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France’s former president Sarkozy convicted of corruption, handed jail sentence
Mar 02, 2021 02:46Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty by a court in the country’s capital, Paris, on charges of corruption and influence peddling.
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France, other accomplices to Yemen carnage cannot preach on ethics: Iran's diplomat
Feb 26, 2021 01:38An Iranian diplomat has hit back at France for its meddlesome stance, saying a country deeply involved in Yemen’s carnage cannot preach about morality.
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Low chance Peugeot, Renault would return to Iranian market: Industry source
Feb 24, 2021 01:46French automotive giants Peugeot and Renault have a low chance of returning to Iran if US eases its sanctions on the country both because of Iran’s unwillingness and the fact that the companies have expanded their US side of the business, says a senior industry source.
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Biden has called S Korea, France, Canada, UK leaders but not Israel’s premier
Feb 17, 2021 04:34US President Joe Biden is yet to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu although he has already contacted several other allies in Europe and Asia.
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Iranian technicians carry out overhauls on 6 mothballed helicopters
Feb 15, 2021 02:56Iranian technicians have successfully carried out repairs on engines of six French helicopters to bring them back to operation despite foreign sanctions that ban the imports of aircraft parts into the country.
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French minister condemns BDS
Feb 12, 2021 03:03French Justice Minister asks all prosecutors in France to condemn the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. But the European Court for Human Rights said last year that the movement is legal.
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Amnesty decries ‘arbitrary’ arrests of Paris protesters
Feb 08, 2021 11:27Amnesty International France has condemned the "arbitrary" arrests of dozens of people during a protest against a controversial security bill that would place restrictions on filming French police.
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France urges Germany to scrap massive gas pipeline project with Russia
Feb 01, 2021 11:49France has called on Germany to scrap a massive nearly-finished gas pipeline from Russia in protest over the detention of Western-backed opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
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Macron refuses to impose 3rd lockdown in France over fears of more protests
Jan 31, 2021 05:56French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his decision not to impose a third COVID-19 lockdown in France despite a surge in cases and a faltering vaccine rollout.
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Iran urges France to exercise restraint, avoid hasty, ill-considered positions
Jan 31, 2021 03:45Iran has rejected any new negotiations on or changes to the participants of a landmark nuclear deal it clinched with world powers in 2015, advising French President Emmanuel Macron to stop making “hasty and ill-considered positions” vis-à-vis the agreement.