United World International author Onur Sinan Güzaltan commented on the ongoing events in France to the Turkish Service of the Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency (IRNA). Translated into English by Uwidata. First of all, I would like to remind that similar protests took place in 2005, first in Paris and then in the suburbs. The reasons and roots are ...
The capital city of France keeps on burning. Surely, there are many reasons for this fire that started in the suburbs and spread to the center of Paris. Social injustice, police brutality, integration problems of migrant children, lack of education, exclusion, harsh conditions in the suburbs, economic crisis, etc. The most important reason, maybe the root cause, dates back 400 ...
In 1798, the French, under the leadership of Napoléon Bonaparte, invaded the Ottoman province of Egypt. That same year, the British defeated the French navy at the Battle of Abukir. Nevertheless, the French retained a presence in Egypt until 1801, when they were forced out of the territory by joint British Ottoman forces. In 1799, Napoléon led an expedition into ...
By Odile Mojon, Paris / France While France is facing a growing rejection in Africa, Emmanuel Macron began a four-days tour of Central Africa on March 1st, from Gabon to the Democratic Republic of Congo Brazzaville, via Angola and Congo. The aim? To proclaim – once again – the end of Françafrique, to develop a neutral approach refocused on “business” ...
France is witnnesing widespread protests against NATO in the recent weeks. Behind these are repeated calls to leave the military alliance. The Solidarité and Progres Party has also presented such a call, which has been signed by citizens and several retired members of the armed forces. The call is presented below in English translation. For the original text in French ...
On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron ended his tour of the African continent, which began March 1, with visits to Gabon, Angola, Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the French President’s 18th tour of Africa. On the eve of the tour, February 27, Macron made a big speech about the continent at the Elysee Palace, where he ...
By Odile Mojon, Paris / France Is France experiencing a “mass strike” in the image of what Rosa Luxemburg spoke about? First of all, it should be remembered that beyond France, other European countries (England, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain) are affected, or have recently been affected, by major strike movements, for similar reasons. These are sometimes related to the imposition ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen This week France will be marked by strikes and demonstrations. On January 17th there were strikes by Teachers and National Education workers, on January 18th by railway workers, on January 19th by all sectors with the call of 8 unions and on January 21st there will be a big march in Paris with the call of ...
By Jacques Cheminade * The policy of the French government towards the war in Ukraine is based on a contradiction in principle. On the one hand French government proclaims, along with other EU member states and the US, the need for Ukraine to win this war, fully participates in the sanctions against Russia and sends arms to Kiev. On the ...
In the neighborhood of Strasbourg Saint Denis in Paris, is also referred to as the “Little Istanbul”, an attack was conducted on a street where also one of the PKK center is located. 3 people were dead including some PKK members, while 3 more were injured. The culprit of the attack, a French citizen named William M., was caught by ...