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#MeToo’s global impact: Big in some places, scanty in others
World
March 6, 2018
#MeToo’s global impact: Big in some places, scanty in others
Thanks to the vast reach of social media and the prevalence of sexual misconduct in virtually every society, the #MeToo…
France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound
World
March 5, 2018
France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will this weekend unveil a new name for the 45-year-old National Front and a…
Explosion rocks Burkina Faso army headquarters in Ouagadougou, heavy gunfire reported
World
March 2, 2018
Explosion rocks Burkina Faso army headquarters in Ouagadougou, heavy gunfire reported
Armed gunmen have attacked Burkina Faso army headquarters in Ouagadougou, with violence also reported near the French embassy. A French…
France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities
World
March 2, 2018
France: Marine Le Pen charged for posting images of Islamic State atrocities
Le Pen published the photos in response to a journalist who had compared the far right to jihadi militants. The…
Egypt, France conclude joint naval exercises in Red Sea
Egypt
February 25, 2018
Egypt, France conclude joint naval exercises in Red Sea
Egypt and France on Saturday finalized the “Cleopatra 2018” naval exercises, one of the biggest joint marine exercises to have…
French Administration School to help prepare Egypt’s next generation of leaders
Egypt
February 19, 2018
French Administration School to help prepare Egypt’s next generation of leaders
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted on Sunday Patrick Gerard, the President of the French National School of Administration, to…
US hindering completion of Egypt-France Rafale deal: La Tribune
Egypt
February 18, 2018
US hindering completion of Egypt-France Rafale deal: La Tribune
The French weekly financial newspaper La Tribune reported on Friday that a deal between Cairo and France over the sale…
French President Macron’s approval rating falls below 50 percent: Ifop
World
February 18, 2018
French President Macron’s approval rating falls below 50 percent: Ifop
French President Emmanuel Macron’s approval rating has fallen below 50 percent to its lowest level since October last year, a…
Four-way meeting on Ukraine crisis in Munich next week: MSC chief
World
February 8, 2018
Four-way meeting on Ukraine crisis in Munich next week: MSC chief
Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France are preparing to meet on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference next week to…
Ally or rival? Macron to visit Trump on US visit late April
World
February 7, 2018
Ally or rival? Macron to visit Trump on US visit late April
President Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron will get another chance to test their tough handshakes and argue over climate change…