Tag: France

Iran’s uranium enrichment plans are close to the ‘red line’: French...

PARIS: Iran’s declaration that it could increase its uranium enrichment capacity if a nuclear deal with world powers falls apart risks sailing close to...

Netanyahu to Macron: Nuclear deal will die, need to tackle Iran’s...

PARIS: Israel’s leader urged France on Tuesday to turn its attention to tackling Iran’s “regional aggression”, saying he no longer needed to convince Paris...

Aid groups want Macron’s assurances on Yemen meet co-chaired by Saudis

PARIS: Almost 30 aid groups wrote to French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening threatening to shun a conference on Yemen co-chaired by Saudi...

Portugal stumble, France impress in World Cup warm-ups

BARCELONA: European champions Portugal spurned a two-goal lead against Tunisia, stumbling to a 2-2 draw, as France, one of the World Cup favourites, flexed...

Libyan rivals set for crunch Paris talks to break political deadlock

PARIS: Libyan rivals will meet on Tuesday in Paris to agree on a political roadmap that aims to resolve disputed issues to pave the...

Macron meets in Russia with head of rights group, Solzhenitsyn’s widow

ST PETERSBURG: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he met the head of Russia’s oldest rights group as well as the widow of...

Two French agents accused of spying for foreign power

PARIS: Two former French spies are facing trial for treason over allegations that they passed state secrets to a foreign power, France’s defense ministry...

Violent crime hits France as Macron presents urban poverty plan

  PARIS: Shocking images of masked gunmen opening fire in Marseille and a brutal daylight murder underlined the problem of urban violence in France Tuesday...

France, allies call for emergency session of UN chemical weapons watchdog

  PARIS: Thirty-three countries called on Friday for an emergency plenary session of the world's chemical watchdog to propose a new way to attribute blame...

France freezes company assets over Syria chemical weapons

  PARIS: France on Friday froze the assets for six months of companies based in Syria, Lebanon and China after they were linked to an...

Police in France foil suspected terror attack

PARIS: Police in France have foiled a suspected terror attack and arrested two brothers of Egyptian origin, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said on...

Britain’s May agrees with France, Germany on upholding Iran nuclear deal

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed with the leaders of Germany and France on Thursday to uphold the Iran nuclear deal after meeting...

French Foreign Minister: Iran deal ‘not dead’, Macron to contact Rouhani

PARIS: France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the 2015 nuclear restraint deal with Iran was “not dead” despite Donald Trump’s decision to pull...

Anger in France, Britain over Trump’s gun law speech

PARIS: US President Donald Trump caused anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris...

Association of Friends of Pakistan launched in Paris

ISLAMABAD: The first ever advocacy group, the “Association of Friends of Pakistan” was launched during a simple but an impressive ceremony held in the Embassy...

France calls for more IAEA inspections after Israel’s information on Iran...

  PARIS: France on Tuesday called for further independent inspections on Iran to ensure full implementation of 2015 nuclear deal. A spokesperson with the country's Foreign...

French art museum discovers almost half of its collection is fake

ELNA: An art museum in the south of France has discovered that more than half of its collection consists of fakes, in what the...