france
Socialists celebrate as French vote nears close
World
May 6, 2012
Socialists celebrate as French vote nears close
PARIS — France looked set to crown Francois Hollande as its first Socialist president in nearly two decades in an…
France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread
World
April 22, 2012
France votes as Sarkozy era hangs by thread
PARIS — French voters headed to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a presidential election that is…
French police swoop on more suspected Islamists
World
April 4, 2012
French police swoop on more suspected Islamists
Elite police arrested 10 suspected Islamists in early morning raids across France on Wednesday in a clampdown ordered by President…
Investigators: French Islamists planned kidnappings
World
April 3, 2012
Investigators: French Islamists planned kidnappings
Some of the 16 suspected Islamic militants detained in France allegedly planned to kidnap a Jewish magistrate and other people,…
France: Egyptians must elect revolution-minded president
Egypt
April 2, 2012
France: Egyptians must elect revolution-minded president
Egyptians must elect the person most capable of achieving the values of the 25 January revolution in the upcoming presidential…
France bars four more Islamic preachers from entry
World
March 29, 2012
France bars four more Islamic preachers from entry
PARIS — France barred four Islamic preachers from entering the country on Thursday after banning prominent preacher Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi…
Al Jazeera receives video appearing to show killings in southwestern France
Egypt
March 27, 2012
Al Jazeera receives video appearing to show killings in southwestern France
PARIS — Al Jazeera has received video footage that appears to show the deadly attacks on soldiers and a Jewish…
French judge files charges against brother of Jewish schoolchildren killer
World
March 25, 2012
French judge files charges against brother of Jewish schoolchildren killer
A French judge filed preliminary murder and terrorism charges Sunday against the brother of a gunman who killed Jewish schoolchildren…
France would bar entry to Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Egypt
March 25, 2012
France would bar entry to Yusuf al-Qaradawi
The French government will deny entry to an influential Egyptian preacher if he accepts an invitation from an Islamic organization…
French gunman jumps to his death in hail of bullets
World
March 22, 2012
French gunman jumps to his death in hail of bullets
TOULOUSE, France — A 23-year-old gunman suspected of killing seven people in southwestern France in the name of Al-Qaeda, jumped…