-
Zarif slams France’s double standards on Iran defense program after ballistic missile test
Apr 29, 2021 01:32Following France’s test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized Paris for pursuing double-standard policies and its discriminatory attempts to limit Iran’s missile defense program.
-
The West practicing vaccine apartheid at a global level (1)
Apr 28, 2021 09:46A comparison of the number of doses of vaccines manufactured by the rich countries with the number of doses used by them in their own countries provides a clear picture of the extent of vaccine apartheid practiced by these countries. An article in The New York Times in late March reveals, “Residents of wealthy and middle-income countries have received about 90% of the nearly 400 million vaccines delivered so far.”
-
OPCW ignores critics of its cover-up, imposes sanctions on Syria
Apr 26, 2021 15:57Syria has condemned a Western-backed resolution passed by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) over the country’s alleged use of toxic arms, saying the illegitimate move encourages foreign-sponsored terrorists to go ahead with their crimes in the Arab country.
-
Macron links knife attack to Muslims, says France keeps fighting terrorism
Apr 24, 2021 12:13In yet another verbal onslaught on the Muslim world, French President Emmanuel Macron has labeled a recent deadly knife attack in the country as an indication of what he claimed “Islamist terrorism” and said France would “never give in” to such radical moves.
-
Female police officer dies in stabbing attack in France
Apr 24, 2021 00:32A female police officer has been killed by a knife-wielding assailant at a police station outside the French capital, Paris.
-
Japan, US, France to hold first major drill amid tensions with China
Apr 23, 2021 11:49Japan, the United States, and France are set to hold joint military drills for the first time next month, amid rising tensions with China over the East and South China Seas.
-
Italian police arrest man linked to 2016 terrorist attack in France's Nice
Apr 22, 2021 10:33Italian police have arrested a man on charges of providing weapons to the perpetrator of a 2016 terrorist attack that claimed dozens of lives in the southern French city of Nice.
-
Muslims condemn France over its plan to ban hijab for minors
Apr 21, 2021 09:32Muslims are using social media platforms to vent their anger at France over its plan to ban the hijab for minors. They are using viral hashtag campaigns in different languages to condemn what they call French state oppression against Muslims and its criminalization of Islamic values.
-
Pakistan parliament to decide on French envoy expulsion after anti-France protests
Apr 20, 2021 08:21Pakistan’s parliament is set to vote on whether to expel the French ambassador over the publication of derogatory cartoons attributing to Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger to Mankind Prophet Muhammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny) in France, which sparked large-scale protests in the Asian country.
-
TLP releases 11 police hostages in Pakistan amid anti-France protests
Apr 19, 2021 03:31Eleven Pakistani police officers, who were taken hostage by supporters of a banned group during street protests in Lahore, have been released, authorities said.