Paris, France — AFP A member of an elite French commando unit has been killed in Iraq while “supporting an Iraqi unit in an anti-terrorist operation”, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. Sergeant Nicolas Mazier, an air force paratrooper, “fell in combat while carrying out his mission”, the Elysee...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s policy on Niger is based on the courage of its envoy, who remains in the field despite pressure, the French president has said. Speaking with ambassadors in a meeting at Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron again rejected the military administration in Niger and expressed support for his ousted Nigerien counterpart...
ISTANBUL (AA) — France plans to ban the abaya, a long loose-fitting overgarment worn by some Muslim women, on school grounds, the country’s education minister said on Sunday. Gabriel Attal told broadcaster TF1 that the government intends to convey “clear rules” on the matter to school officials across the country. Attal also ...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Niger’s military administration ordered only the French ambassador to leave the country, not the German, US, or Nigerian envoys. In a statement late Friday, it dismissed widely circulated reports indicating that the German, US and Nigerian envoys had been effectively expelled, specifying that “only the French ambassador i...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Anti-Muslim sentiment in France, especially in the public sphere, has also been reflected in French art and literature, says a scholar of multiculturalism. Speaking to the media, Nagihan Haliloglu, who teaches comparative literature at Istanbul’s Ibn Khaldun University, evaluated the impact of growing anti-Muslim sentimen...
