France signs UAE military base agreement
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France will set up a permanent military base of up to 500 troops in the United Arab Emirates, the French government announced Tuesday during a visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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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 on Thursday hailed the planned signing here Friday by China Southern Airlines of a deal to acquire five Airbus A380 aircraft as both a political and economic triumph.
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France and Kuwait signed two agreements on defence cooperation that President Jacques Chirac and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said underlined a joint ambition to encourage stability in the Middle East.
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PARIS, Dec. 17 -- France on Sunday announced the withdrawal of its 200-member contingent of elite special forces from Afghanistan -- all of its ground forces directly engaged in anti-terrorism operations in the country.
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Algeria's government signed an agreement Sunday to end years of conflict with the restive Berber minority, pledging to accept long-standing demands including greater recognition of the Berber language.
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MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has signed the federal law on the ratification of an agreement on long-term cooperation between Russia and France in developing, building and using launch vehicles.
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France's foreign minister admitted that a deal for European aerospace giant EADS' unit Eurocopter to supply 197 helicopters to the Indian army had been officially cancelled.
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Looking to end the crisis in Darfur, France won agreement on Thursday from three involved African nations that they would not support armed rebel movements on each other's territories.Comment
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France and Russia sign deals in the transport and aviation sectors worth more than $10bn.
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The Emirate of Dubai will take over  control of its offshore oilfields from a unit of ConocoPhillips   next year, the two said on Sunday, the latest  government to strengthen its grip on its mineral wealth.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Tuesday that France and Morocco had decided to cooperate on civil nuclear energy.
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NATO and the Belgian government signed an agreement Wednesday to build new alliance headquarters adjacent to the current site, confirming Brussels as the home of the military bloc and underscoring improved relations between the host and the United States.
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India and Russia today agreed to finalise an accord within four months on intellectual property rights in respect of all future supply of defence equipment.
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Franceâs newest wonder, a British designed bridge that pierces the sky above the verdant hills of southern France, was officially inaugurated today as jet fighters roared overhead leaving a trail of red, white and blue smoke.
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PARIS, Jan. 15 -- President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Tuesday that France would establish a military base in the United Arab Emirates, making it the only Western power other than the United States to have a permanent defense installation in the strategic Persian Gulf region.
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France and Russia have signed deals in the transport and aviation sectors worth 10 billion dollars, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a summit with his French counterpart Jacques Chirac.