France to Open New Louvre in Abu Dhabi
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France's storied Louvre museum, home to priceless art works like the Mona Lisa, said Tuesday it will open a new Louvre in this Persian Gulf boomtown, prompting outcries from some who accuse the museum of ...Comment
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Relaunching the Middle East peace  process will be a test of U.S. relations with Europe, French  Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday.
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JEDDAH, 3 November 2004 - âLook at our true friends,â Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al-Nahayan, the emir of Abu Dhabi, pointed from the window of the jeep in which we were making a tour of Al-Ain, an oasis that he loved all his life.
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Eurostar is expected to set a new Paris-London rail record Tuesday, with the opening of a new high-speed track on the British side of the Channel Tunnel that shaves 20 minutes off the normal time.
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Russia's Gazprom will supply gas directly to French homes for the first time as part of a deal with Gaz de France.
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France's president is to sign a nuclear co-operation deal with the United Arab Emirates during a tour of the region.
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France allows the makers of a film adaptation of the hit novel The Da Vinci Code to shoot in the Louvre.
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French nuclear giant Areva, oil company Total and utility group Suez have reached agreement on plans to build two next generation nuclear power plants in Abu Dhabi, Total said Monday.
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The world's highest road bridge is due to be inaugurated in southern France by President Jacques Chirac before opening to traffic later this week.
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India and France will discuss a range of bilateral and global issues during this week's visit by French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
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At a low-key ceremony on Monday, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France inaugurated La CitÃ© de lâArchitecture et du Patrimoine, (the City of Architecture and Heritage) in Paris, which reopened after a $114 million, decade-long makeover.
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The French government is preparing to establish a "new alliance" with the United States after next week's election, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
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Relaunching the Middle East peace process will be a test of U.S. relations with Europe, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday.
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The 47th Paris air show  opens on Monday with France-based planemaker Airbus   expected to announce major deals from Middle East-based  airlines as it seeks to make up ground on sales by U.S. rival  Boeing Co. .
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France's president offered Saudi Arabia help in exploring a possible civilian nuclear energy program as the French leader began a visit to the oil-rich kingdom on Sunday.
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Abu Dhabi will host a Formula One Grand Prix race from 2009.
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France and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement Tuesday to open a branch of the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, despite criticism that the French government is peddling the country's artistic treasures.