Syrian president says that western efforts to renew Israel-Syria peace talks are focusing on finding common ground; says chances of success are unknown.
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French and Spanish officials to arrive on Sunday; plan to pitch idea of Paris peace summit between Netanyahu and Abbas later this month.
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Warning comes after U.S. and Britain issued warnings for travel to Europe, in particular France and Germany.
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Attackers fire rocket at a British embassy car, wounding 3, and kill Frenchman at gas and oil installation.
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French Senate approves bill outlawing the wearing of the burqa or niqab; offenders would be fined $189 or be required to take part in a citizenship class.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad meets with France's Middle East envoy in Damascus, says Syria is committed to achieving 'just and comprehensive' peace deal with Israel.
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Risk of terrorist attack on French soil has "never been higher", French intelligence chief tells Le Journal du Dimanche.
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France's Middle East envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran to visit Damascus to assess Syria's position on restarting peace talks with Israel, Lebanese newspaper Al-Safir reports.
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Tribute to Algerian-born construction site chief reads 'God Is Great' in both French and Arabic.
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A high school history teacher is accused of 'brainwashing' her students, says French news agency AFP.
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Synagogue in Drancy, former transport site of over 65,000 French Jews to death camps during WWII, is often subject to anti-Semitic vandalism.
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Gypsy, or Roma, advocates say that the expulsions, counter to official claims, are not voluntary, claiming that those refusing the deal would end up in holding centers.
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Israeli author Esther Orner says she did not expect such a decision by the University of Provence Aix-Marseille.
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French lawmakers passed a bill under which women could be fined for appearing in public with the all-covering burqa or the niqab.
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Enlightened leftists hesitate to embrace the law banning burkas because it places feminists beside radical rightists.
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