Macron Rejects Foreign Leaders' Comments on France's Riots
October 22, 2026 at 10:58 AM · Updated 1h ago
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10 reports · 6 in Arabic, 4 in English · over 8 hours
ماكرون يصف تعليقات ترامب بشأن الاحتجاجات الفرنسية بـ"غير مقبولة" و"غبية" (فيديو)
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احتجاجات فرنسا.. طرح السلع المنهوبة من المتاجر للبيع على الإنترنت
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فرنسا على وقع الاحتجاجات.. اتهامات خطيرة من ماكرون
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Macron blames ‘seditious’ far left for unrest as France bans some protests
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French weekend protests to be limited to union demos only, says Macron
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Angry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French rioting cases
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فرنسا على صفيح ساخن.. حظر التظاهرات في ليون
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عاجل | ماكرون: فرنسا ستمنع الاحتجاجات التي لا تنظمها النقابات في الأيام المقبلة
(opens the publisher’s site)غبية وغير مقبولة.. ترامب ونتنياهو في مرمى هجوم ماكرون..ما القصة
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‘Stupid talk’: France rejects Trump’s attempt to blame unrest on migration
(opens the publisher’s site)French President Emmanuel Macron has described foreign leaders' comments on France's unrest as "unacceptable and stupid" and accused them of exploiting the riots for political gain.
- Macron, visiting Doha on Wednesday, called "comments by many, including foreign leaders" over the riots "unacceptable and stupid" and accused them of exploiting the unrest, without explicitly naming Trump.
- Trump said Europe is "finished" unless it closes its borders and removes criminals, describing France as invaded and looted by migrants, jihadists and communists.
- Netanyahu said France had become a haven for what he described as extremist Islamism.
- French authorities imposed partial night curfews in major cities, and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced large police deployments ahead of Saturday protests.
- Macron announced France will ban protests not organized by trade unions, citing far-left groups seeking to overthrow the republic.
- Authorities banned all demonstrations in Lyon on Saturday after riots looted 150–200 shops and set a tourism office on fire.
- Looted goods from over 3,000 shops, including handbags and cosmetics, surfaced on online resale platforms within hours, with platforms pledging to cooperate with authorities.
- Courts are fast-tracking more than 900 riot cases through expedited trials, prompting 125 lawyers to denounce the crackdown.
- Weekend protests drew over 500,000 people, with authorities reporting at least 2,500 arrests amid the unrest.
- Macron dismissed claims linking the violence to immigration as 'completely false,' saying AI-generated images showed scenes that never occurred.
- Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the ministry is ready to provide clarifications to countries to prevent the spread of misinformation.
- Macron acknowledged holding a meeting with intelligence services accused of shortcomings over the riots.