Emmanuel Macron is being trolled for fighting radicalism. Turkish President Erdogan said Macron needs 'mental treatment'. Pakistan's PM Imran Khan says Macron is 'attacking Islam'. French goods are facing boycott calls within the Arab world. WION's Palki Sharma has more.

Gravitas: French President Macron fights radicalism, faces Islamic Backlash

France urged Arab countries on Sunday to stop calls for boycotts of French products, while President Emmanuel Macron vowed the country would never give in to Islamic radicals.

France asks Arab nations to resist boycott calls

The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks" and protests in Muslim-majority nations.

After Imran Khan, Recep Erdogan doubles down in backlash against Macron's Islam comments

European Union Nations have been lending their support to French President Emmanuel Macron as calls to boycott French products intensify across the Islamic world. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the boycott of French products while reiterating that Macron needed a 'mental check'.

Erdogan backs calls to boycott France, hurls insults at Macron

France on Sunday urged Middle Eastern countries to stop retail companies from boycotting French products.

Stores in Muslim-majority nations boycott French goods

France's star midfielder Paul Pogba has slammed the reports suggesting that he quit from international football after French president Emmanuel Macron's remarks on Islam being the source of international terrorism.

'Fake news': Paul Pogba slams reports claiming he quit national team after Macron's remarks

In the latest trigger over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad shown in a French class, retail co-ops in Kuwait have started boycotting French products. In Saudi Arabia, the largest economy in the Arab world, boycotting French supermarket retailer Carrefour was the second most trending hashtag on Sunday.

Kuwait's retail co-ops boycott French products over Prophet Mohammad's cartoons

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the French President Emmanuel Macron of "attacking Islam" after the French leader defended the publication of the controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed.

Pakistan's Imran Khan accuses French President Emmanuel Macron of 'attacking Islam'

The beheading in France has stunned the world. French President Emmanuel Macron called the attack 'an attempt to strike down the republic'. WION's Palki Sharma tells you how the clash between secularism and Islam cannot be allowed to fester in the name of political correctness.

Gravitas: France Beheading: A clash between secularism and Islam

In the last 3 years, France has thwarted 32 terrorist attacks. Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron said radical Islam is the biggest threat to French values and secularism. WION's Palki Sharma tells you why the danger is clear and present.

Gravitas: Why Islam is at odds with French Secularism?

PARIS- France thought it had beaten the coronavirus. Its comeback in a roaring second wave left the government scrambling this week for a half-measure that underscored its ugly choices.

Will a half-step by Macron be enough to blunt France’s second wave?

The French President wants to monitor foreign funding to mosques and introduce a certificate program for French imams. WION's Palki tells you how Macron's plans could become a template for Europe.

Gravitas: Emmanuel Macron's plan to 'reorganise' Islam

France has one of the largest number of Muslims in the Western World. But still, the country has an uneasy relationship with the community.

Gravitas: Why France has an uneasy relationship with Islam

Watch this week's West Asia Post as we talk about Lebanon's growing economic crisis with an exclusive ground report from Beirut. For more such stories, keep watching the West Asia post with Ghadi Francis every Friday at 8:30 PM, only on WION.

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Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have intensified their shelling as French President Emmanuel Macron said jihadist militants had been deployed to Nagorny Karabakh in a "serious" new development.

Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes rage as Macron denounces 'jihadist' deployment

French President Emmanuel Macron has intervened in the political crisis of Belarus by meeting opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Watch the report.

Wion Dispatch: Macron meets Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday invited Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to address his country's parliament, following a meeting with her during his Lithunai visit.

Emmanuel Macron invites Belarus opposition leader to address French parliament

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday meet with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya during his visit to Lithuania in what is seen as a major show of support for the activist.

Macron to meet Belarus opposition leader on September 29

French President Emmanuel Macron admonished Lebanon's leaders on Sunday for serving their own interests ahead of their country and vowed to push ahead with efforts to prevent chaos, but appeared to have no back up plan should his initiative fail.

French President Emmanuel Macron accuses Lebanese leaders of betrayal

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday accused Lebanon's leaders of betraying their promises over the failure to form a government in the wake of the weakening of the government set up in the country.

French President Macron accuses Lebanon leaders of betrayal over govt failure

French President Emmanuel Macron said that "It is a crisis of power, an authoritarian power that cannot accept the logic of democracy and which is hanging on by force. It is clear that Lukashenko has to go."

Emmanuel Macron: Lukashenko is using force to remain in power

French President Emmanuel Macron said Belarus’s leader Alexander Lukashenko has to step down, in comments to a French weekly published on Sunday. “It’s clear he has to go,” he told the Journal du Dimanche, speaking days after the European Union refused to recognise Lukashenko as the country’s legitimate president.

‘It is clear Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko has to go’: France president Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a news conference on Sunday on the political situation in Lebanon, the French presidency said. Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, Mustapha Adib, quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan cabinet.

French president to address situation in Lebanon on September 27

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