Taking on the Mideast diplomatic flurry in Paris, the upcoming EU presidential vote, the NATO mission in Afghanistan, Franco-German relations and US President Barack Obama’s Asian tour in FRANCE 24’s weekly news analysis roundup.
Taking on the Mideast diplomatic flurry in Paris, the upcoming EU presidential vote, the NATO mission in Afghanistan, Franco-German relations and US President Barack Obama’s Asian tour in FRANCE 24’s weekly news analysis roundup.
In an exclusive interview with France 2 television while in Paris, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad discusses his relations with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, the stalled Middle East peace process, and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is meeting with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, in Paris Friday amid Syrian calls for France to play a bigger role in the Mideast peace efforts.
What is the role France plays in the Middle East? Traditionally close to Lebanon, the position of France on Middle East affairs has changed under President Sarkozy. But to what extent and to what result?
What is the role France plays in the Middle East? Traditionally close to Lebanon, the position of France on Middle East affairs has changed under President Sarkozy. But to what extent and to what result?
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution endorsing the Goldstone report, which accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during the Gaza conflict earlier this year.
The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution endorsing the Goldstone report, which accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during the Gaza conflict earlier this year.
Last Friday the Norwegian Nobel committee took the controversial decision to award its peace prize this year to the President of the United States, Barack Obama. But is he a worthy peace prize winner?
