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E3 seriously working to operationalize INSTEX: UK, Germany
May 11, 2019 01:36Britain, France and Germany are seriously pursuing the implementation of the Iran-EU special payment mechanism, which is supposed to facilitate trade ties between the two sides after the US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on the country, senior European officials say.
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Two French soldiers killed in hostage rescue mission in Benin
May 10, 2019 12:49Two French soldiers have been killed during an operation to free four hostages held by a militant group in northern Burkina Faso, France has announced.
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France arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE ‘evident hypocrisy’: Ansarullah
May 10, 2019 12:45The spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has fiercely criticized the French government for supplying Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) weapons that have been used in their war on Yemen, describing the move “a clear hypocrisy to evade crimes.”
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Amnesty slams French weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, says Paris no longer trusted
May 10, 2019 01:35Amnesty International has condemned France's weapons sales to Saudi Arabia despite the kingdom's deadly war on Yemen, saying Paris cannot be trusted on claims that the weapons are not being used against civilians.
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France's Macron says Iran nuclear deal must be saved
May 09, 2019 09:43France insists that the multilateral nuclear deal between Iran and major world powers, which has been severely targeted by the United States, must be saved and Tehran’s continued participation in it ensured.
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France calls for ‘unconditional’ ceasefire in Libya
May 09, 2019 09:41The French government, which is accused of tacitly supporting Libya’s renegade general Khalifa Haftar, has called for an “unconditional” ceasefire between his militia and government forces near the capital, Tripoli.
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Police clash with protesters on May Day march in French capital
May 01, 2019 10:36French police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets of the capital Paris to mark May Day rallies and protest against President Emmanuel Macron's policies.
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Yellow vest protests hit Strasbourg in sign of trouble for EU
Apr 28, 2019 07:43The "yellow vest" protests in France have spread to Strasbourg, the seat of the European Parliament, on the 24th consecutive weekend of a revolt which shows no sign of abating.
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French car maker Renault reports major revenue loss after leaving Iran's market
Apr 28, 2019 01:10French car maker Renault has announced a 4.8-percent drop in its first-quarter revenues following the company’s withdrawal from Iran's lucrative market in 2018.
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China lodges protest after French warships passes through Taiwan Strait
Apr 25, 2019 11:41Beijing says it has lodged “stern representations” with Paris after a French navy warship entered the Taiwan Strait earlier this month, prompting the Chinese military to scramble vessels to warn it off.