Middle East Eye • May 5, 2026 11:43

Macron to speak with Iranian president on Tuesday

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French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.

Europe has been keen to pressure Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, which was closed following the US-Israeli attack, to offset the economic impact on the continent.

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Wed 11:29 - Le Figaro

Drones, high-intensity combat, discretion of command posts... The lessons of the Orion exercise for the French army

Thu 10:24 - Le Monde

With Orion, the French army completes an exercise on a scale never seen since the Cold War

Thu 10:29 - Le Figaro

Marne: fire in progress in a military camp where Emmanuel Macron is expected this Thursday afternoon

Fri 09:41 - France 24

Macron on the world stage: French president 'very popular everywhere in Europe, except for France'

Fri 13:02 - France 24

President Macron attends Orion 26 excerices

Sat 06:20 - Le Figaro

Double talk and manipulation: Emmanuel Macron's former ministers talk about their time in government

Sun 21:25 - Al Jazeera English

French left-wing’s Melenchon says he will run for president in 2027

Mon 22:58 - Le Figaro

Microphone in hand, seated behind a piano, drums in the background... Emmanuel Macron sings La Bohème by Aznavour during a state dinner in Yerevan

Tue 06:14 - Euronews

Macron sings Aznavour song as Armenian PM Pashinyan plays drums at official dinner

Tue 09:24 - Al Jazeera English

Macron sings as Armenia’s leader drums in unusual moment at state dinner

Tue 10:09 - France 24

France’s Macron sings 'La Bohème' with the Armenian President

Tue 11:43 - Middle East Eye

Macron to speak with Iranian president on Tuesday

Tue 13:26 - TVN24 (PL)

For a moment, politics became the background. Macron's joint appearance with the Prime Minister of Armenia

Tue 13:43 - Euronews

Kissing babies, singing chansons: Macron touts Armenia’s 'new era,' stealing the show at EPC summit

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Al Jazeera English

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09:24

Macron sings as Armenia’s leader drums in unusual moment at state dinner

French President Emmanuel Macron sang ‘La Boheme’ accompanied by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the drums.

21:25

French left-wing’s Melenchon says he will run for president in 2027

Melenchon says he will make fourth bid for presidency with President Macron term-limited and Le Pen facing ban.

Euronews

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13:43

Kissing babies, singing chansons: Macron touts Armenia’s 'new era,' stealing the show at EPC summit

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit marked a visible shift for Armenia as he proclaimed “a Europe which goes from Iceland to the Caucasus” while being greeted with adulation — strolling …

06:14

Macron sings Aznavour song as Armenian PM Pashinyan plays drums at official dinner

French President Emmanuel Macron performed Charles Aznavour’s “La Bohème” during an official dinner in Armenia, accompanied by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on drums.

France 24

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10:09

France’s Macron sings 'La Bohème' with the Armenian President

Two presidents and a prime minister in an impromptu musical performance … It was an unusual scene that unfolded on Monday, in Yerevan, Armenia: French President Emmanuel Macron, who is …

13:02

President Macron attends Orion 26 excerices

In France, President Emmanuel Macron attended the final phase of the “Orion 26” military exercises on Thursday, a large-scale combat simulation involving thousands of troops from France and several European …

09:41

Macron on the world stage: French president 'very popular everywhere in Europe, except for France'

Alison Sargent welcomes Dr Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University. As Labour Day is commemorated across the globe, Dr Foucart offers a sobering analysis of France's sociopolitical …

Le Figaro

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22:58

Microphone in hand, seated behind a piano, drums in the background... Emmanuel Macron sings La Bohème by Aznavour during a state dinner in Yerevan

Depuis dimanche, le président de la République est en visite officielle en Arménie pour saluer, notamment, le virage européen du pays du Sud Caucase.

06:20

Double talk and manipulation: Emmanuel Macron's former ministers talk about their time in government

Dans leurs derniers livres, Bruno Le Maire et Gabriel Attal racontent comment le président de la République n’a pas joué franc-jeu avec eux.

10:29

Marne: fire in progress in a military camp where Emmanuel Macron is expected this Thursday afternoon

L’armée de Terre précise que le feu a été déclenché, mercredi, par des tirs de troupes mobilisées dans le cadre d’Orion 26, exercice de très grande ampleur lancé en février …

11:29

Drones, high-intensity combat, discretion of command posts... The lessons of the Orion exercise for the French army

ANALYSE - Le président de la République, Emmanuel Macron, doit assister jeudi aux dernières manœuvres Orion, qui ont mobilisé plus de 12 000 soldats depuis le début de l’année.

Le Monde

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10:24

With Orion, the French army completes an exercise on a scale never seen since the Cold War

Emmanuel Macron doit se rendre à Suippes (Marne) et Mailly-le-Camp (Aube), jeudi 30 avril, pour clôturer cet entraînement auquel ont participé plus de 10 000 soldats français et 20 pays …

TVN24 (PL)

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13:26

For a moment, politics became the background. Macron's joint appearance with the Prime Minister of Armenia

Prezydent Francji Emmanuel Macron i premier Armenii Nikol Paszynian oderwali się na chwilę od politycznych dyskusji. Po oficjalnej kolacji wspólnie wykonali francuski klasyk "La Boheme" Charlesa Aznavoura. Francuski przywódca odśpiewał …