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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.

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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

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01 June, 2026
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780 arrested, one dead in riotous PSG celebrations across France

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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
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France bans Israel's Ben-Gvir over abuse of flotilla activists

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23 May, 2026
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French journalist held in Algeria drops appeal, in pardon hope

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05 May, 2026
French FM Jean-Noel Barrot speaks at UN
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US' Hormuz coalition not competing with France-UK bid: French FM

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01 May, 2026
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations Headquarters
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'Looming' risk of nuclear arms race, UN meeting hears

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28 April, 2026
France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks during the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
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French FM says Iran must make 'major concessions' to end crisis

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27 April, 2026
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EU could hit Israeli settlers with sanctions 'in coming days'

The New Arab Staff
24 April, 2026
UK And France Hold Strait Of Hormuz Military Planning Conference
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French, UK defence chiefs eye 'real progress' in Hormuz plan

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24 April, 2026
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UK, France agree to three-year deal to stop migrant crossings

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 April, 2026
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Second French peacekeeper dies after ambush blamed on Hezbollah

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22 April, 2026
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Lebanon: Hezbollah responds to Israeli violations ahead of talks

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22 April, 2026
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Lebanon PM and Macron to discuss bolstering country's position

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21 April, 2026
FedEx faces French complaint alleging complicity in Gaza genocide over claims it shipped aircraft parts to Israel for F-35 operations
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FedEx faces French 'genocide' complaint over Israel cargoes

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21 April, 2026
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Iran crisis costs France up to 6 billion euros, says minister

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 April, 2026
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France probes alleged illicit cash flight from Lebanon

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21 April, 2026
Shawan Jabarin, Director of Al-Haq, addresses a rally outside the Royal Courts of Justice
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France U-turns on visa ban for Palestinian rights defender

The New Arab Staff
19 April, 2026
A French contingent of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrols the area as displaced residents make their way back to their homes in the southern Lebanese area of Al-Qasmiyeh
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French soldier killed in attack on UN mission in south Lebanon

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18 April, 2026
Shawan Jabarin, the director of Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, gestures as he speaks at the organisation's offices, days after it was raided by Israeli forces, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 24, 2022
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France denies entry to Palestinian human rights defender

The New Arab Staff
17 April, 2026