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Egypt to receive first Mistral aircraft carrier on Thursday
Egypt
June 23, 2016
Egypt to receive first Mistral aircraft carrier on Thursday
Egypt's first Mistral aircraft carrier arrives at the Ras El-Tin naval base in Alexandria on Thursday, marking a major addition…
UEFA ‘regrets’ overnight soccer violence ahead of England-Wales match
World
June 16, 2016
UEFA ‘regrets’ overnight soccer violence ahead of England-Wales match
UEFA said on Thursday it regretted the unrest on the streets of Lille overnight on the eve of the Euro…
Man stabs teenager in France citing Ramadan ‘sacrifice’
World
June 15, 2016
Man stabs teenager in France citing Ramadan ‘sacrifice’
A man with known psychiatric problems stabbed a 19-year-old girl three times in western France on Tuesday, telling police he had…
French court fines Uber, execs for illegal taxi service
World
June 9, 2016
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
June 8, 2016
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
June 6, 2016
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
June 3, 2016
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
June 2, 2016
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
May 25, 2016
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
May 16, 2016
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…