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Syria ready to negotiate with opposition groups: President Assad
Jan 08, 2017 11:50Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he is "optimistic" about upcoming peace negotiations due to be held in Kazakhstan between representatives of Damascus and dozens of foreign-backed opposition groups.
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French president in Iraq to visit troops, hold talks with officials
Jan 02, 2017 12:11French President Francois Hollande is in Iraq to visit his country’s troops deployed to the Arab state as part of a US-led coalition purportedly fighting Daesh terrorists.
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French president to visit Iraq on Monday
Jan 01, 2017 03:44French President Francois Hollande says he will travel to Iraq on Monday to honor troops taking part in a US-led military coalition against Daesh.
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France, Mali begin search for abducted French aid worker
Dec 25, 2016 11:47France and Mali authorities have started search operations for a French aid worker abducted by militants in the West African country.
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French court finds IMF chief guilty over payout
Dec 20, 2016 02:10A court in France has found Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), guilty of negligence over a massive state payout that she made to a business tycoon in 2008, but exempted her from any penalty.
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Australia, France to seal major military deal
Dec 19, 2016 11:51France and Australia are set to sign a major contract on building nuclear-powered submarines worth billions of dollars.
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Russia says will not back French-proposed resolution on Aleppo
Dec 19, 2016 02:15Russia says it does not support a UN Security Council resolution drafted by France that calls for the deployment of international observers to Syria's Aleppo to monitor the evacuation of civilians and protect those who remain.
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West's policy vis-à-vis Syria has fallen short: Ex-French PM
Dec 16, 2016 04:21The former French prime minister and the Republican party's presidential candidate has criticized the Western policy towards Syria's nearly six-year-old conflict, stating that Europe's stance vis-à-vis the deadly crisis has shown "indignation."
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Lower house of French parliament votes to extend state of emergency
Dec 14, 2016 08:19The lower house of the French parliament has voted to extend a nation-wide state of emergency for another six months.
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Hollande, Merkel urge more EU anti-Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Dec 13, 2016 11:58French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have voiced support for prolonging EU sanctions against Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis, ahead of a Brussels summit on the issue.