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France’s import from Iran skyrockets in 2016
Dec 11, 2016 02:46France’s imports from Iran in the first nine months of 2016 show a staggering 34-fold rise compared to the corresponding period last year, thanks to resumption of oil imports after coming into force of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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France says plans emergency state extension due to elections
Dec 10, 2016 11:21The French premier says his administration is seeking to prolong until mid-July next year a state of emergency declared across the European country after the deadly 2015 Paris attacks.
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Iran, Airbus to jointly produce plane parts
Dec 06, 2016 09:36Iran says it will soon launch a cooperation scheme with France’s aviation giant Airbus over the production of spare parts for planes – a move that could help the company get a stronger foothold in the Iranian market once a much-awaited agreement to sell planes to the country becomes effective.
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France’s Faurecia forms 2 joint ventures in Iran
Dec 04, 2016 02:21Faurecia SA, a France-based automotive equipment supplier, has set up two new joint ventures in Iran in an attempt to strengthen its industrial presence in the Islamic Republic following a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1 group, a report said.
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France’s Hollande not to run for president again
Dec 02, 2016 05:41French President Francopis Hollande has announced that he will not stand for re-election in the upcoming presidential poll amid low popularity ratings and a fairly high unemployment rate in the Western European country.
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Airbus to fire 1,100 workers amid losses, Iran dilemma
Nov 30, 2016 11:02Airbus has announced plans to cut more than 1,100 jobs across Europe and close one of its sites in the Paris region, capping a year marked by a series of losses.
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Fillon wins French center-right presidential primary
Nov 28, 2016 03:59Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has won the country’s center-right party’s nomination in the presidential primary.
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France holding presidential primary runoff
Nov 27, 2016 06:55Former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon is expected to win the country’s center-right party’s nomination for the presidential election next year, polls show.
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Iran says little chance for purchase of A380s
Nov 25, 2016 11:52Iran says A380 planes have little chance to be purchased as per a major agreement which officials in Tehran have already said will be finalized with France’s aviation giant Airbus soon.
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French anti-terror police detain 7 suspects in two cities
Nov 21, 2016 14:02Anti-terrorism police in France have arrested seven men in the cities of Strasbourg and Marseilles, who were allegedly planning to launch a terror attack in the European country.