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France suspends transit ban for UK nationals
Dec 31, 2021 12:38The French government has suspended a road travel prohibition for UK nationals, allowing Britons to drive through France to reach their residential homes in EU member states.
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Islamophobia in France: Another mosque ordered closed in Paris
Dec 28, 2021 13:51France has ordered the suspension of a mosque for six months over what the government has called inciting “violence” and “hatred.”
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France’s unconstructive role threw wrench in Vienna talks: Source
Dec 26, 2021 09:47An informed source has shed light on France’s attempts to throw a wrench in the latest round of talks in Vienna between Iran and the P4+1 countries, saying Paris’ two-day absence in the negotiations helped the negotiating sides make progress in preparing drafts.
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France to take legal action against UK on post-Brexit fishing licenses in January 2022
Dec 23, 2021 10:14France plans to take legal action against Britain on the issue of post-Brexit fishing licences early next year, France’s junior minister for European Union affairs says.
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France says Omicron to be dominant COVID-19 variant soon, resists new restrictions
Dec 22, 2021 11:05France could soon see 100,000 new COVID-19 cases a day due to the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant but the government does not plan to introduce new restrictions for the time being, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.
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France praises troops after probe into killing of civilians in Niger
Dec 19, 2021 10:58France has praised its troops who killed civilians during a standoff in Niger last month after allegedly conducting an investigation into the incident.
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Iran calls on France to revise anti-Muslim laws after assault on religious freedom
Dec 19, 2021 09:02A senior Iranian rights official has called on France to revise laws targeting the Muslim minority across the European country after the French government ordered the closure of nearly two dozen more mosques in a fresh assault on freedom of religion.
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France to ask EU to take legal action against UK in fishing dispute
Dec 18, 2021 05:45Paris is set to call on the European Union (EU) to take legal action against London over a long-running fishing dispute with the UK, France's European affairs minister says.
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France quits Northern Mali in disgrace after 9 years of failure
Dec 16, 2021 03:21France has withdrawn from Northern Mali and the historic city of Timbuktu nine years after launching a war without the initial approval of the United Nations or even French parliament.
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French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu base after nearly a decade
Dec 15, 2021 08:46French troops have left a key military base in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, handing it over to the Malian army nearly a decade after a military intervention in the West African country.