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Jean-Yves Le Drian

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian gives a press conference with his Moroccan counterpart in Rabat on june 8, 2019. (AFP)

France criticises US Middle East approach

Said Bouteflika

People celebrate on the streets after Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has submitted his resignation, in Algiers, Algeria April 2, 2019. (Reuters)

Algerians rejoice end of Bouteflika era but want to see broader change

Algeria

Algerian chief of staff General Ahmed Gaid Salah presides a military parade in Algiers. (AP)

Algeria’s army stance crucial as mass protests continue

Trump

Iranian President Hassan Rohani (R) welcomes French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the start of their meeting in Tehran, on March 5. (Iranian Presidency Office)

Soft power did not prevent failure of Le Drian’s mission in Tehran