Tag: France

Algeria welcomes ‘reasonable’ French comments amid row (Al Jazeera)

Algeria has welcomed comments from the office of French President Emmanuel Macron expressing regret over a dispute sparked by his criticism of the former...

Will France Derail West Africa’s Common Currency? (Simplice A. Asongu, Project-Syndicate)

An unprecedented Africa-France summit took place at the beginning of October in Montpellier, France. For the first time since these summits began in 1973, no African...

Pakistan lifts ban on far-right TLP behind anti-France protests (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan says it has lifted a ban on a far-right party behind violent anti-France protests last month that triggered clashes with police, resulting in...

Sinking trust (Sian Troath, The Interpreter)

Last week in Australia news headlines brimmed with emotive accusations about a betrayal of trust levied against Prime Minister Scott Morrison. French President Emmanuel...

No response to Russia’s proposals on Normandy-format final document – diplomat (TASS)

There is no response from Paris and Berlin to Russia’s proposal to discuss a final document ahead of another meeting in the Normandy format,...

France Urged To Grant Asylum To Russian Prisons Whistle-Blower (RFE RL)

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging France to grant asylum to a Belarus-born man responsible for last month's massive leak of videos exposing mistreatment,...

The French Navy’s damaged nuclear sub is out at sea once more (Vivienne Machi, Defense News)

The French Navy’s nuclear submarine Perle has returned to sea following just about a year of work to repair its fire-damaged body and splice it together...

France-UK fishing row: Paris delays sanctions as talks continue (Al Jazeera)

France will postpone planned sanctions on the United Kingdom over a post-Brexit fishing rights row while negotiations continue, President Emmanuel Macron has said. France had earlier threatened...

Bennett meets France’s Macron in Glasgow, discusses spyware flap (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

In Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met today with French President Emmanuel Macron. A statement issued by Bennett’s office...

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australian submarine deal (Sylvie Corbet and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press, Defense News)

Working to patch things up with an old ally, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday that the U.S. had been...

Israel takes security issues to France (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

A delegation of 14 senior Israeli figures paid a discreet visit to Paris last week, including former top officials at Israeli security agencies, security...

France calls on Iran to curb nuclear activity as talks remain stalled (Al Monitor)

A French diplomat criticized the Iranian government Oct. 22 for its violations of the Iran nuclear deal. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Iran should...

Why France and Germany won’t join China’s ‘Africa Quad’ (Lucas Engel, Reed Piercey, Deborah Brautigam, East Asia Forum)

Chinese President Xi Jinping invited the leaders of Germany and France to join a ‘quad’ of cooperation with African countries during a virtual summit...

Cautious Optimism in Azerbaijani-French Relations: The View From Baku (Shabnam Hasanova, The Jamestown Foundation)

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s interview with French television channel France 24 late last month (September 28) highlighted both current and future perspectives for bilateral relations between...

Source Of Russian Prison-Abuse Videos Flees To France To Seek Asylum (RFE RL)

The source of a massive leak of information, including videos, of alleged torture and sexual assaults in Russia's penitentiary system has fled to France,...

Algeria demands France’s ‘total respect’: President (Al Jazeera)

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune demanded France’s “total respect”, following a diplomatic row over visas and critical comments from Paris about the North African country. Algeria...