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France convicts 2,000 people in connection with June protests
Aug 29, 2023 13:50France has convicted nearly 2,000 people for having participated in protests against police brutality and racial profiling in late June.
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France to ban Islamic abayas at schools: Minister
Aug 28, 2023 10:56France's education minister has said the country is to ban wearing across the nation's schools of abayas -- a simple, loose over-garment dress worn by many women across the Muslim world -- citing a violation of French "secular laws."
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Niger protesters vow to storm French base if troops do not leave within a week
Aug 28, 2023 04:05Thousands of protesters in Niger have staged a rally near a French military base in the capital Niamey to voice their support for the military government and demand the immediate withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.
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Syria rejects US, France accusations over false-flag 2013 chemical attack
Aug 27, 2023 05:13The Syrian Foreign Ministry in a statement denounced repeated accusations against the Arab country by France and the United States over a false-flag chemical attack on the outskirts of the capital Damascus in 2013.
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Sarkozi to face trial for receiving funds for presidential bid from Libya's Gaddafi
Aug 26, 2023 11:31Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will face a trial in 2025 on charges of corruption and receiving illegal funding from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential campaign, according to France’s financial prosecutors.
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Thousands of protesters throng Niger’s capital; slam France, ECOWAS
Aug 21, 2023 07:25Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in the Nigerien capital to voice their support for the country's military leaders, who seized power from pro-Western officials last month.
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France: Marseille rocked by deadly shootings in drug war between gangs
Aug 18, 2023 09:28French Interior Minister Geral Darmanin has announced the deployment of a specialized police unit to put an end to the “bloodbath” between rivaling criminal gangs in the port city of Marseille.
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France, Mali suspend issuing visas to each other's citizens amid boiling tensions
Aug 11, 2023 03:10France and Mali have suspended issuing visas to each other's citizens, in a heightening of a row that has already prompted a French military withdrawal from the West African nation.
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Niger junta meets with Nigerian envoys, raising hopes of dialog
Aug 10, 2023 06:12Officials with Niger's military junta, which has been holding onto power since a recent coup, have met with two Nigerian envoys, raising hopes of dialog that could avert the prospect of military intervention aimed at overturning the putsch.
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Niger's military accuses France of violating air space, destablizing country
Aug 10, 2023 03:57Niger’s junta has accused France of violating its airspace in a bid to destabilize the West African country.