The embattled French leader is deeply unpopular as unemployment in the country keeps rising and growth grinds to a halt, but the flyover was widely condemned — coming as it did on Armistice Day.”At a time of unity, in a moment of commemoration… I think that it is a foolish gesture,” Veterans Minister Kader Arif told French television.- A blood-red tide -In Britain, meanwhile, people around the country stood for the traditional two-minute silence remembering all those who have given their lives in conflict.President Francois Hollande opened a huge, elliptical memorial Tuesday carrying the names of nearly 600,000 fallen soldiers …read more
Source: Egypt Independent