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French court fines Uber, execs for illegal taxi service
World

French court fines Uber, execs for illegal taxi service

A French court fined Uber Technologies 800,000 euros (US$907,000) on Thursday for running an illegal transport service with non-professional drivers…
France to launch smartphone ‘terror alert’ app
Science

France to launch smartphone ‘terror alert’ app

A new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks will be launched by the French government Wednesday,…
Ukraine detains man planning attacks on Euro championship in France
World

Ukraine detains man planning attacks on Euro championship in France

Ukraine's state security service said on Monday a French citizen detained in late May on the border with Poland had…
Major powers meet to revive moribund Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking
Middle East

Major powers meet to revive moribund Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking

France convenes foreign ministers from major powers on Friday to put Israel-Palestinian peacemaking back on the international agenda and find…
Egypt raises flag aboard new Mistral-class helicopter carrier
Egypt

Egypt raises flag aboard new Mistral-class helicopter carrier

Egypt officially received the first of two French Mistral-class helicopter carriers at a handing-over ceremony at the French port of…
Combating terrorism is the duty of all: Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh in Paris
Egypt

Combating terrorism is the duty of all: Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh in Paris

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb stated that spilling the blood of Muslims as well as non-Muslims is prohibited in Islam…
44 Ancient Egyptian relics repatriated from France: Minister
Egypt

44 Ancient Egyptian relics repatriated from France: Minister

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany declared on Monday that 44 relics smuggled from Egypt to France have been repatriated after six…
World’s biggest cruise ship set for delivery in France
Life & Style

World’s biggest cruise ship set for delivery in France

The world's biggest-ever cruise ship, the 120,000-tonne Harmony of the Seas, capable of accommodating more than 8,000 passengers and crew…
Sisi, French president reaffirm ties at economic forum opening
Egypt

Sisi, French president reaffirm ties at economic forum opening

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his French counterpart Francois Hollande inaugurated the Egyptian-French Economic Forum in Cairo on Monday, with…
French president in Cairo for talks on development, security ties
Egypt

French president in Cairo for talks on development, security ties

French President Francois Hollande will meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Sunday at the start of a…
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