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France's top court upholds hijab ban during football games
Jun 30, 2023 08:42France’s top administrative court has ruled against a group of female Muslim football players in their case against the French Football Federation (FFF), upholding a ban on the Islamic headscarf during games.
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Macron holds crisis meeting as protests rage on over teenager’s killing by police
Jun 29, 2023 09:01French President Emmanuel Macron has held a crisis meeting with some of his ministers, as security forces have arrested 150 people in a second night of violence after the killing of a teenager by police.
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Outrage in France after fatal police shooting in Paris suburb
Jun 28, 2023 09:04Clashes have broken out between demonstrators and police following public outrage over the shooting death of a 17-year-old in the Paris suburb of Nanterre after he allegedly disobeyed police orders to stop his car.
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France advised to use correct name of Persian Gulf: Iran
Jun 26, 2023 06:41Iran has censured France’s use of a misnomer for the Persian Gulf in a tweet, calling on the government in Paris to refrain from making meddlesome statements and leveling accusations against the Islamic Republic.
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Algeria FM hits back at French criticism of national anthem
Jun 23, 2023 12:27Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf has hit back at France's attempt to enter into the debate about the national anthem of the North African country.
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Russian diplomat says Macron would be BRICS inappropriate guest, citing France’s hostile policy
Jun 22, 2023 12:41A Russian Foreign Ministry diplomat says French President Emmanuel Macron would be an inappropriate guest at a summit of the BRICS group of countries, which is due in Johannesburg in August, citing France's "hostile and unacceptable policy" towards his country.
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Four in critical condition after Paris building blast
Jun 22, 2023 09:09An explosion potentially caused by a gas leak ripped through a building in central Paris on Wednesday, leaving four people fighting for their lives and causing a wave of destruction, officials said.
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A dozen French police wounded in clashes with protesters opposing rail link in Alps
Jun 18, 2023 07:35Twelve police were wounded on Saturday in clashes with demonstrators in France's Savoie department where a protest against a high-speed rail project in the Alps turned violent, authorities said.
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UN experts voice concern over excessive use of force by French police
Jun 16, 2023 10:11United Nations experts have expressed concern over reports of excessive use of force during protests in France earlier this year over controversial pension reform plans by President Emanuel Macron.
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Iran's chief negotiator holds talks with E3 counterparts in UAE
Jun 13, 2023 14:55Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has met and conferred with diplomats from the three European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).