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French government to âsuspend’ fuel tax hike
“It is first step, but we will not settle for crumb,” said Benjamin Cauchy, one of leaders of protests

Macron holds crisis talks after worst urban riot in 50 years
Pro-business centrist faces response dilemma to grassroots movement without formal leader with wide range of demands

France could impose state of emergency over âYellow Vestâ protests
Over 65 people, including 11 police personnel, were injured in clashes

Egypt, France carry out joint drills in Red Sea
Exercises aim to enhance bilateral military cooperation

Never mind Italy, France faces its own fiscal showdown
Only 18 months into his first term, French President Emmanuel Macron may want to lecture Italy on the merits of fiscal fastidiousness all he likes. But France’s budgetary garden doesn’t look that much rosier.When French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire meets his Italian counterpart Giovanni Tria on Thursday, the more cynical of observers may ask …

Macron to begin his first official visit to Egypt in January 2019
Both countries are to discuss holding joint investment forum in New Administrative Capital

$1.459bn, volume of trade exchange between Egypt, France in 8 months: Nassar
âDelegation of leading French companies in medicine field to visit Egypt next month to discuss investment opportunities in the country,â says Roumtier

Turkey, France, Germany, Easter European countries main markets of Jushi Egypt exportation
We have completed investments worth $580m, sources say

France targets injecting further investments into Egypt: French ambassador
Schneider Electric, Edison, LâOreal investments in Egypt exceed $3bn

Major US tourist sites prepare for Hurricane Florence
From Charleston’s colonial mansions, to fragile Outer Banks beaches, to exalted centers of American history, the tourism-heavy US East Coast is facing a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence.The 130,000 residents of this water-surrounded colonial gem are accustomed to flooding. Founded in the 17th Century, the historic city sits on a peninsula overlooking the Atlantic. …

Egypt launches first country-manufactured frigate in cooperation with France in Alexandria
Egypt signs contract with France to manufacture four Gowind-class corvettes

‘The same values, the same ambition’: France keen to build on World Cup success
Fifty-three days on from their triumph in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, newly-crowned world champions France return to action against neighbors Germany, the team whose title they took, in the UEFA Nations League.After Die Mannschaft’s spectacular failure to defend their crown in Russia, Les Bleus are determined not to make the same mistake, with central …

Egypt holds naval drills with Britain, France
Two sets of exercises will train forces on minesweeping

Macron’s planned visit to Egypt will not take place before December
French President Emanuel Macronâs planned visit to Egypt will not take place before December, governmental sources told Daily News Egypt on condition of anonymity, adding that both the Egyptian and French sides are discussing signing defence and economic deals on the side-lines of the visit. Egypt and France are discussing signing new financial agreements about social …

Les Bleus 2018 World Cup victorious
France win 21st World Cup edition for second time since 1998

Les Blues one step away from wining 2nd World Cup title
After beating Belgium on Sunday, France qualified for 2018 World Cup final and became one step away from winning their second title. The Blues, under Didier Deschamps, overcame the Belgians thanks to wise tactics and collectivism in attack and defence throughout the tournament, that made France one of the strongest favourites for the World Cup …

Three financial agreements likely to be signed on side-lines of Macronâs scheduled visit to Egypt
Agreements include social protection projects, mobile health clinics, fashionâs technical support, states ministerial data

Egyptian-French Business, political, military relations thriving
Total net French investment reaches about $4.9bn with more than 160 French companies

Japan’s PM drops overseas tour after deadly rain kills over 155
Abe expected to visit Middle East countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Egypt, France carry out joint military drills in Red Sea
Drills aim at confronting terrorism, naval security threats, as well as exchanging training expertise

Defence minister heads to France to discuss military cooperation
Defence Minister Mohamed Zaki arrived in France for a two-day official visit to meet with high-ranking military officials and discuss cooperation between the two countries. Zaki is expected to discuss a number of issues of common interest between Egypt and France, as well as topics related to regional and international developments in the Middle East. …

France’s foreign minister visits Egypt to discuss regional political issues
Official visit comes after Libyaâs UN-backed government urged Security Council to block âillegalâ oil sales in war-stricken country

Egypt, France sign MoU for investment cooperation
AFD agrees to provide âŹ60m in funding for social protection, in addition to âŹ2m technical support grant

French investments in Egypt exceed âŹ4bn: Nasr
Egyptâs total cooperation portfolio with France in development projects reaches âŹ1.2bn, says investment, international cooperation minister

Argentina to face Nigeria in mission âalmostâ impossible, Denmark challenges French Blues
Australia needs to defeat Peru, while Iceland looks for surprise victory over Croatia

Egypt retrieves 9 smuggled artefacts from France
Egypt retrieved on Thursday nine artefacts from France that were illegally smuggled and then seized by French authorities. Eight of the retrieved artefacts were caught with a passenger at a train station on his way to London in 2012, according to state media outlet Ahram Online. The artefacts include a human head carved in basalt …

France shed 1 million daily smokers in 2017: Health Ministry
French authorities are hoping to continue the downward trend with an ambitious strategy against tobacco use. Even Parisians have started to kick the habit, according to the Health Ministry.France's Health Ministry has announced that the country had 1 million fewer smokers in 2017 compared to the year before. Daily smoking in France dropped from 29.4 …

French business delegation to accompany Macron on his first visit to Egypt
Business France to promote live cow exportation to Cairo in 2019

France no longer in EU’s crosshairs over spending
The European Commission has recommended that France be removed from a list of member states with excessive deficits. The move came on the back of a raft of economic measures adopted by Paris to reduce public spending.Issuing its annual recommendations for economic development to member states, the EU executive on Wednesday said in was in …

Arab Summit opens in Saudi Arabia, following US ,UK, France missiles on SyriaÂ
Arab League held several summits in past seven years to discuss Syrian crisis with no significant developmentsÂ