Developments in Turkey's geographic, political and economic core reflect the country's changing policiesTURKEY: Kayseri, in central Turkey, is Abdullah Gul's birthplaceThu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Iraq incursion could be scenario for coupInside Turkey Mumtaz Soysal, leader of the Party of the Independent Republic, provides an insight into a tense power struggle…Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Where middle-aged Irish women seek young TurksTURKEY: An RTÉ documentary entitled The Turkish Wives' Club, broadcast last month, hit Kusadasi like a bombshellMon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Irish preach joy of a good life in land of ApostlesTURKEY: Turkey reminds many of Ireland in the 1950s: poor but friendly, centred on church, pub..Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Equal rights not yet a realityInside Turkley: Laws and constitutional codes are being modernised, but there is an enduring gender gap in terms of education…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Divided by religion, united by EU aimInside Turkey: Three educated, high-profile women offer conflicting opinions on politics, the role of Islam, and their country…Wed Oct 03 2007 - 01:00
French and Irish celebrate annual Wild Geese BallTwo hundred French and Irish people attended the 16th annual "Wild Geese Ball" at the Pavillon Gabriel, across the street from…Mon Sept 24 2007 - 01:00
Paris tribute to memory of SandsBefore the France-Ireland rugby match started in the Stade de France last night, 100 people gathered in nearby Bobby Sands Street…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
Ireland may send troops to ChadThe Government could decide as early as next week to send troops to Chad to protect refugees from the conflict in neighbouring…Sat Sept 22 2007 - 01:00
The Banque de France employs 14,000 people. The Bank of England employs 1,836The champion swimmer Laure Manaudou was France's best hope to win a gold medal at next year's Olympic Games in BeijingMon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
Centrist candidate rules out alliance with socialistsFRANCE: Three days of agitation over a rapid alliance between socialist and centrist candidates against France's right-wing …Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
First Irish ceremony marking Somme battle sacrificeFrance: Some 210 Irish people from North and South celebrated St Patrick's Day with an inter-denominational service on the windy…Mon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00
Social Europe died with Delors era, say French intellectualsParis Letter: Pierre Rosanvallon, professor of modern history and contemporary politics at the Collège de France, concluded …Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
The road to disasterIraq War: Two complementary books explore the American invasion of Iraq and its consequences An estimated 655,000 Iraqis and…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Lack of privilege explains appeal of 'Madonna of the opinion polls'FRANCE: At her last rally, on the night before she was elected the Socialist Party's presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal …Sat Nov 18 2006 - 00:00
All the rage in ParisA year after rioting engulfed this and similar immigrant suburbs across France, the clock and sign marking the entry to the Lycée…Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
French awards for initiatives on disability call for European entriesThe French Federation of Associations for Disabled Youths and Adults (APAJH) is appealing to local governments, businesses, associations…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
A century of mistrustIran At the end of his comprehensive book Iran Today, Dilip Hiro comes to the obvious conclusion that a major crisis over Iran…Sat Jul 22 2006 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryI don't mean to brag, but I've spent a fair amount of time avoiding thieves in dangerous placesMon May 08 2006 - 01:00
French take to St Patrick with string of eventsFrance: The Irish Ambassador to France, Anne Anderson, held a glittering St Patrick's Day reception at the embassy on Thursday…Sat Mar 18 2006 - 00:00
Jeanne d'Arc finally gets her autopsyFRANCE: Five hundred and seventy five years seems a long wait to investigate a war crime, but Dr Philippe Charlier, a forensic…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Families arrive in France to take bodies of their daughters homeThe families of Patricia McDonald and Carol Nolan, the Irish students who died in a house fire in Brittany on January 6th, have…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Clinging tightly to the grandeurFrench History As the race riots that wracked France for two weeks began to subside, President Jacques Chirac went on television…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Four decades on, divisions of Algerian war still evidentLetter from Paris: France has two histories: a left- wing history and a right-wing historyMon Dec 05 2005 - 00:00
McAleese honours Irish monk who shaped EuropePresident Mary McAleese chose a perfect day to visit Paris - one of those clear, cold autumn days when your breath comes out …Thu Nov 24 2005 - 00:00
France to begin deporting arrested foreignersFRANCE: France will today begin deporting foreigners apprehended in 2½ weeks of rioting, the national police chief, Michel Gaudin…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
France burying its head in the sand, says researcherFRANCE: Unrest in la banlieue has been a regular feature of French life since 1981Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Saddam torture victim to attend trialIRAQ: An honest man is arrested, tortured and imprisoned for many yearsTue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
Poetry-loving PM a threat to Sarko's Elysee dreamsParis Letter: Nicolas Sarkozy has played Brutus to Jacques Chirac's Caesar for yearsFri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
'Country girl' who champions the European idealFRANCE: In the days following France's rejection of the European constitutional treaty, President Jacques Chirac showed how …Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
Old rift leaves French left in turmoilFRANCE: France's former socialist prime minister Michel Rocard set the tone for the Socialist Party's "summer university", which…Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Olympics would lift French depressionWhatever the merits of the case made by President Jacques Chirac and Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë before the International Olympic…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Referendum leaves a divided FranceAnalysis: When he came to power 37 months ago, the French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin coined the expression "La France…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Irish ambassador honoured by French foreign ministryPádraic MacKernan, Ireland's outgoing Ambassador to Paris, was yesterday awarded the rank of Grand Officier de l'Ordre National…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Chirac accepts defeat as French vote NoThe people of France created a political earthquake for their own country and the entire European Union yesterday by becoming…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
No vote predicted as French decide on EU treatyThe French campaign for tomorrow's referendum on the European constitutional treaty officially ended at midnight last night, …Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Ambitious Fabius has become a hate figure for the Yes campaignFrance: Laurent Fabius was France's youngest prime minister and Jacques Chirac was only mayor of Paris when they clashed in …Tue May 24 2005 - 01:00
Chirac looks to the skies for some inspirationFRANCE: Jacques Chirac has been promoting an integrated defence policy, writes Lara Marlowe , in Le Luc en ProvenceWed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
French resistanceJacques Godbout, French-Canadian writer, film-maker and quiet revolutionary, tells Lara Marlowe about the challenge of maintaining…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Report recounts Assad threat to Hariri in SyriaSYRIA: Syria's president Bashar al-Assad threatened the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri less than six months before…Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
'Living martyr' becomes living witnessMiddle East: Marwan Hamadé and Bassel Fleihan are known as Lebanon's "living martyrs"Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
French hit back against the Google invasionParis Letter: I don't know if it's the legacy of Gen de Gaulle, or competition between the twin revolutions of 1776 and 1789…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
France honours law enshrining secularismParis letter: The 1905 law on the separation of church and state is considered a pillar of the French Republic, an integral …Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
French daily awaits news of missing 'star'FRANCE: Readers of Libération are likely to see a sadly familiar box on the front page of their newspaper this morningWed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Chirac warns French journalists not to go to IraqFrance: The French President Jacques Chirac yesterday asked journalists not to go to Iraq, saying "the security of our press…Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
US warns Syria to end its domination of LebanonMIDDLE EAST: US officials this week delivered their most strident ultimatum that Syria end its domination of LebanonThu Jan 06 2005 - 00:00
Hizbullah TV station ordered off air after series of shows targets JewsParis Letter: Three unrelated media stories are making headlines here: the banning of the Lebanese Hizbullah television station…Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Arafat 'in the final phase of his life', says ambassadorFRANCE: In a deep coma, having survived a brain haemorrhage on Tuesday and the failure of his liver and kidneys yesterday, Mr…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
French thinker Derrida diesFRANCE: The French intellectual Jacques Derrida, sometimes called the world's greatest living philosopher, has died in Paris…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
France dips its toes in Turkey's so-called 'river of Islam'Paris Letter: If a long, collective sigh rises over the Élysée Palace, National Assembly and Quai d'Orsay this morning, it will…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
