Unemployment in France reached its highest level since 1998, a report released by the national statistics bureau Insee said, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 5.
France published a nine-page intelligence report Sept. 2 alleging that the Syrian regime carried out an attack involving "massive use of chemical agents" on Aug. 21, AP reported.
France will wait for its Parliament and the U.S. Congress to consider the possible military action against Syria before deciding if it will strike, according to French President Francois Hollande's office Aug. 31, AP reported.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon will meet with British, Chinese, French, Russian and U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations on Aug. 30 after he cut short a trip to Europe, a U.N. spokesman said, AFP reported.
French President Francois Hollande said that a military strike on Syria could happen by Sept. 4 and that the United Kingdom's rejection of armed intervention would not affect his government's position, AFP reported Aug. 30, citing Le Monde.
U.S. President Barack Obama's decision on Syria will be informed by the interests of the United States, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council said Aug. 29, Politico reported.
The British parliament has voted against a military intervention in Syria, The Guardian reported Aug. 29. British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will respect lawmakers' decision.
