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France boosts security for New Year holidays
Dec 24, 2017 10:12France has deployed almost 100,000 security forces across the country for the New Year holiday season as the likelihood of terrorist attacks remains high in the European country.
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Constitutional body in France rejects bill against surfing ‘terror’ websites
Dec 16, 2017 11:32Amid growing concerns in France over terror threats, the supreme constitutional authority in the country has struck down a legislative motion to criminalize the surfing of “terrorist” websites for the second time this year, saying such a measure is against civil liberties.
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CNPC eyeing Total takeover in giant Iran gas job: Report
Dec 15, 2017 11:19Speculations are rising that China’s leading oil and gas company CNPC could replace French energy giant Total in a key Iranian natural gas project if any new US sanctions against investments in Iran’s economic projects forces it to leave the country.
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US absence at Paris summit a 'disgrace': Kerry
Dec 12, 2017 10:47Former US secretary of state John Kerry blasted the absence of the American government at a major climate change summit in Paris as a "disgrace".
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France hosting climate summit, Trump not invited
Dec 12, 2017 10:08French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a United Nations (UN) climate summit in Paris on Tuesday to discuss financing issues for a landmark climate deal clinched two years ago.
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French nationals among Daesh terrorists in Afghanistan after Mideast defeat: sources
Dec 11, 2017 05:58Nationals of France are reportedly among the foreign terrorists joining Daesh ranks in northern Afghanistan, where the notorious terror group has established a foothold after losing its territorial rule in Syria and Iraq.
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Parisians protest US decision ahead of Natanyahu’ visit
Dec 09, 2017 14:31Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of the French capital to protest against the US recognition of al-Quds as Zionist entity’s capital ahead of Israeli regime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the country.
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France , Qatar sign deals worth around 12 billion euros: Macron
Dec 07, 2017 14:21French President Emmanuel Macron and Qatar's ruling emir have signed contacts worth around 12 billion euros ($14.15 billion) during the French president's visit to Doha.
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Iran tells France missile capability non-negotiable
Dec 04, 2017 09:18Iran has advised France to be careful in its views about the Islamic Republic after President Emmanuel Macron called for talks on Tehran’s ballistic missiles.
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French police fire tear gas at protesters in Paris
Dec 04, 2017 09:11Clashes have broken out between French security officers and a group of protesters, who were out on the streets in Paris on Sunday to censure the death of a young black man in police custody.