Tag: Quai d’Orsay
The French must “refrain” from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian Territories
Tension is rising in the Middle East. The head of French diplomacy Stéphane Séjourné “recommends that the French absolutely abstain from traveling in the coming days to Iran, Lebanon, Israel…
A 42nd Frenchman identified among the victims of October 7
The list of victims is growing. A 42nd Frenchman has been identified among those killed in Israel by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas during the bloody attack of October 7,…
France closes its embassy “until further notice”
The French embassy in Niger, which Paris had announced would close shortly before Christmas, is officially closed “until further notice”, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday. “For…
First two injured Palestinian children welcomed by France
Others could follow “as early as next week,” says the Quai d’Orsay. The first two injured Palestinian children have been treated since Thursday in pediatric hospital departments in France, the…
France expels two Azerbaijani diplomats as a “measure of reciprocity”
Two everywhere, ball in the middle. After learning that Baku was sending two French diplomats back to the country on Tuesday, the Quai d’Orsay decided to expel two Azerbaijani diplomats…
Target of drone attack from Yemen, France calls for calm
This is a first for the French Navy. It fired Aster 15 surface-to-air self-defense missiles in the Red Sea on Sunday to shoot down drones heading straight towards it, AFP…
The French Institute in Gaza targeted by a strike, Paris raises its tone
A request for justification. France has called on Israel to provide explanations after a strike that hit the French Institute in Gaza, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “We…
Two French children killed in Gaza, their mother and another child likely injured
Two French children were killed in the Gaza Strip, their mother and her third child having probably been injured, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday. “France learned…