Syria's ousted leader Bashar al-Assad’s fall: From 24 years in power to death sentenceBashar al-Assad's 24-year rule ended in December 2024 after rebel forces advanced. He fled to Moscow, concluding over five decades of famil...
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- So much to celebrate
This is elementary, my dear, I told myself. She doesn't have the baggage of an elite education that leaves you with a bunch of degrees, pre...
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Don't get spooked by our own culturesIndia is not, say, France, where not only is the idea of secularism based on the constitutional principle of 'laicite' by which all religio...
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Macron's government seeks to give Islam a French makeoverWith France bloodied by past Islamic extremist attacks, having hundreds of citizens who went to fight with jihadists in Syria in past years...
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French lawmakers approve bill to battle Islamist extremismPresident Emmanuel Macron's centrist party rallied around the legislation, with 347 National Assembly lawmakers voting in favour, 151 again...
16 Feb, 2021, 10.51 PM IST
French President Emmanuel Macron criticizes media over coverage of Islamic extremism"When France was attacked five years ago, every nation in the world supported us," Macron told Ben Smith in comments published in the latte...
16 Nov, 2020, 09.39 AM IST
AP explains: Why does France spark such anger in the Muslim worldBut the country's efforts to integrate Muslim immigrants have faltered. The official French doctrine of colorblindness is intended to ignor...
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Turkey calls for boycott of French goods amid Macron rowTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has led the charge against President Emmanuel Macron over his robust defence of the right to mock re...
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'Resist the blackmail': French companies brace for Arab boycottFrench President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to take the fight to Islamic radicals after the October 16 beheading of a history teacher who ha...
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Sonia Gandhi shocked at Paris terror attacksIn a letter to the French President Francois Hollande, Gandhi said that the attacks have left her and millions in India deeply shocked and ...
14 Nov, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
- France defends ban on wearing religious symbols in schools
France defended the ban on wearing religious symbols in schools and a proposed move to stop women from wearing of Burqa saying it is to pre...
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