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5 Muslim players excluded from french league over refusal to wear LGBT colours
Five Muslim players from French football league “Toulouse” were excluded from the game against Nantes on Sunday after they refused to take part in Ligue 1’s campaign against homophobia. French teams in…
- India
Modi thanks Macron for Bastille Day parade invitation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for inviting him to be the guest of honour on Bastille Day parade. “Thank you my friend @EmmanuelMacron! I…
- India
AI introduces new in-flight F&B menu for international flights
New Delhi: Air India has introduced a refreshed in-flight food and beverages menu across cabins on all international flights. Air India’s First and Business Class customers who follow the vegan lifestyle will…
- Middle East
Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah released from Iran’s prison
Tehran: The French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah has been released from the women’s ward of Iran’s Evin prison on Friday, after spending more than three years in prison. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
- World
Ukrainian Defence minister meets French Prez on Kiev’s defence needs
Kiev: Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that he met French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Ukraine’s defence needs. Describing the conversation as “frank and productive,” he tweeted on Wednesday that…
- World
Canada welcomes record number of French-speaking immigrants
New Delhi: Welcoming the highest number of French-speaking immigrants since 2006, Canada said it has achieved its target of 4.4 per cent of Francophone newcomers outside Quebec in 2022. This represents a…
- Middle East
Iran summons French envoy over ‘insulting’ cartoons of Khamenei
Tehran: Iran on Wednesday summoned France ambassador Nicolas Roche after the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published an issue mocking Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while supporting anti-government protests in Iran, IRNA…
- Middle East
Ukrainian Prez holds talks with French, Turkish leaders
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he had separate conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Zelensky tweeted on Sunday that he discussed with Macron…
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French govt calls on high-risk groups to get 2nd Covid booster shot
Paris: French government spokesperson Olivier Veran has called on high-risk groups to get another booster shot against Covid-19 ahead of the holiday season. As former health minister, Veran told RMC-BFMTV radio that…
- Offbeat
French company to punish employees who use water after defecation
A French company has put up a notification stating that it will take strict action against employees who use water to clean themselves after defecating. In the notification, the company stated, “For…
- World
French PM visits Algeria to boost cooperation partnership
Algiers: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has arrived in Algiers for a two-day visit to boost cooperation with Algeria. Leading a delegation of 16 senior officials, she held talks with her Algerian…
- World
Zelensky meets French FM on support for Ukraine
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with visiting French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna to discuss support for Ukraine, the presidential press service reported. At the meeting, Zelensky on Tuesday thanked…
- World
French energy sobriety plan to switch off Paris monuments at night
Paris: The lights on the Eiffel Tower will be switched off at 11.45 p.m. from this week onwards, in a bid to save electricity due to the energy crisis. Other major monuments…
- World
Macron promises French teachers more money
Paris: French teachers are to receive a considerable increase in basic pay and added compensation for putting in extra hours voluntarily, President Emmanuel Macron said at the start of the academic year.…