Keyword: French Consulate

Attack on ceremony at France's Saudi consulate wounds at least 3

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An improvised explosive device struck the Remembrance Day ceremony, attended by representatives of France, Greece, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, the French embassy in Saudi Arabia said.

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The Syrian family waiting for a French visa to safety

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The family at the Grand Station restaurant in Aleppo before the war: the photo has been altered to protect their identity. The family at the Grand Station restaurant in Aleppo before the war: the photo has been altered to protect their identity.

Many Syrian refugees living in Turkey have gone to the French Consulate in Istanbul in the hope of obtaining a visa that will allow them to travel to France in safety. But only a small number ever get granted this precious document. Mediapart's Carine Fouteau tells the story of one Kurdish family from Syria who were twice forced to flee the fighting and who are now desperately waiting for a visa from the French authorities that would restore hope to their shattered lives.