Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy begins a five years prison term over alleged Libyan campaign funding, facing isolation and security threats.
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France - Sébastien Lecornu - National assembly - French government collapseFrance’s PM Lecornu resigns a day after forming government
France's PM Lecornu resigned one day after naming his cabinet, highlighting the deep political divisions and instability facing the country’s fragmented parliament.
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France - United Nations - Iran - Germany - USA - Iranian nuclear file - UN Security Council - Yemen“Snapback” revives sanctions.. diplomatic roads to Tehran blocked
The reactivation of UN sanctions on Iran through the “snapback” mechanism has ended prospects of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, deepened rifts between Tehran and Europe, and heightened regional tensions as Washington and its allies press for new concessions.
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France - Gaddafi regime - Libya - Nicolas SarkozyWhat the Sarkozy verdict won't tell us about Libya
The conviction of Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption offers a narrow form of justice that misses the broader opportunity to investigate France’s role in Libya’s collapse, exposing how Western interventions driven by mixed motives continue to shape instability across the Middle East, from Benghazi to Gaza.
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France - Sykes-Picot Agreement - Balfour Declaration - Britain - Ottoman Empire - Palestine - Lebanon - Syria - Israel - Arab-Israeli conflictHow a secret agreement destabilised the Middle East
The 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement, dividing the Middle East between Britain and France, set the stage for a century of regional conflict and instability.
By Tony McMahon