Hollywood stars including Shailene Woodley, Susan Sarandon and Danny Glover in Philadelphia last night on the eve of the Democratic National Convention and vowed to keep fighting for climate and environmental justice issues, even though their preferred presidential candidate would not be driving the party’s agenda. Sarandon, who like the other stars in attendance campaignedRead more