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Returning with disappointing news, Harara receives a hero’s welcome
Egypt
December 26, 2011
Returning with disappointing news, Harara receives a hero’s welcome
With songs, flowers and anti-military chants, 200 admirers awaited Ahmed Harara at Cairo airport as he returned from a failed…
Turkey accuses France of genocide after Armenian bill
World
December 23, 2011
Turkey accuses France of genocide after Armenian bill
ISTANBUL — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused France of genocide in Algeria in the 1940s and 50s, in his latest…
Opposition stalwart Marzouki elected Tunisian president
World
December 13, 2011
Opposition stalwart Marzouki elected Tunisian president
Rights activist and former opposition leader Moncef Marzouki on Monday became Tunisia's first elected president since the north African country's…
Rocket fired from Lebanon at Israel falls short
World
December 12, 2011
Rocket fired from Lebanon at Israel falls short
BEIRUT — A rocket fired from Lebanon toward Israel fell short, wounding a Lebanese woman, the Lebanese army said Monday.…
EU, Arabs seek UN assembly condemnation of Syria
World
November 17, 2011
EU, Arabs seek UN assembly condemnation of Syria
UNITED NATIONS — Britain, France, Germany and several Arab states will call for a UN General Assembly vote soon to…
Sarkozy told Obama he is fed up with Israeli PM
World
November 8, 2011
Sarkozy told Obama he is fed up with Israeli PM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy told US President Barack Obama last week he was fed up with dealing with Israeli Prime…
French FM: Fall of Syrian government is ‘unavoidable’
World
October 26, 2011
French FM: Fall of Syrian government is ‘unavoidable’
PARIS - The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will almost certainly fall under the pressure of protests and sanctions,…
French forces join fight against Somali militants
World
October 24, 2011
French forces join fight against Somali militants
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Kenya on Sunday said that France's navy bombed a town in Somalia near a stronghold of Shebab,…
French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates
Features/Interviews
October 20, 2011
French Interior Ministry cracks down on foreign graduates
Boubker Benseddiq, a 26-year-old Moroccan national, recently graduated from INSA-Toulouse, a well-respected French public university of engineering. In May, he…
Tunisians in France mobilize for landmark ballot
World
October 19, 2011
Tunisians in France mobilize for landmark ballot
PARIS - With Tunisia's landmark election fast approaching, Najoua Bennaceur has kicked her campaign into high gear and taken her…