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Lebanon’s prime minister-designate steps down in blow to French initiative
Middle East
September 26, 2020
Lebanon’s prime minister-designate steps down in blow to French initiative
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister-designate quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan…
Terror probe opened after 2 wounded in Paris knife attack
World
September 25, 2020
Terror probe opened after 2 wounded in Paris knife attack
PARIS (AP) — French terrorism authorities are investigating a knife attack that wounded at least two people Friday near the…
Paris’s Eiffel Tower evacuated, operator confirms
World
September 23, 2020
Paris’s Eiffel Tower evacuated, operator confirms
Paris’s Eiffel Tower has been evacuated, a spokesman for the company operating it told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming a security…
Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame
World
September 20, 2020
Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame
PARIS (AP) — With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up — by…
NATO keeps France-Turkey probe under wraps as tempers flare
World
September 17, 2020
NATO keeps France-Turkey probe under wraps as tempers flare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A NATO investigation into a naval standoff between French and Turkish ships in June has been rated…
Warnings as Lebanon misses government formation deadline
Middle East
September 16, 2020
Warnings as Lebanon misses government formation deadline
BEIRUT (AP) — France said on Wednesday it regretted that Lebanese political leaders have failed to form a new government…
Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms
Middle East
September 13, 2020
Macron calls Lebanese politician as cabinet deadline looms
BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has held a call with Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker to try to remove an…
French companies consider investing in Egypt’s gas and oil sector
Business
September 12, 2020
French companies consider investing in Egypt’s gas and oil sector
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek al-Molla on Friday received the French Ambassador in Cairo Stéphane Romatet to…
France tries forcing change on Lebanon’s politicians
Middle East
September 11, 2020
France tries forcing change on Lebanon’s politicians
BEIRUT (AP) — During his visit this month, French President Emmanuel Macron gave Lebanon’s politicians a road map for policy…
Turkey says France’s Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
Middle East
September 4, 2020
Turkey says France’s Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday French President Emmanuel Macron had become “hysterical” over developments in the…