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Daphné BENOIT
French President Emmanuel Macron stands at the main entrance of the Elysee Palace on November 20, 2017 in Paris. (AFP PHOTO / LUDOVIC MARIN)
November 21, 2017, 12:54 am
France on a mission to restore lost Middle East clout
Emmanuel Macron aims to fill vacuum left by US, seeking to resolve Lebanon crisis, Iran missile development
By Daphné BENOIT
Marine Le Pen delivering a speech on stage behind a French national flag during the FN's summer congress in Frejus, southern France on September 18, 2016. (AFP / Franck PENNANT)
November 17, 2016, 9:58 am
Trump looms large over French presidential race
Far right party leader Le Pen sees hope in US results, but other candidates also try to make hay, calling for change, rejecting group-thinking and dismissing comparisons to Clinton
By Daphné BENOIT and Clare BYRNE
Iraqi soldiers pose with an Islamic State (IS) group flag as they hold a position in the village of Gogjali, a few hundred meters off Mosul's eastern edge, on November 2, 2016, as clashes go on between Iraqi army forces and the jihadists to retake Mosul, the last Iraqi city under the control of IS. (Bulent Kilic/AFP)
November 7, 2016, 1:01 pm
Islamic State is losing ground but still a threat
While the West’s military campaign reduced the threat of complex operations, experts warn of ‘lone-wolf’ attacks
By Daphné BENOIT
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