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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.
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?
In this edition: thousands of Shiite Lebanese are expelled from the UAE for refusing to rat on their compatriotes; civilians get caught in the crossfire in Yemen's civil war; students at a Cairo university are divided over a proposed niqab ban.
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