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Iran urges Europe to help protect nuclear deal

IranianseniorofficialsonMondaycalledforcollectiveresolvebytheEuropeancountriestoprotecttheIraniannucleardealreachedin2015.EuropeshouldpushtheUnitedStatestoadher

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Syrian gov't likely uses chlorine gas in rebel-held zones: French FM

MilitaryforcesloyaltoSyrianPresidentBasharal-Assadwerelikelyusingchlorinegasintheoffensiveagainstrebel-heldareas,FrenchForeignMinisterJean-YvesLeDriansaidWednes

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Chinese and French foreign ministers discuss cultural exchange, DPRK

ChineseForeignMinisterWangYiandhisFrenchcounterpartJean-YvesLeDrianheldajointpressconferenceondeepeningChina-FrancefriendshipandsharedviewsonDPRKnuclearissue.Ah

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France to loan 430 mln euros to Iraq

Franceistogranta430-million-euroloantoIraqwhoseeconomyhasbeenweakenedbylowoilpricesanditsfightagainstjihadists,FrenchMinistryofForeignAffairssaidonSaturday.Fore

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France to raise number of troops in West Africa to back Boko Haram fight

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday said his ministry would increase the number of French troops in West Africa to support regional forces in their battle against Nigeria-based Islamist cell Boko Haram.

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France to continue air strikes in Iraq despite hostage abduction: minister

​France would continue air strikes targeting Islamic State (IS) in Iraq despite the cell's terror threats and the kidnapping of a French national in eastern Algeria, Defense Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said Tuesday.