The New Arab Staff

Abd al-Ilah al-Salhi

al-Salhi

President Francois Hollande on Wednesday appointed Moroccan-born Myriam el-Khomri as Minister of Labour to tackle France's high unemployment rate.

02 September, 2015

The French president's attendance at the inauguration of the new Suez Canal tomorrow only serves to legitimise Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime in Egypt, despite its grave human rights violations.

05 August, 2015

Under pressure from the far right, Manuel Valls has discussed closing down mosques and organisations sympathetic towards a fundamentalist view of Islam.

01 July, 2015

Analysis: Countries hold high-level meetings and put diplomatic row of last year behind them.

28 May, 2015

Politics: France organises international conference to find political solutions to the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, after IS makes significant gains in both countries.

22 May, 2015

Alliance for Freedom and Dignity International files lawsuit in France as Ibrahim Mahlab visits country, reports Abd al-Ilah al-Salhi.

14 May, 2015

Obituary: The eccentric writer, who was a serial bank robber and spent half his life in prison died in February. He leaves behind a rich legacy of literature steeped in crime.

04 March, 2015