France’s rightwing candidate Francois Fillon has refused to quit the presidential race, but has admitted that he made an “error” in hiring his wife and children.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived in Iran Monday evening to discuss issues of mutual interests as well as regional and international developments with senior Iranian officials.
French presidential front-runner Francois Fillon has called for a new military alliance in Europe after US President Donald Trump described NATO obsolete.
French Leftwing outsider Benoit Hamon will fight former prime minister Manuel Valls for the French Socialist presidential nomination next Sunday after winning the first round of the party's primary.
Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said French troopers stationed in Chad should “prepare for a long war” against regional militants, in a remark that reveals France’s plans for prolonged military presence in its former African colony.
One of France's top Muslim leaders has called for the number of mosques to double over the next two years to remedy a shortage of places of worship for the country's millions of faithful.
Paris (AFP) - The Iranian nuclear deal, which heralds a lifting of sanctions choking the country's economy, could offer an unparalleled opportunity for foreign oil companies, but may take time to tap.
PARIS (Sputnik) – France has no plans of sending military instructors or delivering equipment to Ukraine as opposed to Great Britain, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Former CIA Director Michael Hayden says the deadly attack on a French satirical newspaper demonstrates ``the increased sophistication'' of groups bent on terrorism.
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front party, says the EU is to blame for the crisis in Ukraine as it forced the situation where Kiev had to choose between East and West.
BERLIN, Feb 8, 2015 (AFP) - A summit between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine is being planned for Wednesday in Minsk in an effort to halt escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, Berlin said.