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Turkish FM slams 'fascist' Netherlands from 'serene' France

Sun, 12 Mar 2017 16:49:59 +0100

Turkey's foreign minister said in France on Sunday that the Netherlands is the "capital of fascism", the day after he was barred from speaking in the country to promote a referendum at home.

Turkish foreign minister expected in France as Dutch rally row rages

Sun, 12 Mar 2017 11:43:21 +0100

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is expected in France on Sunday, French authorities said, as tensions rise over rallies abroad to help Ankara gain backing for a key vote.

France set to extradite ex Panama dictator

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:07:00 +0200

France is set to launch extradition proceedings to send ex-dictator Manuel Noriega to face justice in his native Panama, the French foreign ministry said Monday.

French windfall for Hong Kong consulate

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:27:00 +0200

The home of France's top diplomat in Hong Kong, located in one of the Chinese territory's glitziest districts, has sold for a whopping €51.6 million, the consulate said Wednesday.

Yemen troops search for French aid workers

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:28:00 +0200

Yemeni security forces were searching on Monday for three French aid workers missing in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, a provincial official told AFP without confirming they had been kidnapped.