French FM due in Cyprus Friday
French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is due on the island on Friday for talks with his Cypriot counterpart on a range of issues. Bilateral...
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Turkish Cypriots criticise Dutch, French FMs for not meeting with them
Turkish Cypriots on Thursday criticized the Netherlands and France for not scheduling visits with them during the visits of their foreign ministers to Cyprus this...
French foreign minister to visit
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will be in Cyprus on Friday for a working visit that will include meetings with the president and the...
French call for more negotiations ‘bullying, excessive’ – Iran
Iran‘s foreign ministry on Friday dismissed a French call for more negotiations with Tehran over the international nuclear accord as “bullying and excessive”. There was...
France: EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defence
The European Union needs a strategic relationship with Turkey, including in defence matters, and should modernise its post-Cold War relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel...
France’s Macron under fire after aide hits street protester
An aide to Emmanuel Macron was put on two-week leave after he was seen hitting a street protester in demonstrations in Paris in May, the...
Merkel, Macron agree euro zone budget in ‘new chapter’ for bloc
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Tuesday to create a euro zone budget charged with boosting investment in the bloc...
Cyprus and France sign up for military cooperation
Cyprus and France this week signed a bilateral military cooperation programme during a visit to Paris by defence minister Savvas Angelides. According to a press...
Italy, France try to patch up row, draw papal rebuke (Update)
European neighbours Italy and France tried to patch up a row over immigration on Thursday as Pope Francis urged politicians everywhere to work together on helping refugees...
France hangs up: new bill would ban cell phones at school
France’s phone-addicted children will be obliged to do without their mobile devices at school under a bill the education minister on Thursday called a “detox...
France looking to set the tone at All Blacks’ Eden Park fortress
Eden Park has been a graveyard for visiting rugby teams for over 20 years but France will look for a strong first-up performance on Saturday...
Europe seeks US sanction exemptions for its firms in Iran
Ministers from Germany, France and Britain have written to senior US officials urging them to protect European companies working in Iran from getting caught up in...
Iran’s uranium enrichment plans are close to the ‘red line’
Iran‘s declaration that it could increase its uranium enrichment capacity if a nuclear deal with world powers falls apart risks sailing close to the “red...
French police clear out Paris migrants camp
Police began evacuating hundreds of migrants living in makeshift camps in Paris on Wednesday, as European politicians continue to tackle the issue of refugees, which...
French minister comes out as gay to fight homophobia
France’s Digital Minister Mounir Mahjoubi has come out as gay, in a rare move for a French public figure that he said would help give...
Lecherous French face fines of up to €750
Men who wolf-whistle or sexually harass women on French streets face fines of up to 750 euros ($885) after lawmakers in the National Assembly approved...
French defence minister warns US after Middle East moves
France’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron was prepared to respond to U.S. moves in the Middle East, marking a sharp departure...
France says Iran deal ‘not dead’, Macron to contact Rouhani
France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday the Iran deal was not dead despite US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out, and French President Emmanuel Macron would...
Air France on the brink as strikes bite
The French finance minister on Sunday raised the pressure on Air France managers and unions to resolve a stand-off over wages, saying the government would...
Macron’s White House tree disappears
French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated the special relationship between the United States and France during his state visit to Washington last week by planting a tree with...
