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13/04/2013 - France

French press review 13 April 2013

France’s exodus of young graduates, the saga of a Pakistani illegal immigrant expelled from France after nine years and the latest US plan for the Middle East dominate Saturday’s cover ...

Turning people power into economic power
07/03/2013 - World news explained

Turning people power into economic power

In the countries in transition in the Arab world, the force unleashed by the revolts can be harnessed to kick-start their economies with well-adapted policy frameworks.

The Louvre is set to open its new Islamic art wing, complete with a roof rivalling the museum's signature glass pyramids
16/09/2012 - France

Louvre prepares to open new wing for Islamic art

The Louvre museum in Paris is getting ready to unveil its largest architectural undertaking since its signature glass pyramids: a new wing dedicated entirely to Islamic art.

Protests against an anti-Islam film in Cairo, Egypt
14/09/2012 - France - United States - Middle East

French immams appeal for calm as foreign embassies attacked across Arab world

Muslim leaders in France have used Friday prayers to ask their followers to refrain from replicating the violent protests against an anti-Islam video that have spread across the Arab world.

13/09/2012 - France - United States - Middle East

French Muslims call for calm over anti-Islam film protests

Islamic leaders in France have called for calm as protests over a US-made film depicting the Prophet Mohammed spread across the Arab world.

13/09/2012 - France - Morocco

French teen attacks teacher over Moroccan politics course

A high school student has beaten up a teacher in southern France during a row over a lesson on the political system in Morocco.

28/08/2012 - France - Middle East

End of Ramadan saves France's tourist industry from wet summer blues

The end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan looks set to have saved France’s tourist industry from a miserable year, thanks to rich Middle Eastern tourists descending on luxury hotels in ...

Australia boosts its refugee intake
24/08/2012 - World news explained

Australia boosts its refugee intake

Australia has announced it is boosting its annual refugee intake by 40 per cent. A recent inquiry into government policy on the issue recommended an increase from 13,750 to 20,000 refugees.

Deepening crisis in Syria
03/08/2012 - World news explained

Deepening crisis in Syria

The UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, resigned yesterday complaining of a lack of support for his peace plan.

08/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

Can the US work with François Hollande?

The White House on Monday said that relations with France will be unaffected by the election of Socialist François Hollande as French president.

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