Tag: France

France says will use military force if Syria ‘red line’ chemical...

PARIS: France’s government spokesman said on Tuesday that Paris would respond if it was proven that forces backing the Syrian government carried out a deadly...

Saudi Arabia to set up orchestra, opera with France’s assistance

PARIS: Saudi Arabia will employ French expertise to set up a national opera and orchestra, under an agreement signed during a visit to Paris...

Multinational military response led by US on the cards after alleged...

WASHINGTON: The United States is weighing a multinational military response to the suspected Syrian poison gas attack, US officials told Reuters on Monday, as...

France is abetting terrorists, says Erdogan

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused France of abetting terrorists by “hosting them” at the Elysee Palace, amid a diplomatic row between...

Lebanon urges donor support in Paris, France pledges 550 million euros

PARIS: Lebanon’s prime minister called for international help on Friday to cope with the impact of war in neighboring Syria, and France responded with...

Turkey or Kurdish YPG militia? Pick a side, Turkish minister tells...

PARIS: Turkey warned France on Thursday that it needed to choose who it wanted as an ally to fight Islamic State in Syria, and...

Saudi crown prince to pay official visit to France next week

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will pay an official visit next week to France, expected to focus on investment but also...

France calls on Israel to exercise restraint in Gaza

PARIS: France urged Israel on Sunday to show restraint following its military response to Palestinian demonstrations on the Gaza-Israel border that killed at least...

France ‘completely wrong’ on Syria, says Turkey’s Erdogan

ANKARA: A senior Turkish official said on Friday that a French pledge to help stabilize a region of northern Syria controlled by Kurdish-dominated forces...

France’s Sarkozy to face trial for influence peddling

PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered on Thursday to stand trial for influence peddling over accusations he offered to help a prosecutor...

France to spend $1.8 billion on AI to compete with US,...

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron promised 1.5 billion euros ($1.85 billion) of public funding into artificial intelligence by 2022 in a bid to reverse...

France must win Artificial Intelligence ‘arms race’, says Macron

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron has set his sights on artificial intelligence as the next technological frontier France cannot afford to miss, and will...

Polls show French citizens oppose arms sales to Saudi-led Yemen coalition

PARIS: Seventy-five percent of French people want President Emmanuel Macron to suspend arms’ exports to countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,...

Former French PM Sarkozy fights back against Libya investigation

PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will appeal court restrictions imposed on him after he was charged with financing his 2007 election campaign with...

Apple and Google to be taken to court by France, says...

PARIS: France will take Google and Apple to court over contractual terms imposed by the tech giants on startups and developers, said Finance Minister...

‘History is on our side’, says Bannon to French far-right gathering

PARIS: Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon told the French far right on Saturday that "history is on our side" as he addressed the...

France signs deals worth $16 billion in India; to deepen defence,...

NEW DELHI: French and Indian companies signed contracts worth 13 billion euros ($16 billion) on the first day of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to...