https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Saturday, warning him Iran would take the next step in reducing its nuclear commitments unless Europe lives up to to its own undertakings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190901/irans-rouhani-warns-macron-of-looming-nuclear-step-2 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 09:57:35 +0200 irans-rouhani-warns-macron-of-looming-nuclear-step-2 Iran expects to finalise within days a deal to buy up to 40 planes from ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, a deputy transport minister said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160130/frances-atr-to-sell-40-turboprop-planes-to-iran Sat, 30 Jan 2016 14:10:12 +0100 frances-atr-to-sell-40-turboprop-planes-to-iran Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart Francois Hollande hailed a "new relationship" between their countries on Thursday as the leader of the Islamic Republic visited Paris to seal a host of post-sanctions deals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160129/french-companies-jump-to-sign-deals-with-iran Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:02:55 +0100 french-companies-jump-to-sign-deals-with-iran Topless feminists from Femen planned their own special welcome for Iranian president Hassan Rouhani on Thursday by staging a mock hanging from a Paris bridge in protest over the country’s human rights abuses. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160128/femen-welcome-rouhani-with-a-hanging-on-paris-bridge Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:10:03 +0100 femen-welcome-rouhani-with-a-hanging-on-paris-bridge A formal lunch between the French president and his Iranian counterpart during this week's historic meeting was scrapped after the Elysée Palace reportedly refused Iran's request to serve up halal meat and no wine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160127/hollande-rouhani-lunch-cancelled-over-wine-row Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:59:31 +0100 hollande-rouhani-lunch-cancelled-over-wine-row