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MIDDLE EAST
U.S., partners continues airstrikes against IS in Syria, Iraq
U.S., partner-nation military forces continued to attack Islamic State (IS) forces over the past three days using fighter and bomber…
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EUROPE
France postpones mistral warship handover indefinitely, Russia threatens with ‘serious claims’
The French government has decided to put a hold on the delivery of two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia. The…
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Breaking News
French oil giant Total CEO killed in plane accident
Christophe de Margerie, the chief executive officer (CEO) of French oil giant Total, was killed here in a plane accident…
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EUROPE
France suspends delivery of assault warship to Russia
France on Wednesday suspended the delivery of the first of two Mistral warships to Russia as “conditions are not in…
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EUROPE
Does cabinet resignation boost Hollande’s power, or reflect weakness?
A day after his economy minister openly criticized the Socialists’ failed economic policy, French President Francois Hollande hit back hard…
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MIDDLE EAST
Gruesome photos from Syria shown to the UN Security Council
As if watching a horror movie, the United Nations Security Council reviewed photos taken by a former Syrian military police…
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BUSINESS
France to keep watching brief on shale gas technology
France continues to evaluate technological developments regarding shale gas, despite having outlawed hydraulic fracturing, so far the only way of…
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Breaking News
French Senate passes the controversial Armenian genocide bill
After hours-long deliberations, the upper house of the French Parliament passed the so-called “Armenian genocide bill”, criminalizing denial of what…
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French Senate committee’s take on “Armenian genocide law” negative
French Senate, tasked to discuss the controversial draft law on criminalizing denial of 1915 events in Anatolia, what is believed…
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EUROPE
France agrees to sell more weapons to Russia
France and Russia announced their readiness to continue cooperation in the sphere of defense. In early June 2011, within the…
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