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04/03/2012

French weekly magazines review

Big names sign against Bashar al Assad. But what to do with the petition? Gangsters become more sophisticated and so do the police. Le Pen's halal claim debunked.

04/03/2012

European press review

In Russia people are going to the polls to elect a new president. Or is it an old president? Serbia gets good news. Bosnia gets a film. Are Dutch morals on the slide?

Protests force Putin election strategy rethink
29/02/2012 - World news explained

Protests force Putin election strategy rethink

The latest state-run opinion poll in Russia shows that Vladimir Putin will win this weekend's presidential election with nearly 60 per cent of the vote.

15/02/2012 - France - Syria

France wants humanitarian corridors in Syria

France wants the UN to consider setting up “humanitarian corridors” in Syria, French Foreign Affairs Minister Alain Juppé said Wednesday.

07/02/2012 - France

France follows Spain, Italy, Britain and Belgium in recalling Syrian ambassador

France has followed Spain, Britain, Belgium and Italy in withdrawing its ambassador from Syria, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, amid the regime's ongoing bloody crackdown on a revolt ...

Europe seeks Syria solution
07/02/2012 - World news explained

Europe seeks Syria solution

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and the head of Russia's foreign intelligence are scheduled to hold talks with authorities in Damascus on Tuesday.

06/02/2012

French press review 6 February 2012

The failure to curb killing in Syria and Interior Minister Claude Guéant's attempt to explain why his racist comment, about all civilisations not being equal, grab the headlines in the ...

Russia denies reducing freezing Europe's gas supply
03/02/2012 - World news explained

Russia denies reducing freezing Europe's gas supply

Russia's gas export monopoly Gazprom has denied cutting supplies to Europe, as it deals with unexpected harsh winter temperatures. An expert in the gas industry comments.

Monitoring Russia's elections
31/01/2012 - World news explained

Monitoring Russia's elections

The Russian election monitoring group, Golos, on Monday published updates on its program for observing the 4 March presidential poll in the country.

Will Russia's media be free to cover presidential elections?
15/01/2012 - International media

Will Russia's media be free to cover presidential elections?

In less than two months Russians are due to vote in presidential elections. Is the Russian media expecting to come under pressure in the run-up to the elections?

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