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Top French court backs ban on wearing Islamic abaya garment
Sep 08, 2023 06:08France's highest administrative court has upheld a controversial ban on wearing the Islamic abaya garment, a loose outfit worn by adolescent girls for decency.
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France in talks with Niger officials over troops exit
Sep 05, 2023 12:11France has started talks with Nigerien officials over the withdrawal of "illegal" French troops from the country.
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Thousands protest in Niger to demand France’s exit from country
Sep 02, 2023 09:11Thousands of people in Niger have protested near a French military base in the capital Niamey to express their support for the military government and demand the immediate withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the West African country.
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Niger's military rulers orders police to kick out French ambassador after ultimatum
Sep 01, 2023 05:49Niger's military rulers have revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the African country, according to a statement.
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France convicts 2,000 people in connection with June protests
Aug 29, 2023 13:50France has convicted nearly 2,000 people for having participated in protests against police brutality and racial profiling in late June.
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France to ban Islamic abayas at schools: Minister
Aug 28, 2023 10:56France's education minister has said the country is to ban wearing across the nation's schools of abayas -- a simple, loose over-garment dress worn by many women across the Muslim world -- citing a violation of French "secular laws."
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Niger protesters vow to storm French base if troops do not leave within a week
Aug 28, 2023 04:05Thousands of protesters in Niger have staged a rally near a French military base in the capital Niamey to voice their support for the military government and demand the immediate withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.
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Syria rejects US, France accusations over false-flag 2013 chemical attack
Aug 27, 2023 05:13The Syrian Foreign Ministry in a statement denounced repeated accusations against the Arab country by France and the United States over a false-flag chemical attack on the outskirts of the capital Damascus in 2013.
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Sarkozi to face trial for receiving funds for presidential bid from Libya's Gaddafi
Aug 26, 2023 11:31Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will face a trial in 2025 on charges of corruption and receiving illegal funding from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential campaign, according to France’s financial prosecutors.
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Thousands of protesters throng Niger’s capital; slam France, ECOWAS
Aug 21, 2023 07:25Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the Nigerien capital to voice their support for the country's military leaders, who seized power from pro-Western officials last month.