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Marine Le Pen of National Rally has been given permission by the French courts to run in next year's presidential election. Al Majalla

Marine Le Pen’s presidential candidacy causes France to reassess

The French far-right leader was convicted of embezzlement, but her prison sentence was suspended, and she is allowed to run next year. Opponents are busy reconfiguring their strategies

Khattar Abu Diab 29 July 2026
Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage, two leaders of far right parties seeking power either side of the English Channel. Al Majalla

Silly season bedevils the far-right populists of Britain and France

If elections were held tomorrow, Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage could end up in power, but both have been fighting questions and jokes about money. For them, for now, laughter is the enemy

Bryn Haworth 21 July 2026

Marie Le Pen banned from running in French presidential race

Fares Garabet 03 April 2025
French far right leader Marine Le Pen celebrates with newly elected leader of the National Rally president Jordan Bardella during the party congress in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Jordan Bardella is the first party chief outside the Le Pen family in a half-century. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

French Far-Right Party Elects New Leader To Replace Le Pen

European lawmaker Jordan Bardella replaced his mentor Marine Le Pen on Saturday at the helm of France’s leading far-right party, pledging to protect French civilization from perceived threats posed…

AP 06 November 2022
Jordan Bardella, newly-elected President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, reacts after the results during the National Rally party's Congress in Paris, France, November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

France's Far-right Party RN Elects Bardella as New President

French far-right party Rassemblement National on Saturday elected Jordan Bardella, 27, as its new president, to take over from Marine Le Pen and become the first party leader who is not a member of…

05 November 2022
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A US Navy sailor directs a Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is supporting US military operations in the war with Iran on 16 August 2026. US. Navy/REUTERS
Politics

US troops leave Iraq, but double down in the region

30, Sep 2026

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

Caroline Rose
Eduardo Ramón
Documents & Memoirs

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

30, Sep 2026

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi
Moroccan Foreign Minister Bourita & Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar agreed to advance their
relationship on security, trade, and regional integration on 16 September 2026. @USAmbUN/X
Politics

Morocco expands ties with Israel: why now?

28, Sep 2026

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive

Mohamed Sharki
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping view portraits of former US presidents at the White House, Washington, DC, on 24 September 2026. Reuters
Politics

US-China summit: did Xi get what he wanted?

29, Sep 2026

Why the Chinese president's visit to Washington could be considered a success, despite no big movement on trade, Taiwan, and technology

Charbel Barakat
Soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force chant slogans after completing their training at an officers' training ground 70 kilometres northeast of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 14 September 2021. AFP
Politics

Turmoil in Tigray: the view from Ethiopia's neighbours

30, Sep 2026

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

Sergey Eledinov

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