U.S., Iran and inertia, an axis to dampen France’s Lebanese dreams
French President Emmanuel Macron has been spearheading international efforts to rescue Lebanon, a former French protectorate from its deepest crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.
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Fearing Turkish role, France wants international supervision in Nagorno-Karabakh
By Reuters France wants international supervision to implement a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict amid
Turkish parliament approves troop observer deployment to Karabakh
Turkey has accused Armenia of occupying Azeri lands and pledged solidarity with its ethnic Turkic kin in Azerbaijan.
Peace deal paves way for talks on Libya’s future
The country has been beset by chaos and conflict since the downfall of long-time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, culminating in a civil war and the siege of the Libyan capital Tripoli which began in April last year.
France fighting extremism, not Islam: Macron
The French president sparked protests across the Muslim world after last month’s murder of teacher Samuel Paty — who had shown his class a cartoon of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
Ceasefire begins between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The decision for a ceasefire was agreed upon after eleven grueling hours of talks between Lavrov and his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts – Z.G. Mnatsakanyan and D.A. Bairamov.
Conflict in the Caucases: why India should be watching closely
India needs to watch the the use of foreign recruits in the conflict very carefully, battling as it is its own war against cross-border terror.
Turkey rebuffs Russia, France and US over Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire moves
Macron’s office said he and Putin had shared “concern regarding the sending of Syrian mercenaries by Turkey to Nagorno-Karabakh”.
French President Macron says Islam ‘in crisis’, unveils anti-radicalism plan
“Secularism is the cement of a united France,” he insisted, but added that there was no sense in stigmatising all Muslim believers.
Finally, India gets Rafales
The fleet is expected to significantly boost the IAF’s combat capabilities at a time when India is locked in a tense border row with China in eastern Ladakh.