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2024-06-18 22:09
Iran rebukes France's deportation of Iranian national over Palestine support
TEHRAN - Iran's top human rights official has slammed as “illegal” a French court’s decision to deport an Iranian national over his public solidarity with Palestinians.
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2024-06-14 22:01
MKO under growing pressure as headquarters raided again
TEHRAN – The Mujahedin-e-Khalq terror organization is facing increasing scrutiny as police around the world are tightening their grip on the group, with French police raiding MKO’s headquarters earlier this week.
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2024-06-08 21:32
Who is the Iranian journalist arrested in France?
Bashir Biazar was a familiar face at anti-Israel protests rocking the European country
TEHRAN – The French government arrested an Iranian journalist on Tuesday, under charges still unknown to his family and the public.
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2024-06-05 21:58
Iranian official calls on France to release pro-Palestinian citizen
TEHRAN – Kazem Gharibabadi, the Deputy Chief for International Affairs of the Iranian Judiciary and Secretary General of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, has demanded that France release an Iranian citizen detained by French authorities for expressing support for Palestinians.
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2024-06-05 20:34
By Afshin Majlesi
Discovering Samarkand: Mausoleum of Amir Timur through the eyes of foreign tourists
UZBEKISTAN, Samarkand - During a recent visit to Samarkand, I explored a number of historical gems, including Registan Square, Shah-i-Zinda, and the Mausoleum of Amir Timur, to name a few.
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2024-05-31 19:04
Protests as French channel hosts Netanyahu
Hundreds of demonstrators rallied outside the offices of private broadcaster TF1 in the western Paris suburbs on Thursday to protest the broadcast of an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Gaza war, according to Middle East Monitor.
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2024-05-28 22:20
Macron offers condolences to Iran acting President following Raisi's Passing
TEHRAN – French President Emmanuel Macron has conveyed his condolences to Mohammad Mokhber, the acting President of Iran, in the wake of the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying officials.
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2024-05-25 18:16
Half-million-year-old evidence of human settlement found on the Iranian Plateau
TEHRAN - Groundbreaking findings from a team of Iranian and French anthropologists have confirmed that humans inhabited the Iranian Plateau approximately half a million years ago.
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2024-05-21 21:43
France, Belgium and Slovenia say they support ICC move
France, Belgium and Slovenia released statements supporting the world’s top criminal court and its chief prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas.
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2024-05-14 22:22
Iran condemns ‘interfering’ remarks over detained French citizens
TEHRAN – The spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry has denounced a French foreign ministry statement that accused Iran of alleged "state hostage-taking" and "blackmail" in the detention of four French nationals.
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2024-05-14 15:12
Photo: AFP
Unrest racks French Pacific territory of New Caledonia
Authorities impose an overnight curfew and ban gatherings after violent unrest in the capital, Noumea. The French authorities imposed the curfew in the capital, Noumea, and other areas, closed New Caledonia’s international airport, and sent for police reinforcements after protests by independence campaigners over changes to the territory’s voting system turned to unrest.
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2024-05-05 23:40
Crowd in London protest France after British Palestinian doctor's entry denied
A group of protesters demonstrated outside the French Embassy in London Saturday after Paris denied entry to a famed Palestinian British surgeon who served as a doctor in Gaza soon after Israel launched its offensive on the enclave.
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2024-05-04 21:23
British-Palestinian surgeon barred from entering France
Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah, the British-Palestinian rector of the University of Glasgow and a reconstructive surgeon, has said he has been denied entry to France, where he was due to make a speech at the Senate.
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2024-04-29 18:31
The role of climate, and floods in shaping ancient Persian Gulf civilizations
In a groundbreaking research endeavor, scientists have uncovered the intricate relationship between climate change and floods in shaping the ancient Persian Gulf human settlements.
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2024-04-19 21:11
Man detained by Paris police after incident at Iran consulate
TEHRAN - French authorities have apprehended a man who reportedly threatened to detonate explosives at Iran's consulate in Paris. However, upon inspection, no explosives were found in his possession.
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2024-04-16 00:57
Iranian military says will “cut the foot of aggressor”
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military spokesman warned on Monday night that Iran will “cut the foot of any aggressor” if its territory comes under attack, warning the U.S., Britain, France and Germany to stop supporting the Zionist regime of Israel.
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2024-04-01 00:45
France to deliver old armored vehicles, new missiles to Ukraine
France will deliver hundreds of old armored vehicles and new surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine in its war against Russia, French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Sunday.
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2024-03-22 02:51
Ukraine map shows French troop locations in potential intervention: Newsweek
French President Emmanuel Macron's push to deploy troops to Ukraine could yet prove the first domino of an official NATO military presence in the war-torn country, even while Russia's grinding frontline assaults and nationwide bombing campaign continue.
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2024-02-19 21:20
Europe finally seems to be considering a future without U.S. nuclear umbrella: Spiegel
“Scholz is betting everything on Biden’s re-election”
In a commentary on Feb. 16, Spiegel International analyzed the threats faced by the Western world as Donald Trump, who has a high chance of grabbing power in the White House, said on Feb. 11 that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member country that doesn’t meet spending guidelines on defense.
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2024-02-14 23:19
By Ornella Sukkar
West Africa: Between neocolonialism and geopolitical competition
Over the past decades, West African countries have been boldly expressing their dissatisfaction with their relations with former colonial states, with whom they have had deep cooperation in the political, economic and military fields since the colonial period.
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2024-01-31 17:34
Rare Martian meteorites put on view at Tehran exhibit
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, two Martian meteorites were put on show following an unveiling ceremony held at the Azadi Tower’s Meteorite Museum in Tehran.
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2024-01-07 22:35
Iran calls for intl. cooperation to effectively prevent terrorism
TEHRAN- The foreign minister of Iran has demanded that the world community should step up its efforts to combat terrorism in all of its manifestations.
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2023-11-05 22:33
By Mohammad Sarfi, Editor-in-chief
Resistance makes no difference, whether in France or Palestine
TEHRAN- When the German army occupied France at the beginning of World War II, France was divided into two parts. One under the leadership of Marshal Petain accepted collaboration with the occupying forces and the occupiers granted them a government under occupation without authority and power. But the other did not give in to this humiliation and chose the path of resistance.
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2023-10-27 17:26
2,700-year-old massive sculpture unearthed in Iraq
TEHRAN – An archaeological team has unearthed a 2,700-year-old alabaster sculpture of the winged hybrid sculpture, whose head has been cut off.
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2023-10-08 18:22
Prehistorical water system uncovered at legendry Sialk Hills
TEHRAN — An archaeological team has uncovered a prehistorical water system during excavations in Sialk Hills, located near Kashan, central Iran.
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2023-09-26 21:41
By Elham Reza Dashti
How West Africa’s economy is held captive by France
NIGERIA - France used to rule West Africa and most of its other colonial territories through the "Indigénat" or the “Empire of Law”. Paris exerted dominance on Africans through various cruel and inhumane laws and regulations.
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2023-09-26 21:39
By Amir Bahram Arab Ahmadi
French colonial empire: Past and present
French Colonial endeavor in West Africa began in 1637 when various generals and wealthy French men started exploring the continent.
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2023-09-26 21:36
By Agbor Desmond Tabe
France-Afrique a relationship of inconvenience
CAMEROON - From a master-servant relationship to a paternalist relationship, France-Afrique was born. France-Afrique is a social, political, and economic project engineered by De Gaulle in the 1960s to maintain and protect French interests in Africa.
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2023-09-26 21:29
By Mona Hojat Ansari
African Domino
The recent series of coups in West African countries has reignited discussions about France's ongoing colonialism in the continent.
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2023-09-26 09:19
By Ali Karbalaei
Public anger rises over police racism in France
Tens of thousands demonstrate in France against discrimination
TEHRAN - No end appears in sight to public anger over ongoing police racism in France along with discriminatory and violent measures against minority groups.