France

The French Yellow Vests movement seen through global lenses

Mar 12, 2019 15:50

The Yellow Vests protest movement that has been rocking France since October 2018 is showing no signs it will end any time soon. Initially triggered by the French government's proposal to increase fuel prices, the movement has turned into protests against inequality and globalization, mixed with simmering racial undertones.
France's Macron invited to attend Rwanda genocide anniversary

Mar 12, 2019 13:42

French President Emmanuel Macron has been invited to to attend the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, which accuses France of complicity in the 1994 massacre.
France: 'Yellow Vests' clash with police in Paris as protests hit 17th week

Mar 10, 2019 04:16

'Yellow Vest' protesters clashed with police on the Champs Elysees in Paris on Saturday, as the demonstrations entered their 17th week.
Iran names Qassemi as new ambassador to France

Mar 08, 2019 13:12

Ministry of Foreign Affairs has named Bahram Qassemi as the country’s new ambassador to France.
France unveils bill aimed at taxing giant US tech firms

Mar 07, 2019 03:59

The French government has introduced a tax bill for digital giant companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, obliging them to pay a three-percent tax to France.
France's Vilmorin defies US with seed exports to Iran

Mar 06, 2019 06:11

France’s seed maker Vilmorin is defying new US sanctions on Iran to maintain exports to the West Asian country which is the world’s fifth largest vegetable grower.
Senior French terrorist Jean-Michel Clain killed in Daesh Syria’s redoubt

Mar 06, 2019 03:16

Prominent French terrorist Jean-Michel Clain has been killed as US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are fighting to retake the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group's last enclave in the Eastern Syrian Province of Dayr al-Zawr.
First batch of French-made Rafael jets to arrive in India in September

Mar 04, 2019 10:15

India says it will induct French-made Rafale fighter jets into its air force later this year, amid heightened military tensions with Pakistan, which saw the two nuclear-armed neighbors target each other’s warplanes last week.
France: Police use tear gas on Yellow Vests protesters in Lyon

Mar 03, 2019 02:53

The 16th Yellow Vests march in Lyon ended with police launching tear gas at the protesters on Saturday.
Iran releases French citizen detained for unauthorized entry

Feb 25, 2019 03:38

The Iranian foreign ministry says the country has released a French citizen who had been detained in Iran’s Kish Island in October over unauthorized entry.