Petition to move ‘French Oscar Wildes’ to Panthéon sparks debateCall for 19th-century poets who had tumultuous relationship to be reinterred in ParisMon Sep 21 2020 - 19:30
One woman’s experience of domestic violence and seeking help in ParisFrance sees spike in calls to domestic abuse helpline during Covid-19 lockdownTue Sep 15 2020 - 01:00
Conor McGregor questioned over alleged sexual aggression in bar in CorsicaFormer UFC champion held overnight following complaint and later releasedSun Sep 13 2020 - 18:54
Macron calls for shared strategy to deal with Turkish ‘aggression’French president attends Med7 summit in Corsica as tensions in Mediterranean escalateThu Sep 10 2020 - 20:06
Charlie Hebdo staff uphold ‘fight for liberty’ at trial over massacreWounded survivors testify in Paris detailing massacre which killed 12 of their colleaguesWed Sep 9 2020 - 12:16
Paris court relives horror of Charlie Hebdo massacreCourt rows over Covid-19 rules jar with graphic images and high emotions amid trialMon Sep 7 2020 - 20:30
Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global PowerBradley Hope and Justin Scheck’s riveting page-turner chillingly profiles Saudi’s MBSSat Sep 5 2020 - 06:00
Historian-in-chief Macron commemorates 150 years of French republicPresident promises new law to tackle ‘separatism’Fri Sep 4 2020 - 20:00
France reveals €100bn Covid recovery planThe EU’s recovery fund will finance 40% of the ambitious French programmeThu Sep 3 2020 - 20:05
Macron channels Lawrence of Arabia on Lebanon-Iraq visitFrench president has promised citizens their sovereignty, but can he do it alone?Thu Sep 3 2020 - 01:00
Charlie Hebdo trial opens in Paris, evoking three days of terrorTrial of 14 alleged accomplices in 2015 attack on satirical weekly scheduled to last for 10 weeksTue Sep 1 2020 - 20:00
Gruesome mystery in France as dozens of horses and ponies are mutilatedThe animals are of all ages, and range from ponies worth a few hundred euro to a racehorse valued at €200,000Mon Aug 31 2020 - 12:36
Macron draws on ‘unique bond’ to assist reform of BeirutCentury after France created Lebanon, president intervention appears to bypass EUMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
Macron aims to avoid new lockdown despite ‘exponential’ virus spreadRecord 7,379 new cases of Covid-19 reported in FranceFri Aug 28 2020 - 21:12
‘We were on a powder keg’: Lebanese writer still dealing with sounds of explosionParis Letter: Echo has come to encapsulate sense of foreboding on return to BeirutTue Aug 25 2020 - 20:00
Macron and Merkel sing off same policy hymn sheetLeaders project image of European unity in an increasingly troubled world beset by crisesThu Aug 20 2020 - 21:03
Coronavirus: France orders masks be worn in all workplacesBetween a fifth and a quarter of infections are occurring in workplacesTue Aug 18 2020 - 19:16
Divided Lebanon prepares for verdict in Hariri assassinationFour low-ranking members of the Shia Muslim Hezbollah political party are accused of killing the former prime minister and 21 others in a massive bombing in 2005Mon Aug 17 2020 - 20:00
War in the Age of Trump: Four years of fighting in Iraq and SyriaPatrick Cockburn’s section summaries help a poorly edited book of reprinted articlesSat Aug 15 2020 - 06:00
Lebanon: Corruption which led to blast must be punished or at least removed from officeLebanese must vote for leaders on the basis of merit and probity, not religious affiliationSat Aug 8 2020 - 01:00
Van Gogh and the postcard that shed light on one painting’s rootsLinked to rue Daubigny in Auvers-sur-Oise, Tree Roots is last canvas the artist paintedSat Aug 1 2020 - 01:00
Lara Marlowe: Farewell Spike, the cat who shared my joys and sorrows for 20 yearsParis Letter: Ordinary grief, including pet grief, continues through the pandemicThu Jul 30 2020 - 18:00
French women pledge to fight ‘misogyny’ of Catholic ChurchA group of Catholic women is demanding an end to discrimination in the churchSat Jul 25 2020 - 05:01
Macron and supporters greet EU recovery fund agreement as historic turning pointPrinciple of mutualised debt, not the amount, is thing ‘that mattered’ for FranceTue Jul 21 2020 - 16:45
Coronavirus: France’s ‘lost’ school year highlights issues with its education systemThe Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities among French studentsMon Jul 20 2020 - 01:58
Macron intensifies efforts to win support for €750bn EU recovery fundPush needed to overcome opposition of ‘Frugal Four’Thu Jul 16 2020 - 15:06
France faces ‘economic and social crisis’ due to Covid-19Macron asks all citizens to wear face masks and says country prepared for a second waveTue Jul 14 2020 - 18:29
James Tissot: Painter who held a mirror up to France’s ruling classThe artist's paintings delighted and scandalised in equal measureSat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
Sarkozy’s fingerprints smudge Macron’s new government line-upFrench president seeks political advice from a man dogged by scandalsFri Jul 10 2020 - 17:00
Right-wing French cabinet to hold first meetingMacron reshuffled team to drive unity while fragmenting opposition in run to 2022Mon Jul 6 2020 - 21:26
Civil servant appointed as French PM after Philippe stands downJean Castex, ‘perfect clone’ of predecessor, tasked with helping Macron change directionFri Jul 3 2020 - 19:13
Former French PM François Fillon sentenced to jail over fake jobs scandalCourt hands down five years and €375,000 fine to politician who almost won presidencyMon Jun 29 2020 - 18:13
Environmentalists win big in ‘green wave’ of French municipal electionsEurope Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and StrasbourgSun Jun 28 2020 - 21:34
The Last President of Europe: Triumph and tragedy of Emmanuel MacronBook review: William Drozdiak’s text is an essential guide to the first half of Macron’s termSat Jun 27 2020 - 06:10
Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politicsSunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREMFri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00
Macron to receive citizens’ convention members following climate reportFrench president created convention in April 2019 in response to gilets jaunes revoltMon Jun 22 2020 - 19:00
Macron indulges in self-flattery with homage to Charles de GaulleFrench president hoping to be seen as a modern-day de Gaulle as he eyes re-electionThu Jun 18 2020 - 19:30
How European court ruled that BDS protesters have right to call for boycott on IsraelECHR overturns ruling by France’s highest court that peaceful protests were criminalWed Jun 17 2020 - 18:05
Macron accelerates France’s exit from lockdownPresident celebrates ‘a first victory’ but warns that Covid-19 may returnSun Jun 14 2020 - 22:00
French PM threatens to become Macron’s most dangerous rivalEdouard Philippe has thrived in recent crises and overtaken the president in popularityWed Jun 10 2020 - 17:00
Striking parallels between police violence and unrest in France and the USSimilarities between Adama Traoré’s fate and that of George Floyd in USA not lost on demonstrators in ParisWed Jun 3 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: French look forward to ‘liberty’ with second stage of reopeningMost welcome measure will be unrestricted travel to anywhere in France from TuesdayThu May 28 2020 - 20:01
France bans use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19Drug promoted by Trump banned following study finding links with higher mortality rateWed May 27 2020 - 21:00
Essex lorry deaths: 26 arrested in France and BelgiumArrests follow deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants inside truck in October last yearWed May 27 2020 - 17:52
Will the bise cease? Pandemic imperils the very French kissParis Letter: Cheek-kissing is a social minefield in France. Not everyone would miss itTue May 26 2020 - 20:00
Macron’s loyalty to reactionary aristocrat politically riskyPresident green-lights opening of viscount’s theme park before other public gathering placesMon May 25 2020 - 21:00
Hart of China – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Sir Robert Hart, inspector general of Chinese customsSun May 24 2020 - 15:01
Lockdown works in mysterious ways in ‘the most beautiful town in France’As the cathedral in Chartres reopens, sacred and profane struggle with Covid-19 constraintsTue May 19 2020 - 20:00
France and Germany propose €500bn EU rescue planMacron and Merkel announce burden-sharing initiative to help countries hit by Covid-19Mon May 18 2020 - 20:36
Provins quick to embrace first step on road back to normalityTourism key to bustling medieval town but fears remain of hordes of Parisian invadersFri May 15 2020 - 21:00
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