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French govt offers compromise in bid to end transport strike
World
January 12, 2020
French govt offers compromise in bid to end transport strike
France’s government Saturday proposed a compromise to end a crippling transport strike against pension reform, with an offer to withdraw…
Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east
World
January 10, 2020
Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east
FADA N’GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) — The jihadists who killed Wabwa Ampougovni’s son and two grandchildren wanted them to suffer:…
European powers condemn Turkish plans to send troops to Libya
Middle East
January 8, 2020
European powers condemn Turkish plans to send troops to Libya
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union’s top diplomat and the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy condemned on…
Egypt to hold meeting on Libyan crisis amid Turkish troop deployment
Egypt
January 7, 2020
Egypt to hold meeting on Libyan crisis amid Turkish troop deployment
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Cairo is set to host a meeting on Wednesday with the foreign ministers…
French govt meets as unions vow to harden pension strike
World
January 4, 2020
French govt meets as unions vow to harden pension strike
Top French officials met Friday to hash out their strategy ahead of fresh pension overhaul talks with unions who have…
Protest songs: Paris Opera musicians chime in with strike concert
World
January 1, 2020
Protest songs: Paris Opera musicians chime in with strike concert
Paris Opera musicians on Tuesday gave a symphonic show of support for the grinding transport strike over the French government’s…
French government, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock
World
December 30, 2019
French government, unions exchange barbs in strike deadlock
The French government and a key trade union on Sunday exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France’s…
French officials confirm that technical lapses, not terrorism, caused EgyptAir plane crash
Egypt
December 30, 2019
French officials confirm that technical lapses, not terrorism, caused EgyptAir plane crash
French investigators have refuted Egyptian claims that a bomb was behind an EgyptAir plane crash that killed 66 people in…
700,000 French tourists visited Egypt in 2019: French ambassador
Life & Style
December 27, 2019
700,000 French tourists visited Egypt in 2019: French ambassador
France’s Ambassador to Egypt Stéphane Romatet recently revealed that 700,000 French tourists visited Egypt during 2019, according to a report…
Notre Dame rector says fragile cathedral might not be saved
World
December 26, 2019
Notre Dame rector says fragile cathedral might not be saved
PARIS (AP) — The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there’s a…