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France

French Senate forum: Where next in fight on Middle East terrorism?

After the fall of ISIL in Iraq, where is the fight against terrorism going? A roundtable at the French Senate discussed the war in Yemen, Hezbollah, and Syria.

24/03/2018

Syria

Kidnappings, murder and ISIL: A Syrian family’s voyage to France

In spring 2013, Syria’s government lost the city of Raqqa to rebel militants. Raqqa was also home to the Khatib family, who offered shelter to international journalists at their house as the conflict escalated. But one day, two of them disappeared, and the Khatibs realised their time was nearly up.

24/03/2018

France

France: Supermarket manager describes attack as 'terrifying'

Four people have been killed and 16 injured by a gunman who stormed into a supermarket in southwestern France, shouting 'Allahu Akbar'

23/03/2018

World News

Ex-French President Sarkozy says accusers make his life 'hell'

The former French president mounted a robust defence of his conduct and promised to make his honour "triumph"

23/03/2018

France

I have never betrayed the French, says Sarkozy amid Libya funding prob

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has appeared on prime time French television after being put under formal investigation over claims he received campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

22/03/2018

France

France's rolling railway strikes: The 'cheminot' status explained

37 days of rolling strikes by workers for French railway operator SNCF is set to cause much misery for passengers across the country till the end of June. But what are their demands? We explain the 'cheminot' status and why it is so important to rail workers.

21/03/2018

France

Gaddafi’s son offers evidence that Libya funded Sarkozy election bid

Saif al-Islam, son of Libya’s ex-dictator Muammar Gaddafi, welcomes Nicolas Sarkozy’s detention – and offers evidence for claims first made to Euronews that Libya funded the former French president’s 2007 election bid.

21/03/2018

France

Sarkozy questioned a second day over allegations of Libyan funding

The former president has dismissed the Libya allegations of receiving money from the dictatorial regime of Kahdafi, as 'grotesque' and a 'crude manipulation'

21/03/2018

France

Sarkozy funding scandal: what does it all mean?

Euronews explains what the Libyan case, how it all started, the biggest players in the case, and what could happen next for the former French president.

20/03/2018

United Kingdom

French nanny murder: Boyzone singer says he 'never' knew victim

Boyzone singer Mark Walton says he never met murdered French nanny Sophie Lionnet and first heard her name from police.

20/03/2018

Israel

Israel arrests French citizen 'smuggling weapons to Palestinians'

The man was working for the French consulate in Jerusalem and was allegedly using his diplomatic vehicle to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip.

19/03/2018

United Kingdom

Beast of the East 2.0 to continue after weekend

The mini cold snap has blanketed swathes of the UK and northern France under snow for a second day, as more snowfall is expected until late on Monday.

18/03/2018

France

French baker's pain after being fined for working too much

A baker from a small village southwest of Paris is being fined €3,000 for opening seven days a week throughout summer 2017.

15/03/2018

Europe News

Western powers unite against Russia in spy poisoning case

It is an assault on the UK 's sovereignty and any such use by a state party is a clear violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and a breach of international law, the powers say.

15/03/2018

World News

Paris climbs to world's second-most expensive city to live

Paris is the only European city inside the eurozone to feature among the world's most expensive cities to live in 2018, says report.

15/03/2018

World News

Euroviews. What’s in a name for French political parties in transition? | View

A great deal and not much, says an expert in French politics from Sciences Po Lyon.

14/03/2018

Cult

Live performance: The Gift takes the stage at Euronews

The Portuguese alternative-pop quartet pop into Euronews' 'Green cube' HQ in Lyon.

14/03/2018

France

France to sue Google and Apple for 'unfair business practices'

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says it's "unacceptable" that Google and Apple unilaterally impose prices and other contractual terms on software developers, and that this is hurting France's startups.

14/03/2018

France

London metro bans French adverts attracting British companies after Br

London’s public transport service has banned an advertising campaign geared towards luring British companies to France after Brexit.

13/03/2018

Belgium

Women in Politics: How does Europe measure up?

Statisticians have tallied the number women working in parliaments around the world and ranked countries from highest to lowest. So how did Europe do?

12/03/2018