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Hollande, Cameron and Merkel set for Egypt talks

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:02:00 +0200

French President François Hollande will discuss the crisis in Egypt with British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday afternoon, after warning on Thursday that "everything must be done to avoid civil war."

Paris auction withdraws sale of Napoleon's Quran

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:38:00 +0200

French auctioneers Osenat have opted against selling off a Quranic manuscript removed from a famous mosque in Cairo at the time of Napoleon's foray into Egypt, two centuries ago, it emerged on Thursday.

'Random' fire killed French tourist: minister

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:18:00 +0100

A French tourist killed during a hold-up at a money exchange bureau in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh was killed by "random" gunfire, the tourism minister said on Sunday.

Journalists sexually assaulted covering Egypt unrest

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:22:00 +0100

Two female foreign journalists, including one working for French TV channel France 3, described harrowing sexual assaults carried out by crowds or police as they tried to cover demonstrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square.