Twin bombings outside the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus cast a pall over the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and wounded at least 18 people, including four security personnel, according to Syrian state media. Reportedly one of the bombs was placed in...
France on Thursday announced that its forces seized another tanker linked to Russia, which came as Ukrainian drones targeted Russian oil infrastructure, as Russia's oil industry continues to face pressure from both Ukraine and its Western backers. French President...
The high-profile Paris talks between Syrian and Israeli officials on Tuesday marked the resumption of direct negotiations under US mediation, and reportedly are going much better than anticipated, with substantial deals already in hand and reports that they will...
France and the UK are still insisting that troops from NATO countries must be deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal, an idea that Russia has repeatedly rejected. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired a virtual...
Fear about the deteriorating situation on the Israel-Lebanon border is mounting, and the US policy has been to pressure Lebanon to enter into direct talks with Israel, something Lebanon has repeatedly offered to do. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated Lebanon’s...
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a number of countries have pledged to provide troops as part of a "reassurance force" to send to Ukraine after a peace deal was reached, a plan Russia has made clear it would never accept. Macron made the comments...
The UK, France, and Germany are expected to initiate the process of reimposing sanctions on Iran on Thursday, according to a Reuters report, a step that could lead to another US-Israeli war against Iran. The European countries, known as the E3, are looking to trigger...
With US envoy Tom Barrack in attendance in Paris, Syrian and Israeli government ministers met in what is being called “de-escalation” talks aimed to reduce the growing tensions amid the ongoing Israeli invasion of southwestern Syria and the sectarian violence in the...
France and Italy have declined to participate in a plan to purchase US weapons and send them to Ukraine, a scheme that was announced by President Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday. France clarified that it's still set on supporting Ukraine with...
When Israel attacked Iran last week, sparking off a major regional war, there was a substantial concern across the region that other nations will get sucked into the conflict. That’s been particularly true in Lebanon, which Israel is still attacking on a near daily...
