Islamic State converts: Torment of a jihadi’s motherFrenchwoman Marie has lived in fear since her son decamped to SyriaSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Politesse junked as Sarkozy looks to presidencyInfighting is order of day in France’s main conservative party UMPTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
First photos of Hollande and Gayet together surfaceBook by his previous lover Valérie Trierweiler has sold 600,000 copiesSat Nov 22 2014 - 01:01
Subdued Sapin says France needs time to deliver on the economyWeak growth, low inflaiton and high unemployment mean France cannot comply with EU demands on budget targetsFri Nov 21 2014 - 01:45
Second French citizen identified as Islamic State executionerMichael Dos Santos (22) converted to Islam at age 17 and travelled to Syria last yearThu Nov 20 2014 - 06:36
An Irishwoman’s Diary on ‘Gaeltacht-sur-Seine’Paris hosts an Irish-language weekTue Nov 18 2014 - 07:50
Sarkozy agrees to revoke same-sex marriage lawPolitical rival accuses former president of ‘political and moral crookery’Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
Writers’ group Pen champions jailed poet Mahvash SabetIranian one of five writers whose plight is being highlighted by Day of the Imprisoned WriterSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Hollande adviser embroiled in Sarkozy and Fillon rowJean Pierre Jouyet claims he was asked to speed up investigation into Sarkozy’s financesThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
First Irish soldier to die in first World War remembered in FranceRemembering Private Kennedy: a centenary ceremony for a Ballina soldierWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Roll call for hundreds of thousands of Great War deadFirst international monument to the first World War to be inaugurated in France todayTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
Alain Juppé still not finished in politics as presidency beckonsUMP party beset with problems but still favourite to retake the Élysée in 2017Wed Nov 5 2014 - 01:00
Oui oui, la gastronomie: a little taste of ParisIn the first of a four-part series looking at food culture in different cities, Lara Marlowe describes how her palate was broadened when she arrived in the French capital aged 19Tue Nov 4 2014 - 01:00
Overblown budgets, scandal and intrigue: Picasso Museum reopens in ParisThis spectacular new exhibition of Pablo Picasso's formidable work ties in with the 133rd anniversary of the artist's birthSat Nov 1 2014 - 01:00
Paul Durand-Ruel: a French art patron who left a lasting impressionThe collection of Impressionism’s earliest patron is the basis of a major new exhibition in ParisWed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
Columnist’s diatribe on French decline becomes a bestsellerÉric Zemmour’s ‘The French Suicide’ attacks feminism, immigrants and ‘the gay lobby’Tue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
The rising star aiming to transform the French economyMedia has dubbed economy minister ‘the child prodigy’ – but can he deliver?Mon Oct 27 2014 - 01:40
Fight for the plundered paintings of Paris: My Grandfather’s Gallery, by Anne SinclairReview: The ex-wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn chronicles the Nazis’ mass theft of her family’s art treasuresSat Oct 25 2014 - 01:28
Lille mayor Martine Aubry rows in to save France from ‘sinking’An influential voice on the left, Aubry worsens François Hollande’s predicamentMon Oct 20 2014 - 09:46
France on collision course with Brussels over budgetEuropean partners losing patience with Paris over refusal to make deeper cutsWed Oct 15 2014 - 01:00
France wins Nobel Prize for Literature a 15th timeNovelist Patrick Modiano tugs at the threads of memory, writes Lara MarloweFri Oct 10 2014 - 09:16
US-Turkey relations at lowest ebb over Islamic State crisisObama administration ‘frustrated’ by Erdogan’s lack of actionThu Oct 9 2014 - 01:00
Assault on Kobani a blow to coalition fighting Islamic StateAnalysis: air strikes have failed and a daring realpolitik strategy remains unlikelyWed Oct 8 2014 - 01:00
Paris honours Irish who fought, spied and died for FranceIrish College unveils plaque for 50 Irish who served France in second World WarTue Oct 7 2014 - 09:46
Cocktails with an ‘immortal’ – An Irishwoman’s Diary on French writer Michel DéonA French literary giant with strong links to IrelandTue Oct 7 2014 - 01:00
French budget leaves deficit almost untouchedParis promises cuts of €21bn as 3% deficit target is pushed out to 2017Wed Oct 1 2014 - 18:37
French liberal professions go on strike in battle to stave off deregulationNinety per cent of France’s 22,000 pharmacies shut downWed Oct 1 2014 - 06:46
Air France strike reflects a nation’s reluctance to changeA two-week strike by pilots cost €300m – and years of progressTue Sep 30 2014 - 01:00
French hostage beheaded in AlgeriaHervé Gourdel slain ‘because he was French’, writes Lara MarloweThu Sep 25 2014 - 01:00
Nicolas Sarkozy remains mired in scandalA corruption investigation is suspended but other cases threaten Sarkozy’s political comebackThu Sep 25 2014 - 01:00
Writer-diplomat describes the human heart without sentimentalismFrench writer Hadrien Laroche was inspired by four years in DublinWed Sep 24 2014 - 01:00
Sarkozy announces plan to return to French politicsFormer president says he cannot ignore the suffering of his compatriotsMon Sep 22 2014 - 01:00
France conducts air strikes in north IraqPresident Obama says Paris is a ‘solid partner in fight against terrorism’Sat Sep 20 2014 - 01:09
Hollande faults Europe for Scottish independence driveFrench president admits ‘other countries’ paid ransom for French hostagesFri Sep 19 2014 - 01:00
Valls survives confidence vote in France but support dwindlesVote of confidence fails to dispel sense of crisis in French politicsWed Sep 17 2014 - 01:00
Group of 26 countries vows to support fight against Islamic StateMilitary aid promised to Iraq at Paris conference for conflict with jihadistsTue Sep 16 2014 - 01:00
Fear and loathing: Palestinians pay the price of historyIsrael still claims it has no choice but to continue the policies of ethnic cleansing, dispossession and extermination that started with its foundation, as becomes clear from books by Max Blumenthal, Jean-Pierre Filiu, Ilan Pappe, Rashid Khalidi, Alison Weir, Ari Shavit and Shlomo SandSat Sep 13 2014 - 01:00
‘Holocaust makes Israelis think international law doesn’t apply’Gideon Levy was the most outspoken critic of Israel’s war in GazaThu Sep 11 2014 - 01:00
Gaza Letter: fishermen at sea with Israeli regulationsGazans who thought their fishing zone would be extended have been sorely disappointedWed Sep 10 2014 - 01:04
Dream of Gaza seaport alive despite decades of delay and waves of negotiationAgreed in the 1993 Oslo accords, Gaza’s deep-water seaport remains unrealisedTue Sep 9 2014 - 01:00
Gaza family devastated by series of attacksDecomposing bodies remain unburied in rubble of destroyed buildingMon Sep 8 2014 - 01:00
What next for Hamas?Support for Hamas rose in Gaza during the war and remains strong. But, isolated from former international friends, the Islamist organisation could quickly lose the backing of ordinary Gazans, who dread the prospect of another warSat Sep 6 2014 - 01:00
Medical personnel claim Israel tested new weapons during attacks on GazaDoctors describe injuries inconsistent with previously used ammunitionSat Sep 6 2014 - 01:00
Israeli blitz leaves trauma and grief in Gaza's 'Ground Zero'After a warning last month, Israeli forces fired on civilians in the village of Khuza’aThu Sep 4 2014 - 09:22
Collaborating the only way some Gaza families could find to surviveA family’s tragedy started a decade ago when money was shortWed Sep 3 2014 - 01:00
Gaza residents pick up pieces after 50 days of bombingA family of 10 living in a bombed building say they have little left to lose nowTue Sep 2 2014 - 01:00
Vista of devastation: apartment buildings, a hospital and factories flattenedThe young and the vulnerable are being harmed as much as resistance fightersTue Sep 2 2014 - 01:00
Clouded vision: Hollande’s last chanceFrançois Hollande has weathered the worst storm of his presidency so far, replacing his cabinet with more loyal ministers. But no recent French president has ever been so unpopular. Can he recover?Sat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
IMF Director placed under investigation in French scandalChristine Largarde has been cleared of more serious chargesThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
New French government characterised by youth, centrism and loyalty to HollandeFormer Rothschild banker replaces left-wing rebel MontebourgWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
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