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France to boost grain exports to Egypt to 3 million tons annually
Business
October 28, 2010
France to boost grain exports to Egypt to 3 million tons annually
Participants at the 15th French Grains Conference, held in Cairo on Thursday, predicted more heat waves and floods in different…
French protesters block airports, clash with police amid tensions over raising retirement age
World
October 20, 2010
French protesters block airports, clash with police amid tensions over raising retirement age
Paris--Workers opposed to a higher retirement age blocked access to airports in Paris and around the country on Tuesday.Hooded youths,…
Running interference
Opinion
October 19, 2010
Running interference
There’s an unusually virulent strand of political surrealism surging through Egypt at the moment. I stress “unusually” because there is…
Police give all clear after Eiffel Tower bomb alert
World
September 29, 2010
Police give all clear after Eiffel Tower bomb alert
Paris--Paris police reopened the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday to the public after tourists were evacuated following the second bomb alert…
Al-Azhar scholar supports French niqab ban
Egypt
September 15, 2010
Al-Azhar scholar supports French niqab ban
A leading cleric at Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar Mosque on Wednesday applauded France's ban on the face veil worn by some…
Egypt’s private sector buys 250,000 tons of French wheat
Business
August 23, 2010
Egypt’s private sector buys 250,000 tons of French wheat
Paris--An unusually large volume of French wheat is being shipped to private millers in Egypt as an alternative to Russian…
France has urgently expelled radical Muslim preacher to Egypt
Egypt
August 19, 2010
France has urgently expelled radical Muslim preacher to Egypt
Paris--France's interior minister says that a radical Muslim imam and a "preacher of hate" has been expelled to his Egyptian…
France, Britain offer EU help on Gaza monitoring
World
June 7, 2010
France, Britain offer EU help on Gaza monitoring
Paris--The European Union could help monitor traffic into Gaza to ensure humanitarian supplies reached the blockaded enclave without weapons getting…
Belgian vote on Muslim face veils could echo in Europe
World
May 1, 2010
Belgian vote on Muslim face veils could echo in Europe
Paris--Belgium's vote to ban full face veils in public is the furthest any European country has gone to confront a…
Nationwide strikes in France against Sarkozy
World
March 23, 2010
Nationwide strikes in France against Sarkozy
Paris--Nationwide strikes in France hobbled public services from transport to schools Tuesday, with unions hoping their action would put the…