Emmanuel Macron

French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were initially released from Iran's Evin Prison in November 2025 after having been imprisoned there for over three years.

APRIL 7, 2026|ByREUTERS

A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025.

A Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft stands parked on the tarmac on the day of France's President Emmanuel Macron's visit, at the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase, France March 18, 2025.

Israel halts defense trade with France, citing ‘hostile attitude,’ sources tell ‘Post’

Sources told The Jerusalem Post that the decision was a result of France taking a hostile attitude toward Israel over the last two years.

MARCH 31, 2026|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, AMICHAI STEIN

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee attends the lobby for Israel–United States relations at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, February 25, 2026.

Huckabee critcizes Israel police over Pizzaballa's Palm Sunday incident

"The action today by the Israel National Police ... is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world," Huckabee wrote in a social media post.

MARCH 29, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, gives a joint press conference with France's Foreign Minister in Arbil, the regional capital, on February 5, 2026.

Iranian-backed militias escalate in Iraq, targeting Kurdistan Region president Nechirvan Barzani

The attack has been condemned by France and Iraq, but Iran has distanced itself from the incident.

MARCH 29, 2026|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Candace Owens claims Macron sent French, Israeli-linked hit squad to assassinate her

Candace Owens claims the Macrons ordered an assassination plot against her, alleging Israeli involvement, though no evidence or official confirmation has been provided.

NOVEMBER 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Candace Owens speaks during a right-wing gathering known as America Fest, an event organised by Turning Point USA, in Phoenix, Arizona, December 2022; illustrative.

Macron vs Kushner: Sword-and-shield assault on Judaism and Europe's new antisemitism - opinion

The Jewish nation today is facing its greatest survival challenge in 2,000 years: an attempt to negate the idea of the Jewish state, and through it the idea of Judaism.

NOVEMBER 22, 2025ByGOL KALEV

FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron (R) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands following a joint press conference at Paris’s Elysee Presidential Palace, Nov. 11.

Zelensky in France to seal air defense, warplane deals

Ukrainian President Zelensky is in Paris to finalize historic deals with France on fighter jets, air-defense systems, and missiles, aiming to strengthen Ukraine's defense against Russia.

NOVEMBER 17, 2025ByREUTERS

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with France's President Emmanuel Macron as they pose for a picture at the Independence Square (Maidan) in Kyiv on May 10, 2025, ahead of a gathering of European leaders in the Ukrainian capital

France marks 10th anniversary of deadly Paris shooting, bombing attacks

France commemorates the 10th anniversary of the ISIS attacks in Paris, honoring victims and survivors still scarred by the deadliest assault since WWII.

NOVEMBER 13, 2025ByREUTERS

A woman lights a candle during a gathering at the Place de la Republique, marking the tenth anniversary of the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks that killed 130 people, in Paris, France November 12, 2025.

France to help Palestinians draft constitution for future state, Macron says

Macron says France and the Palestinian Authority will set up a joint committee to draft a new Palestinian constitution.

NOVEMBER 11, 2025ByREUTERS

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France November 11, 2025.

Iran releases two French nationals charged with espionage, Macron says

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were each sentenced to over 30 years in prison after being detained in 2022 on suspicion of espionage and collaboration with Israel.

NOVEMBER 4, 2025ByREUTERS

Europe's diminishing role in Middle East diplomacy: Why it's time for change - opinion

One main reason is that European diplomacy is not based on strategic clarity, but on an overacted moral outrage that is increasingly being manipulated.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByOLGA DEUTSCH, VINCENT CHEBAT

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak in Sharm el-Sheikh earlier this month. Several European leaders attended the ‘peace summit,’ but their presence amounted to little more than a photo opportunity alongside Trump, the writers argue.

France's Macron reappoints former prime minister Lecornu as PM as political crisis deepens

In naming Lecornu, Macron risks the wrath of his political rivals, who have argued that the best way out of the political crisis was for Macron to either hold snap elections or resign.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByREUTERS