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Paris Court Deals Family Blow in Battle for Rent From the French Embassy in Iraq
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar February 3, 2026

The court said it was not the right authority to handle the lawsuit for unpaid rent, and the case should be heard in Iraq, where the family’s ancestors had fled persecution.

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French magistrate reportedly summons two French-Israelis over ‘complicity in genocide’
ByJon Henley and Emma Graham-Harrison February 3, 2026

Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou said to be accused of trying to block delivery of humanitarian aid to GazaA French investigating magistrate has issued summonses to two French-Israeli nationals in relation to “complicity in genocide” over allegati…

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France’s Embassy in Iraq Is a Spoil of Antisemitism, Jewish Family Charges
ByEphrat Livni and Pranav Baskar January 18, 2026January 18, 2026

A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped paying it rent, after Iraq stripped Jews of property.

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British and French aircraft attack underground Islamic State weapons store in Syria
ByPA Media January 3, 2026

Guided bombs used to target tunnels at site near to city of Palmyra in raid intended to ‘eliminate dangerous terrorists’British and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria that had been occupied by Islamic St…

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Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a crime
ByAFP December 24, 2025

France’s rule over Algeria from 1830 to 1962 is marked by mass killings and large-scale deportationAlgeria’s parliament has unanimously approved a law declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime and demanded an apology and reparations.Lawmak…

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At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.

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At U.N. Security Council, Russia Counters Trump Gaza Plan With Its Own
ByFarnaz Fassihi November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.

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Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request
ByEphrat Livni and Ségolène Le Stradic November 12, 2025

Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison.

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Algeria Pardons Writer Boualem Sansal at Germany’s Request
ByEphrat Livni and Ségolène Le Stradic November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

Boualem Sansal, an Algerian-French writer, was arrested on accusations of undermining national security during a visit to his homeland a year ago and sentenced to five years in prison.

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French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison
ByPhilip Oltermann European culture editor November 12, 2025

Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatmentThe French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been pardoned and is to be released from prison, the Algerian presidential office said in a …

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