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Iran’s Rouhani calls US anti-Iran campaign ‘all-out war’
May 12, 2019 01:48President Hassan Rouhani has said that Iran is facing an “all-out war” of economic and political pressures through sanctions imposed on the country.
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French FM warns Iran nuclear deal reactions could lead to ‘bellicose spiral’
May 12, 2019 01:25French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned against a bellicose spiral of reactions on an international agreement on Iran’s nuclear activities.
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Libya’s GNA urges Trump to stop foreign support for Haftar
May 11, 2019 07:12Libya's internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) has called on US President Donald Trump to stop foreign support for "aspiring military dictator" Khalifa Haftar as his forces continue their all-out offensive to take over the capital Tripoli.
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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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Muslims and the working class: France’s marginalized and natural Yellow Vest allies
May 03, 2019 16:51Yellow Vests and Muslims are the two largest groups in France which suffer from socioeconomic marginalization – and there is no doubt that they will be open political allies, eventually.