French PM opens door to referendum on cost-cutting measures
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has raised the possibility of holding a national referendum on the country’s…
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Egypt eyes boosting green investment with France’ MEDEF
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad met on Thursday with a delegation from the French Employers’…
Egypt’s El-Khatib explores investment with French MEDEF
Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan El-Khatib met with a delegation of prominent French…
France boosts defence spending with €450m
France’s public investment bank, Bpifrance, will launch a €450 million ($490 million) fund to finance defence…
France’s new premier vows to cut deficit
France’s newly appointed Prime Minister François Bayrou pledged to reduce the country’s budget deficit to near 5…
EU urges France to stay the course on budget cuts
France must stay on course with its plans to lower debt and narrow its budget deficit, European Economics…
S&P: France’s budget at risk amid govt. downfall
The fall of France's government has left the country without a clear strategy to reduce its budgetary deficit,…
France seeks extension for public deficit reduction plan deadline
The French government has formally requested an extension from the European Commission for the deadline to submit…
Choose France Summit to draw €15b in foreign investment
The annual ‘Choose France’ summit, aimed at attracting foreign investment, is set to bring in 15 billion euros…
France’s Macron hosts Arab foreign ministers
The Islamic Ministerial Committee met the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday to discuss the…
Sisi, Macron call for urgent solutions to Gaza conflict
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi exchanged views on recent developments in Gaza with his French counterpart…
Macron calls for Israel to stop killing Palestinian babies
Israel must stop killing women and babies in Gaza, said French President Emmnauel Macron on Friday to BBC.
Macron calls for Gaza ceasefire at aid conference
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a "ceasefire" in Gaza at the opening of aid conference on Thursday.
Macron sends Tonnerre carrier to support Gaza
French president Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday the French assault vessel Tonnerre is heading to the eastern…
Sisi, Macron agree on containing Gaza crisis
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed on Wednesday on containing the…
Egypt’s Sisi, France’s Macron to meet in Cairo
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday,…
African Union chief charges Israel of war crimes in Gaza
The African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat accused Israel of a "war crime" following a strike on a Gaza hospital…
Sisi warns of ‘vicious cycle’ of violence
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of a "vicious cycle" of violence amid the Hamas attack on Israel on…
Riots in France costs businesses over $1 bln
Recent strikes and riots over pensions reforms in France have cost businesses in the country damages worth one…
France’s Mont-Saint-Michel abbey celebrates 1,000th birthday
France’s spectacular and admired by many abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has turned 1,000 years old.
Amsterdam’s Vermeer exhibition closes its doors
Vermeer’s exhibition in Netherlands' Art and History National Museum closed its doors for the final time on Sunday.
Tesla to invest in France – Elon Musk
Tesla is set to take part in “significant investments” in France in the future, said the company's CEO Elon Musk…
As Macron heads to U.S., ‘strong relationship’ with Trump under test
When France’s ambassador to Washington told American officials last July that he was heading to Paris and would…
France and Germany ask Putin to stop Syria attacks, hope for ceasefire
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron hoped world powers would agree a Syria…
‘France will strike’ if proven chemical bombs used in Syria: Macron
President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that “France will strike” if chemical weapons are used against civilians…
Macron asks Rouhani to show restraint, minister’s visit postponed
French President Emmanuel Macron urged his Iranian counterpart in a phone call to show restraint in dealing with…
Macron Calls Trump’s Jerusalem Decision a ‘Danger to Peace’
President Emmanuel Macron said he doesn’t intend to immediately revive past French Middle East peace initiatives,…