China beats South Korea, France to continue winning streak at ITTF Mixed Team World Cup
Chengdu, Dec 4 (IANS) China won over South Korea and France successively with an unbeaten record at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup in Chengdu on Thursday. China’s Wang Manyu then seized an 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 win over Lee Eun-hye, and world No.1 Wang Chuqin of China added another two games, […]
France says EU working toward ‘rapid’ easing of Syria sanctions
PARIS(RAHNUMA): France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the EU was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on the transition in the war-torn country after President Bashar Assad’s fall. Opposition fighters toppled Assad in December after a lightning offensive. The new authorities, headed by interim leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa, have […]
India and France can make a difference amid fast-changing global economy: EAM Jaishankar
Paris, Feb 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that amid the fast-changing global economy, India and France can make a difference, including by motivating the rest of the European Union (EU). Speaking at the India-France CEO Forum here, EAM Jaishankar said that in the ever-changing world, we need diversified production, […]
France confident Lebanon can form government representing the country’s diversity
PARIS(RAHNUMA): France has full confidence that Lebanese authorities can form a government that can bring together the Lebanese people in all their diversity, a French foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. Asked about US red lines over Hezbollah’s presence in the Lebanese government, he said that France hopes the Lebanese prime minister will find a […]
Algeria denies escalation intention amid diplomatic row with France
Algiers, Jan 12 (IANS) Algeria said that it has no intention of escalating tensions with France, despite a “vindictive” and “hateful disinformation campaign” led by “the French far-right,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad, and African Affairs. Algeria “has no intention of pursuing a strategy of provocation or […]
