Tag: France
France to grant Rs67b to Punjab govt for building dam
LAHORE: France will provide Rs67 billion to the Punjab government through Asian Development Bank for construction of a dam in Lahore.
Managing Director Water and Sanitation Agency...
International skiers arrive in Pakistan to participate in ski races at...
GILGIT: 33 international skiers arrived in Pakistan to participate in different categories of international ski races being held at the PAF Ski Resort Naltar.
It is...
Macron says France, Britain to announce new migrant treaty
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a new treaty on how to handle migrants hoping to head...
France’s Simon wins first ATP title in three years
PUNE: French veteran Gilles Simon rolled back the years on Saturday, claiming the ATP Maharashtra Open title with a straight-sets victory over second seed...
Tehmina Janjua urges French delegation to actively resolve Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Tuesday, impressed upon the French parliamentarians to play an active role in the resolution of Jammu & Kashmir...
Pakistan wants to further expand bilateral ties with France: Speaker
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker, Sardar Muhammad Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan considers France an important friend and wishes to further enhance bilateral and parliamentary...
French fighters appear with Daesh in Afghanistan
KABUL: French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks of the Islamic State group in northern Afghanistan where the militants...
Three injured after French troops face grenade attack before Macron’s arrival
PARIS: A grenade thrown at French soldiers wounded three civilians in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou shortly before the arrival of French President...
Pouille powers France to Davis Cup glory
LILLE: Lucas Pouille throttled Belgium's Steve Darcis 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 in Sunday s decisive fifth rubber to clinch a 10th Davis Cup title for France...
France welcomes Mugabe’s decision to resign
France welcomed Robert Mugabe’s decision to resign as Zimbabwe’s president on Tuesday, its foreign ministry saying it was ready to help the country deal...
‘Secular laws at odds with Islam’: French MPs pledge implementation of...
PARIS: On November 10, Muslims laid their prayer mats on a road in the northern Parisian suburb of Clichy-la-Garenne. They were met with a...
France aims to boost France’s clout in Middle East
PARIS: From mediating in the crisis in Lebanon to defending Iran's nuclear deal, President Emmanuel Macron aims to fill the vacuum left by an...
Gold leaf from Napoleon’s crown auctioned for 625,000 euros
PARIS: A gold laurel leaf removed from the crown of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sold for 625,000 ($735,000)euros at an auction in Paris.
The sale price...
French police officer guns down three before committing suicide
SARCELLES: A 31-year-old French police officer shot three people dead before turning the gun on himself, in a killing spree sparked by a row with...
Macron’s party to name new leader in trying times
PARIS: Emmanuel Macron’s political party is to name a new leader on Saturday as the French president faces the first rebellious grumblings in the movement...
Lebanon’s Hariri reaches France amid Saudi ‘hostage’ rumours
PARIS: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France Saturday from Saudi Arabia, where his resignation announcement two weeks ago sparked accusations that he was...
Lebanon’s ‘detained’ prime minister to travel to France
Lebanon's premier Saad Hariri will travel to France "in the coming days", a French presidential source said Wednesday, after Beirut accused Saudi Arabia of...
