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Airbus to get '10 years of visibility'

Paris - Muslimchronicle

A $16 billion deal with Emirates airline for A380 superjumbos will give Airbus "at least 10 years of visibility", the European manufacturer's CEO Tom Enders said in an interview published Sunday. Emirates announced the deal on Thursday to buy 36 Airbus A380s - just days after the group said it would have to halt production without new orders. The deal is "excellentRead more

Man charged in France for planning terror attack

Paris - Muslimchronicle

French authorities on Saturday charged a 33-year-old man, who had pledged allegiance to ISIS in a video, with planning a terror attack, judicial sources said. The man, who was not known to police, was arrested near the southern city of Nimes on Tuesday. Bomb making materials were found in his house but there was no indication of the targets heRead more

France to host 140 foreign CEOs for pre-Davos summit

London - Muslimchronicle

Nearly 140 chief executives from companies around the world will gather at the Versailles Palace outside Paris on Monday, as the French government steps up its efforts to attract more foreign investors. President Emmanuel Macron orchestrated what is being billed as an "attractiveness summit" as executives converge for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week. A handful of economic accords areRead more

Sudan holding AFP and Reuters journalists arrested while covering protests

Khartoum - Muslimchronicle

Sudanese authorities have detained a Reuters stringer and an Agence France-Presse journalist who were covering protests in the capital Khartoum, the external information council, which deals with foreign media organizations, said. Reuters last had contact with its stringer early on Wednesday before he went to report on the demonstrations, which resulted in clashes between police and protesters. An official inRead more

Police raid France's Lactalis

Laval - Muslimchronicle

French police raided the headquarters of dairy giant Lactalis on Wednesday over a baby milk salmonella scare that has sickened dozens of children and led to a major international recall. Dozens of police were searching the company's offices in Laval, western France, as well as its factory in nearby Craon which was the source of the tainted milk. Lactalis has recalled babyRead more

UK, France agree new border security treaty

SANDHURST - Muslimchronicle

Britain and France on Thursday signed a new treaty to boost border security after a request by French President Emmanuel Macron, concerned at the number of migrants in Calais trying to reach British shores. The two sides agreed on the "signature of a new treaty to strengthen the management of our shared border," according to a joint statement following aRead more

UK-France summit between May and Macron starts

Sandhurst - Muslimchronicle

British Prime Minister Theresa May and her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday at a UK military base for a high-profile summit expected to focus on migrants and defence co-operation. The two leaders arrived at the Sandhurst military academy, south of London, were greeted by a military parade ahead of the bilateral meeting, shortly after a pub lunch in May'sRead more

Economists call for overhaul of eurozone fiscal rules

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Leading economists from France and Germany on Wednesday called for new fiscal rules for the eurozone and the creation of an independent watchdog to help to make the single currency more resilient against crises in the future. In a 33-page paper, the economists warned that even if the single currency area was "finally experiencing a robust recovery... after nearly a decade ofRead more

France, Britain to announce new migrant treaty: Macron

Paris - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a new treaty on how to handle migrants hoping to head to Britain, the French presidency said Wednesday. The treaty, set to be announced at a summit in London on Thursday, will "complete the Le Touquet accord", Macron's office said in reference to a 2003 deal that effectivelyRead more

France says Bayeux Tapestry loan to Britain 'not before 2020'

Paris - Muslimchronicle

The French presidency said Wednesday that it was in talks to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain, but that the 11th-century embroidery would not be transferred before 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce the proposed loan of the tapestry, which depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, during a visit to Britain on Thursday. source: AFPRead more