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A helmet is on display during the exhibition 'Senufo - The Art and Identity in West Africa' at the Musee Fabre in Montpellier, France on November 27, 2015.
06/12/2015 - France-Africa

Senufo African art that inspired Picasso comes to France

It inspired visionary artists like Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger, now Senufo art comes to France.
In this file picture taken on November 18, 2015 Police officers gather in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis city centre, as French Police special forces raid an appartment, hunting the perpetrators of the Paris attacks
06/12/2015 - France

Aide of landlord who housed terror suspect in custody

A man suspected of helping the ring leader of the Paris atrocities hide from police, has been placed under formal investigation, it emerged Saturday night.
06/12/2015

French weekly magazines review 6 December 2015

This week, the French magazines are mostly talking about the regional elections.
French voters vote for their new regional council. This year, there are 13 regions at stake instead of 22.
06/12/2015 - France

French voters go to polls in wake of Paris terror attacks

Polls opened across France Sunday in the first round of regional elections.
French Foreign Minister Fabius talks to United Nations Secretary General Ban and Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Figueres during the COP21 at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, December 5, 2015.
05/12/2015 - France - Cop21

Countries reach climate-saving blueprint at Cop21 in first milestone

It's the skeleton of a long-sought after deal to halt climate change, and comes after four years of tough negotiations. Talks were so tough, that Saturday's blueprint, signed by negotiators from 195 nations, is still strewn with conflicting proposals.

05/12/2015

French press review 5 December 2015

Sunday’s regional elections in France dominate the front pages of the national dailies as commentators warn of far-reaching implications of the projected victory of the far right National Front ...
The photo oThe faces of Soufiane Kayal and Samir Bouzid, two new suspects being sought by French and Belgian police linked to the Paris attacks. Photo revealed in the Belgian press.
05/12/2015 - France-Belgium

French and Belgian police hunt two new suspects linked to Paris attacks

French and Belgian police are "actively looking for" two new suspects, believed to have travelled with a key suspect of the Paris November 13 attacks, Salah Abdeslam.
Fighter jet on aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
04/12/2015 - FRANCE

Hollande visits French aircraft carrier off Syria

President François Hollande on Friday visited the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle located in the Mediterranean on the outskirts of Syria.
Bernard Tapie during a press conference at the regional newspaper La Provence, which he owns. Taken in the south of France, March 12 2014
04/12/2015 - France

French tycoon Bernard Tapie says he's "ruined" after being sued 400 million euros

French tycoon Bernard Tapie was left reeling on Friday after a Paris Appeals Court ordered he repay the government nearly 405 million euros that he received in compensation in 2008.
Ducklings at an incubating farm
04/12/2015 - FRANCE

Ban on French poultry over bird flu outbreak

A string of countries have banned the import of French poultry following a bird flu outbreak last month in a farm in the southwestern area of Dordogne.
04/12/2015

French press review 4 December 2015

Traditional French parties in blame game as polls forecast strong showing for the National Front in Sunday's regional elections.
A server carries a tray with coffee past the terrace of the bar "A la Bonne Biere" in Paris on December 4, 2015, during its reopening.
04/12/2015 - France

Paris bar reopens for business after jihadist attack

Paris bar La Bonne Bière, where five people were killed by jihadist gunmen in the November 13 attacks, reopened its doors to the public on Friday in an emotional step in the city's struggle to ...
Olivier Petitjean shows Engie across from the French Environment Ministry at La Defense
03/12/2015 - France - Cop21

Business role in climate negotiations welcomed by some, questioned by others

In recent years, businesses have been indirectly part of the United Nations climate change conferences as observers or lobbyists.
French tycoon Bernard Tapie, January 2008
03/12/2015 - FRANCE

French tycoon Bernard Tapie sentenced to 400 million euro payout to Crédit Lyonnais

French tycoon Bernard Tapie was sentenced on Thursday to refund 400 million euros to Crédit Lyonnais although he has accused the bank of defrauding him over the sale of sports giant Adidas in ...
A security guard patrols near the Printemps department store in a shopping district in Paris, France, November 23, 2015 a week after a series of deadly attacks in the French capital
03/12/2015 - France

Retail shops in France reel from after shock of Paris attacks

New data published on Thursday reveals that business activity slumped in November following the Friday 13 attacks.
Lille mayor and former labour minister Martine Aubry in Lille, March 9 2015
03/12/2015 - France

Hollande's plans to strip dual nationals of citizenship stirs the Left

French government plans to toughen security laws in the wake of the Paris attacks, which include stripping dual nationals of their citizenship, have come under fierce scrutiny from members within its ...
French National Assembly during a debate to extend a state of emergency, Paris, France, 19 November 2015
03/12/2015 - FRANCE

France to change constitution to extend state of emergency

According to government sources, France will modify its constitution to extend special powers. A legal framework is to be presented to ministers on 23 December.

03/12/2015

French press review 3 December 2015

President François Hollande causes a stir within leftist ranks as he prepares  to amend the  constituion to extend emergency laws in an unprecedented security turn.

Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power station at Nogent-Sur-Seine, France.
03/12/2015 - France - Cop21

Nuclear is not so much a dirty word at Cop21, it can barely be heard

Nuclear is keeping a low profile at the Cop21 Climate Change conference at Le Bourget just outside Paris, where political goodwill, financing and energy solutions are key issues.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve
02/12/2015 - FRANCE

Three mosques shut down on radicalism grounds

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced on Wednesday that a mosque reportedly supporting terror was closed down near Paris.

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