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Visitors stand on the booth of the Israeli defense technology company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) at the Eurosatory international land and airland defence and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, on June 13, 2022.
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France bans Israeli offensive weapons at trade show

France has banned the display of Israeli offensive weapons at the 2026 Eurosatory defence exhibition in Paris in June.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 June, 2026
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint statement with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO after a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on 1 June 2026, [Getty]France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a joint statement with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO after a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on 1 June 2026, [Getty]
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France seizes Russia-linked oil tanker with ties to Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 June, 2026
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780 arrested, one dead in riotous PSG celebrations across France

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 May, 2026
France's foreign minister has been accused of acting too late
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France refers Gaza flotilla abuse allegations to court

The New Arab Staff
30 May, 2026
Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, seen as Israeli Knesset approves dissolution bill
Itamar Ben-Gvir
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France bans Israel's Ben-Gvir over abuse of flotilla activists

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 May, 2026
This picture shows a view of the Al-Aqsa (R) mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City, with an Israeli flag in the Arab town of al-Tur in Israel-annexed east Jerusalem
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Italy, France, UK, Germany urge Israel end settlement expansion

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 May, 2026
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France's weaponization of antisemitism is backfiring

Walaa Saeed Al-Samarrai

Walaa Saeed Al-Samarrai

20 May, 2026
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France-Palestine
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France moves to deport Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath

Mahmoud Al-Hajj
18 May, 2026
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France–Algeria relations
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France's justice minister to visit Algeria amid diplomatic thaw

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 May, 2026
A man holds a poster of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest organized by members of the Turkish-Arabic Media Association at the entrance to Saudi Arabia's consulate on October 8, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey
Jamal Khashoggi
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French judge to probe Khashoggi killing

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 May, 2026
Egyptian-Palestinian political activist Ramy Shaath leaves the Roissy airport in Roissy, outside Paris, on January 8, 2022 after being detained in Egypt for more than two years
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France seeks to deport Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath: lawyer

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 May, 2026
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France
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Book claims Macron’s wife slapped him over Iranian actress texts

The New Arab Staff
14 May, 2026
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Islamophobia
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Paris Modest Fashion Week is no antidote to Islamophobia

Nadeine Asbali

Nadeine Asbali

12 May, 2026
Emmanuel Macron, France's president, receives Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, for a leaders meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France
Strait of Hormuz
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Macron denies plans to send French warships to Strait of Hormuz

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2026
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (L-R), France's Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Vautrin and Britain's Secretary of State for Defence John Healey leave after a press conference at a Group of Five (GoF) meeting at the German Defence Ministry in Berlin on November 14, 2025.
Strait of Hormuz
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UK, France to host defence ministers meeting on Hormuz

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 May, 2026
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France–Algeria relations
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Algeria and France agree to boost ties after diplomatic spat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 May, 2026
HMS Dragon sets sail from Portsmouth Harbour
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UK sending warship to Middle East ahead of Hormuz mission

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 May, 2026
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Cannes Film Festival
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Cannes Film Festival 2026 MENA lineup: Films of war and exile

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

08 May, 2026
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France–Algeria relations
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France sends envoy back to Algeria to ease relations

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2026
President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen and French far-right Rassemblement National RN party's President Jordan Bardella leave the Hotel Matignon after attending a meeting of party leaders on the conflict in Iran, hosted by French Prime Minister, in Paris on March 11, 2026.
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French far-right leaders court Israel envoy ahead of vote

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2026
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa hold a press conference during the Armenia-European Union summit
Armenia
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EU hails 'leap forward' in ties with Russia's ally Armenia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 May, 2026