France: Arming Syrian rebels could lead to civil war
Foreign minister nixes possibility for arms transfer and asks world to do the same
View ArticleFrance: UN resolution on Syria must go beyond truce
Reuters: French FM Alain Juppe tells Le Monde international community must call for political transition in Damascus, not just ceasefire
View ArticleNetanyahu thanks French FM for gov’t actions on Toulouse murders
PM stresses distinction between terror victims and children accidentally killed in battle
View ArticleFrench FM: Toulouse shooting brought France and Israel closer
Alain Juppe pledges that France will never allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons
View ArticleAssad crushing rebels and ceasefire hopes
France accuses Assad of duping world in accepting UN envoy Kofi Annan’s ceasefire proposal
View ArticleAllies meet to coordinate Syria sanctions
Closed-door Paris talks draw more than 50 diplomats and finance officials from the EU, Arab League countries, and elsewhere
View Article66 killed in Syria as violence escalates
UN rushes to equip monitors and Assad regime steps up attacks as ceasefire frays
View ArticleBy holding back arms from rebels US affirms Assad’s hold on country
Washington sees outside military strike as only way to change Syrian regime, but fears such a move will lead to ethnic civil war
View ArticleSyrian troops continue to shell rebel-held areas despite ceasefire
US calls for arms embargo and other measures to end violence
View ArticleEurope, Russia propose rival UN resolutions on Syria
Key differences include the necessity of a cease-fire prior to the deployment of a larger observer force and the activities the force would be authorized to monitor
View ArticleFighting in Syria kills 75 as UN to vote on 300-strong observer mission
Syrian official says thousands are needed, not hundreds; Russian Ambassador urges UN council to pass the measure with one voice
View ArticleFrance: UN should prepare military option in Syria
Security Council unlikely to back the idea
View ArticleSyria blames rebels for deadly blast as UN probes incident
Assad regime’s report on ‘bomb-making accident’ that killed 16 impossible to contradict or verify due to restrictions on media
View ArticleJewish and pro-Israel groups push EU to classify Hezbollah as terrorist group
Dutch parliamentarian works to convince Brussels to rethink stance
View ArticleFrance’s Sarkozy announces political comeback
Ex-president, 59, posts on Facebook his decision to lead conservative UMP party in upcoming elections
View ArticleFrench court: Centrists slandered leftist with anti-Semitism claims
Three politicians found guilty of defamation after accusing far-left colleague of cosying up to anti-Semites
View ArticleWikiLeaks: France sought to kick-start peace talks behind US’s back
Secret documents show Nicolas Sarkozy, worried about Quartet and Washington stealing show, considered enlisting Russia in joint initiative for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
View ArticleSarkozy on defensive in first French presidential primary debate
Former president trailing ex-PM Alain Juppe in race for right-wing nomination ahead of November party vote
View ArticleFrance’s Le Pen: Could she win?
Once dismissed as untouchable, the far-right leader has worked hard to make herself a respectable answer to voters’ frustrations
View ArticleTrump looms large over French presidential race
Far right party leader Le Pen sees hope in US results, but other candidates also try to make hay, calling for change, rejecting group-thinking and dismissing comparisons to Clinton
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