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France urges EU to protect firms doing business with Iran
May 17, 2018 08:49France has called on the European Union (EU) to protect the companies that are doing business with Iran as the US moves to impose fresh sanctions on Tehran following its pullout of the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Chinese company ready to replace Total in SP11 if it quits: Zanganeh
May 17, 2018 06:52Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh says if French energy giant Total decides to exit the Iran South Pars 11 (SP11) gas field development, a Chinese company is ready to replace it.
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Russia, France reiterate commitment to Iran deal: Kremlin
May 15, 2018 08:14Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, have confirmed their commitment to preserving the 2015 multinational nuclear deal with Iran despite the US withdrawal.
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France: Students face off with police at University blockade
May 12, 2018 01:44Clashes erupted between students on strike from Nanterre University (Paris X) and the police in Arcueil on Friday, after protesters tried to block students from taking their exams and break a three-week student strike.
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CNPC set to replace Total in Iran gas project
May 11, 2018 10:48China’s state-owned CNPC is set to take over a leading role held by Total in a huge gas project in Iran in case the French energy giant decides to quit amid US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
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France, Germany urge Europe to act on US sanctions on Iran
May 11, 2018 05:36France and Germany urge European nations to push back against US sanctions targeting their companies doing business with Iran after President Donald Trump's withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear agreement.
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Europe must take its fate in own hands, can no longer rely on US for protection: Merkel
May 10, 2018 10:05German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe can no longer rely on the United States for protection, urging European Union member states to take the bloc’s destiny in their own hands.
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France's Macron says Trump made a mistake by leaving JCPOA
May 10, 2018 02:14French President Emmanuel Macron has said that the US decision to leave the Iran nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was a "mistake."
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France defense minister warns against ‘weakening’ Iran deal
May 08, 2018 07:42France has hailed the Iran nuclear deal as a source of stability in the volatile Middle East region, just hours before Washington’s announcement on whether or not it will keep its side of the multilateral accord.
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France: Paris police fight off protesters in railway rally clashes
May 08, 2018 03:23A railway workers' strike in Paris saw police forcibly push back protesters who had descended upon Montparnasse railway station on Monday.