DAMASCUS, Syria — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barot arrived in Damascus on Friday, January 3, 2025, marking a significant diplomatic engagement as he is followed by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock. This visit is notable as it represents the first high-level delegation fr...
On December 14, 2024, a catastrophic cyclone struck the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, resulting in the deaths of hundreds, potentially thousands, of residents. François Xavier, the governor of Mayotte, shared this grim assessment during an interview with Mayotte La Prem...
On December 15, 2024, Algerian media reported that the country’s authorities summoned French Ambassador Stéphane Romatet to issue a “strong warning” concerning what they described as “hostile schemes” orchestrated by the French intelligence services. Accordi...
On December 15, 2024, Sultan Al-Arada, a member of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, urged the French government and international partners to "correct the course of the political process in Yemen" and identify the parties obstructing peace. He emphasized the need for decisive...
On December 11, 2024, France emphasized the need to prevent any resurgence of conflict in Yemen, urging the Iran-backed Houthi group to "return to the negotiating table under the leadership of the UN Special Envoy to Yemen." The statement was made by Jay Darmadhekar, France's Depu...
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, France strongly condemned the "shocking" indiscriminate attack carried out by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization, in the Maqbana district of Taiz Governorate in southwestern Yemen, which resulted in the deaths of numerous civilians. ...
On Monday, December 2, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit. According to Saudi media, Macron was welcomed at Riyadh airport by Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman, the Deputy Governor of Riyadh Province. During his visit, Macron is scheduled to meet...
The Élysée Palace announced on November 15, 2024, that French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Saudi Arabia from December 2 to 4, at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a statement, the French presidency noted, "This state visit will be an opportunity t...
On November 14, 2024, the French Senate approved a resolution condemning the destructive actions of the Houthi militia in the Red Sea, urging international action to protect maritime navigation and the environment in this vital region. During a special session attended by Yemen's Ambassador...
On Sunday, October 27, 2024, Osman Mejalli, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, emphasized the urgent need to support and enhance the role of the Central Bank in Aden to navigate the ongoing financial crisis and the depreciation of the local currency. Mejalli made these remarks dur...
France announced on Friday that it has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Paris in response to a recent attack by the Israeli military on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), of which France is a key contributor. The French Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning these a...
Yemen's Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Mohsen Mohammed Al-Daari, addressed British and French officials on Sunday, September 29, 2024, emphasizing that strengthening the capabilities of the Yemeni armed forces is the best solution to secure global trade routes in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait...
Local authorities in Marib Governorate (northeastern Yemen) met on Monday, September 16th, 2024, to discuss the humanitarian situation in the governorate and the challenges posed by the widening humanitarian gap between rapidly increasing needs and the declining humanitarian role of aid partners d...
Yemeni Health Minister Dr. Qasim Buhaibeh met with French Ambassador to Yemen Catherine Corm-Kammounon Tuesday, September 10, 2024, to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in the health sector and exploring the possibility of transferring French expertise in supporting and developing health...
On September 10, 2024, the French news agency reported that the Paris Court of Appeal found Yemenia Airlines guilty of involuntary manslaughter following the 2009 crash of one of its planes off the coast of the Comoros, which resulted in 152 fatalities. The court upheld a previous ruling from S...
Pavel Durov, the Russian tech entrepreneur behind the popular messaging app Telegram, is facing a series of serious accusations in France, including terrorism, incitement to crime, and drug trafficking. Durov, known for his strong stance on privacy and freedom of expression, has become a contro...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday, August 26, that it is closely monitoring the case of its citizen Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, who was detained in France. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a press release that it is "closely following t...
Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested by French authorities at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on Saturday, August 24th, according to international media reports. French television channel TF1 reported that Durov, the CEO and founder of Telegram, was apprehended ...
France has urged the Houthi group, internationally designated as a terrorist organization, to "stop committing atrocities against the population in areas under their control, who are being economically suffocated and threatened daily." This call was made during a statement delivered b...
Yemeni track and field athlete Samir Al-Yafei will carry the Yemeni flag at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, set to take place tonight (Friday, July 26) on the Seine River. Paris will kick off the Olympic Games with a grand ceremony that will traverse the Seine River thro...