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In TV interview, two French spies admit attempts to incite riots in Iran
Oct 07, 2022 04:16Two French spies arrested in Iran some four months ago have admitted to their attempts to provoke anti-government protests and riots with the ultimate goal of putting pressure on the country’s Islamic establishment.
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France taps into strategic fuel reserves amid prolonged refinery strikes
Oct 06, 2022 07:01France has been forced to tap into its strategic fuel reserves to resupply gas stations that have run out of fuel as strikes by workers at refineries and depots disrupt production for a second week.
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Israel takes repressive measures against French-Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike
Oct 05, 2022 02:25Israeli prison authorities have taken a series of repressive measures against prominent French-Palestinian human rights defender Salah Hamouri, after he started an open-ended hunger strike in protest against the regime’s policy of detention without charge or trial.
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French justice minister faces trial on conflict of interest charge
Oct 03, 2022 10:33French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti will have to stand trial in a conflict of interest case that has been an embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government, his lawyers said Monday, adding they immediately appealed the move.
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Iran summons France’s chargé d’affaires over interference in internal affairs
Sep 29, 2022 16:29Foreign Ministry has summoned Frances’s chargé d'affaires to Tehran to protest meddlesome measures by the French government in Iran’s domestic affairs and its stance about riots instigated by counterrevolutionary elements across the country.
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President slams Europe’s ‘unconstructive’ anti-Iran approach at IAEA
Sep 20, 2022 14:59Meeting his French counterpart, President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi hits out at the European countries for having pursued a resolution against Tehran’s nuclear program at the UN nuclear watchdog amid diplomatic efforts aimed at reviving the 2015 agreement.
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Protesters in Niger demand departure of French troops
Sep 19, 2022 03:35Hundreds of Nigeriens have taken to the streets of the capital, Niamey, to protest against the presence of French troops in their country.
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European court urges France to repatriate Daesh-linked family in Syria
Sep 18, 2022 01:50The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has called on France to repatriate two French citizens who joined the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria, saying Paris has violated human rights.
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Ukraine’s attacks on nuclear plant could be ‘catastrophic,’ Putin warns Macron
Sep 12, 2022 03:07Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Ukraine’s attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could lead to “catastrophic consequences.”
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Public buildings lighting turns off in French city of Lille amid energy crunch
Sep 11, 2022 04:13French officials in the city of Lille have cut the lighting in public buildings in a bid to decrease power consumption as the nation head to a difficult cold season amid the continent’s energy crunch.