People in the calm island town of Ile d’Oleron, in western France, got a horrifying jolt on November 5, as a motorist rammed his car into nearby pedestrians and cyclists. He reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” while being arrested. At least five people were injured — two of them seriously hurt — in the attack.

France: ‘Block Everything’ movement gains momentum, 200 arrested

French Police arrested nearly 200 people with ‘Block Everything’ protesters attempting to paralyse the country following the collapse of former PM François Bayrou-led government. Authorities deployed around 8,000 police officers and gendarmes when the demonstrators attempted to build barricades and tried to block Paris’ ring road, a major region in the country. At Porte de […]

Key Arab nations condemn Oct 7 attack on Israel; join call for Hamas to “end its rule in Gaza”

The UN Declaration on the “Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution”, dated July 30, 2025, was a statement presented by the French Republic and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, co-chairs of at the UN High-Level International Conference on the Two-State Solution (July 28-30, 2025).

The Mona Lisa moan: Paris icon Louvre shuts doors after staff overwhelmed by tourist numbers

The spontaneous strike erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts in protest over unmanageable crowds, chronic understaffing and what one union called “untenable” working conditions.

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