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RUSSIA
French FM says no sign of Russia action in Ukraine
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has spoken against US insistence that Russia is set to invade neighboring Ukraine, saying there are no current indications to that effect, as more Europeans move to avert another US-led row with Moscow.
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IN-DEPTH
Yemen: France silent on secret UAE prison
In 2019, it was revealed that the United Arab Emirates had turned Yemen's Balhaf gas facility into a secret prison.
PERSIAN GULF
French FM says measures, remarks against Muslims not anti-Islam
French foreign minister claims the measures and remarks made by the country's top authorities were meant to clamp down on “radicalism” but “distorted” as Islamophobic.
PAKISTAN
Pakistani PM: Macron encourages Islamophobia by attacking Islam
The Pakistani premier slams French President Emmanuel Macron for "attacking Islam" after France teacher attack.
PALESTINE
World urges Israel to stop land grab bid on ‘Day of Rage’
Several world countries renew a call for Israel to halt its highly-contentious plans to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territory.
FRANCE
EU accuses Turkey of using migrants for political ends
Europe will 'not be blackmailed' by Turkey, says France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, after it opened its borders with Syria and allowed thousands of migrants to pour into the continent via Greece.
POLITICS
'Easing Iran-US tension is France's top priority at UNGA'
Paris says its priority at the UN General Assembly will be easing tension between Iran and the US.
POLITICS
‘Iran will do its best to secure Strait of Hormuz’
A top Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will do its best to secure the Strait of Hormuz, and will not allow any disturbance in shipping in the key sea passage.
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