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The leader of French party “Les Républicains” (LR), Eric Ciotti, questioned by a TRT journalist about the intentions of his coalition with the Rassemblement National (RN) regarding relations with Morocco, referred to Franco-Moroccan relations following the announcement of the results of the first round of early legislative elections in France. Ciotti, true to his pro-Moroccan […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday beginning a week of intense campaigning ahead of the second round of legislative elections to prevent the far right in a historic first from taking an absolute majority and control of government. The far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le Pen won a resounding […]
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France’s far right was on Sunday eyeing a historic chance to form a government and claim the post of prime minister after winning the first round of legislative elections with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third. But it remained unclear if the far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le […]
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France’s far right won the first round of pivotal legislative elections on Sunday with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third behind the left after the highest turnout in over four decades, estimates said. But it remained unclear if the far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le Penn would win […]
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Provisional partial results of the Mauritanian presidential election announced on Sunday showed incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani is leading his rivals with about 56% of the votes, after counting about 82% of the 5,403 polling stations across the country. According to the Independent Electoral Commission and provisional data on its website, Ghazouani received 447,392 […]
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Gazans are forced to live in bombed-out buildings or camp next to giant piles of trash, a United Nations spokeswoman said Friday, denouncing the “unbearable” conditions in the besieged territory. Louise Wateridge from UNRWA, the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, described the “extremely dire” living conditions in the Gaza Strip. “It’s really unbearable,” she told […]
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Observers have noticed intense movements of the Front Polisario in Mauritania, a day before the presidential elections scheduled for this Saturday. The goal, according to them, is to influence the electoral process of the country that neighbors Morocco.  This comes at a time when the separatists Polisario Front seeks escalation with Morocco, in response to […]
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The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are set to begin on July 26th, but France faces a hefty bill for hosting, estimated at nearly 9 billion euros ($9.5 billion). This significant cost has sparked debate, with officials grappling to understand the true financial impact. Predicting the exact cost is complicated, as the organizing committee boasts a […]
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Vienna is still the world’s most liveable city for a third year in a row, while the rating of Tel Aviv in Israel slumped, according to a new survey published Thursday. In the Economist’s annual ranking, the Austrian capital again came first, followed by the Danish capital Copenhagen and Zurich in Switzerland. Melbourne in Australia […]
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A homeless man in the Netherlands received a good citizen award after he handed over a wallet he found stuffed with 2,000 euros in cash. Hadjer Al-Ali, a father of two, was picking up plastic bottles in Amsterdam to make a few cents when he found the money. Officials rewarded him with a “silver thumb” […]
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