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US sends belated condolences to France after Chirac death

5:38 am September 30, 2019

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday sent belated condolences to France following the death of former president Jacques Chirac, who passed away last week. “Having dedicated his life to public service, former President Chirac worked tirelessly to uphold the values and ideals that we share with France,” Pompeo said in a statement. […]

French bid farewell at coffin of ex-president Chirac

9:12 pm September 29, 2019

Paris: Thousands of people on Sunday queued in Paris to bid a final farewell to France’s former president Jacques Chirac, fondly remembered as a charismatic giant of domestic and international politics despite a mixed legacy. A massive queue snaked round the Invalides complex to pay homage at Chirac’s coffin ahead of a national day of […]

Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Rouhani says show ‘evidence’ Iran attacked Saudi oil facility

11:47 pm September 26, 2019

New York: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani challenged countries who accused Iran of carrying out this month’s attack on a Saudi Arabian oil facility to provide evidence. “Those who make the allegations must provide the needed proof. What is your evidence?” he told reporters in New York, a day after addressing the UN General Assembly. The […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

S Arabia blocking approval of UN oceans report: participants

2:43 pm September 24, 2019

Monaco: Oil giant Saudi Arabia is blocking the adoption of a major UN report on oceans and climate change by challenging an earlier UN assessment highlighting the need to slash carbon emissions caused by burning fossil fuels, multiple sources told AFP. Already deep into overtime, a meeting of the 195-nation Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]

Thousands of Paris police deployed over ‘yellow vest’ clash fears

1:16 pm September 21, 2019

Paris: More than 7,000 police officers are to be deployed for rallies in Paris on Saturday over fears that yellow vest protesters and their radical, anarchist “black blocs” could try to infiltrate a march against climate change in the French capital. The yellow vest movement erupted 10 months ago and blindsided President Emmanuel Macron, who […]