Tag: france
General Electric to cut close to 470 jobs in France
General Electric (GE.N), which bought Alstom’s energy business in 2015, aims to slash close to 470 jobs across the division…
Nigeria to face France, South Korea, Norway in 2019 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria's Super Falcons have been drawn in Group A along with host France, South Korea and Norway in next year's…
80 injured,100 arrested over fuel price hike protest
No fewer than 100 people have been arrested and 80 injured as French police clashes with fuel tax protesters Saturday…
France fuel protests: Police fire tear gas in Paris clashes
Protesters have scaled the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris, following clashes with riot police during a third weekend of…
France to return looted artefacts to Benin Republic
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed to return 26 cultural artefacts to Benin Republic “without delay”. The move could…
Buhari returns from France
After a five-day visit to France for first edition of the Paris Peace Forum, President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home.…
Woman detained after making bomb threat at hospital
French police on Wednesday detained a woman at a hospital in Dunkirk after she made a bomb threat and sparked…
6 people arrested over ‘loose’ plan to attack Macron
Six people have been arrested as part of a preliminary investigation into a suspected plan to attack French President Emmanuel…
France issues international warrants for top Syrian officials
The French judiciary has issued international arrest warrants for three high-ranking Syrian officials for their complicity in acts of torture,…
France launches investigation into babies born without arms
French authorities on Wednesday announced a nationwide probe into possible clusters of babies born without arms, forearms or hands.
Khashoggi: France refuses to rule out sanction against Saudi Arabia
France doesn’t rule out any sanction against Saudi Arabia if its authorities are found to have been involved in the…
Russia not helping to stabilise CAR – France
Russia is not helping to stabilise the Central African Republic (CAR), a French Defence Minister Florence Parly told weekly Jeune…
France avoids question on Saudi Arabia weapons sales
France declined to say on Monday if it might suspend weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after Germany called on others…
France ready to help North Korea’s denuclearisation efforts
France is ready to help in North Korea’s denuclearisation efforts, but Pyongyang must first show some detailed commitments and real…
No-deal Brexit: France ramps up border controls
France is hiring 700 additional customs officers and extra border control facilities in preparation for a potential no-deal in Britain’s…