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Powdering sleeping beauty’s nose: Virus eases Louvre works
Culture
February 20, 2021
Powdering sleeping beauty’s nose: Virus eases Louvre works
PARIS (AP) — The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her life on a wall, but rarely this:…
France, Germany, UK condemn Iran’s production of uranium metal
Middle East
February 13, 2021
France, Germany, UK condemn Iran’s production of uranium metal
PARIS (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain on Friday condemned Iran’s decision to produce uranium metal, which they said was…
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
Middle East
February 4, 2021
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018…
Photos: Egypt’s army reveals SCALP stealth missiles
Egypt
February 3, 2021
Photos: Egypt’s army reveals SCALP stealth missiles
Footage released by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense showcased the Egyptian Air Force’s possession of a SCALP EG long-range cruise…
Mohamed Hefzy, Hend Sabry receive French Arts and Literature order
Cinema/TV
January 28, 2021
Mohamed Hefzy, Hend Sabry receive French Arts and Literature order
The ambassador of France in Cairo Stéphane Romatet awarded Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabry and Egyptian screenwriter and producer Mohamed Hefzy…
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
Middle East
January 24, 2021
Turkey hopes Mediterranean talks can calm choppy waters with EU
BRUSSELS/ANKARA (Reuters) – After a five-year hiatus marked by grievances over their rival claims to Mediterranean waters, Turkey resumes talks…
France to reckon with Algeria colonial past, won’t apologize
Middle East
January 21, 2021
France to reckon with Algeria colonial past, won’t apologize
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron wants to take further steps to reckon with France’s colonial-era wrongs in Algeria…
Amid virus surge, EgyptAir sets new travel procedures for UK and France
Egypt
January 18, 2021
Amid virus surge, EgyptAir sets new travel procedures for UK and France
EgyptAir began on Monday enforcing new coronavirus-related requirements on its flights headed to the UK and France, as stipulated by…
Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work
Middle East
January 18, 2021
Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed a claim by France that Tehran was in…
France says Iran is building nuclear weapons capacity, urgent to revive 2015 deal
Middle East
January 17, 2021
France says Iran is building nuclear weapons capacity, urgent to revive 2015 deal
PARIS (Reuters) – Iran is in the process of building up its nuclear weapons capacity and it is urgent that…