FRANCE: Pension protesters hold firm despite lower turnout
The government has all but won. But protesting workers across France vowed to carry on their struggle against a government they say shut the unions – and them – out of negotiations to change France’s pensions system. Read More
FRANCE: Al Qaeda group says Paris negotiated to free French hostage
An al Qaeda linked group in the Sahara said Sunday that France had launched its raid in Mauritania while in negotiations with the group to free French hostage Michel Germaneau. This message contradicts earlier French government statements. Read More
FRANCE – UAE: Paris in talks to exempt Abud Dhabi base personnel from Sharia law, says Le Monde
The French military base in Abu Dhabi has been hailed as a historic first in a region of strategic importance. But the question of whether Sharia laws should apply on it has left French and Emirati officials bogged down in frantic negotiations. Read More