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Great Mosque of Paris (Shutterstock)

February 19th, 2019 - 09:46 GMT

France Closes 7 Mosques Under 2018 ‘Anti-Terror Law’

French authorities have closed seven mosques within one year and policies based on suspicion, restriction and exclusion come under harsh criticism by Muslims in France.

The late, great Jeanne Moreau. (Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock.com)

July 31st, 2017 - 12:20 GMT

Renowned French Actress Jeanne Moreau Passes Away; Tributes Pour in

Yesterday gunmen stormed Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) and the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in two coordinated attacks.
He voiced Paris’ preparedness to expand its cooperation with Tehran in countering terrorism and in other areas of common interest. (AFP)

June 8th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Iran and France Discuss Counter Terror Cooperation

Dozens of chemical attacks have been carried out in Syria since the 2013 Ghouta attack former US President Barack Obama called a 'red line' (AFP)

April 27th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Syrian regime exposed by chemical signature, France says

The United Nations special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (AFP)

March 19th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

UN Special Envoy to Yemen calls for political settlement and humanitarian support

A picture taken on February 5, 2017, shows portraits of Abdallah El-Hamahmy, an Egyptian suspected of being the machete attacker in Paris's Louvre museum, placed on a sofa at the family home in the Nile delta city of Mansura, some 120 kms north of Cairo. (AFP/Mahmood Shahin)

February 6th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Father of alleged Louvre attacker says his son is innocent

Soldiers patrol around the Louvre Museum in Paris on September 10, 2016. (AFP/File)

February 5th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Paris Louvre attacker believed to be Egyptian, Egypt condemns the attack

Recent reports said that Daesh plans to use widows and children returnees to implement its attacks. (AFP/File)

January 24th, 2017 - 10:21 GMT

Western countries expected to suffer from extremists returning home from Syria

Paris reportedly had many issues to discuss with Riyadh, including preparations for the meeting of the French-Saudi Joint Commission, which will be held in the summer, and which aims at promoting economic, investment and commercial relations within the framework of the Kingdom's Vision 2030. (Twitter)

January 18th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia welcomes French FM Ayrault to Riyadh for discussion of regional issues

Displaced Iraqis from the Bajwaniyah village, about 30 kms south of Mosul, who fled fighting in the Mosul area approach security forces on October 18, 2016 after they liberated the village from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

October 19th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Obama: Battle for Mosul another step toward ‘ultimate destruction’ of Daesh

Former French Justice Minister Rachida Dati. (AFP/File)

October 5th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

‘JASTA is a violation of international law’: Former French justice minister weighs in

Islamic dress is a hot-button issue in France, where the full-face veil is banned in public places. (AFP/Anoek De Groot)

September 7th, 2016 - 02:00 GMT

Local french court dismisses Burkini verdict

Farmers drive from Loon Plage to Calais, on September 5, 2016, during a joint "go-slow" protest with truck drivers on the A16 highway calling for the dismantling of the so-called "Jungle" migrant camp in the French northern port city of Calais. (AFP/Philippe Huguen)

September 5th, 2016 - 12:43 GMT

Truckers in France block off Calais to demand closure of refugee camp