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Turkey’s Foreign Ministry characterized Macron’s statement as “arrogant” and in line with the “old colonial reflexes.” It accused the French president of stoking tensions and putting the “greater interests” of Europe at risk. … [Read more...] about Macron urges tough EU stance against Turkish ‘provocations’

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. On Monday, a senior NATO official discussed the standoff as well as a NATO initiative to aimed at avoiding the risk of accidents and conflict between the two allies, Turkey and Greece, with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and senior military officials in Ankara.(Turkish Presidency via AP. Pool) less … [Read more...] about Turkey’s Erdogan slams Macron amid Mediterranean tensions

At Thursday’s summit outside the Corsican capital of Ajaccio, leaders from France and several other European Mediterranean states were to find a common European Union position on Turkey, Macron said, with differences sharp over a range of issues, including Turkey’s hydrocarbon exploration in waters claimed by Greece. … [Read more...] about France’s Macron Pivots to Mideast, Triggering Speculation

“The grave and unforgivable sin committed by a French weekly in insulting the luminous and holy personality of (the) Prophet revealed, once more, the hostility and malicious grudge harboured by political and cultural organisations in the West against Islam and the Muslim community,” Khamenei said in an English-language statement, as reported by AFP. … [Read more...] about Iran’s Khamenei Decries ‘Unforgivable’ Muhammad Cartoons in France

Le Pen said the growing violence was “a consequence of the anarchic and uncontrolled immigration imposed on the French for decades”. She added it was from “a multicultural society that was also imposed on the French that this violence has sprouted”. … [Read more...] about 70 Per Cent of French Public Agree Country Is Becoming More ‘Savage’