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Daesh to lose all territory in Syria by 2019: French army chief

Sep 07, 2018 01:37

The French military chief says the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group will have been flushed out from all the territory it once controlled in Syria under a self-proclaimed “caliphate” before the end of this year.
US, Britain, France Nail Colors to Terrorist Mast

Sep 01, 2018 17:03

It was quite an admission recently, albeit unintentional. The three Western members of the UN Security Council – the US, Britain and France – all gave warning that they would carry out military strikes on Syria if the government forces there were to use chemical weapons.
Moscow denies Hollande's claim that Putin threatened to ‘crush’ Ukraine troops

Sep 01, 2018 05:05

Moscow has denied a claim made by former French President Francois Hollande in his memoirs that Russian President Vladimir Putin had threatened to “crush” Ukrainian troops.
Tensions flare up between UK and France over fishing in English Channel

Aug 30, 2018 14:11

An old row between the United Kingdom and France over rights to scallop fishing in seas near France's Normandy coast have escalated after French and British fishermen clashed in the English Channel in the latest outbreak of the so-called “scallop wars.”
Tehran says no French restrictions for diplomats to travel to Iran

Aug 29, 2018 10:45

The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has dismissed media reports that France has told its diplomats to postpone all non-essential trips to Iran, warning about attempts aimed at undermining relations between Iran and Europe, especially France.
France, Germany mull over independent financing system to sidestep US bans

Aug 28, 2018 03:19

France and Germany are seeking to develop a European financing mechanism independent of the US with the aim of sidestepping US sanctions against countries, including Iran, and asserting the continent’s “sovereignty.”
Iran president urges faster, more transparent steps to save JCPOA

Aug 27, 2018 13:59

President Hassan Rouhani has called on the remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers to act faster and in a more transparent way to preserve it after the US move to pull out of the agreement.
British Airways, Air France to halt direct flights to Iran next month

Aug 24, 2018 04:48

Flagship airlines British Airways and Air France have announced that they are to suspend all their direct flights to Iran, saying the route is “not commercially viable,” as the United States has re-imposed sanctions against the Islamic Republic prohibiting foreign businesses from operating in the country.
Knife attack kills 2 near French capital

Aug 23, 2018 09:11

Two people in France have been killed and one has been seriously injured in a knife attack on the outskirts of the capital, Paris.
West leading campaign of hypocrisy on use of chemical weapons: Syria

Aug 23, 2018 08:22

Syria has denounced a recent statement by the US, Britain and France on the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Damascus government, saying the trio is leading a campaign of misinformation against the Arab country in line with their support for terrorists.