French Mayor Bans 8-Year-Old from School Canteen Over Meatless Diet
8 December 2019
The young Kamil, aged 8, was excluded from the canteen by the mayor of Pont-de-Chéruy, France, simply because he does not eat meat.
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Lille Assault Trial Postponed: Three Face Charges in Attack on North African Teen
7 December 2019
The trial of the three Lille residents who assaulted a Maghrebi teenager has been postponed again. The accused will appear before the 6th correctional chamber of Lille on May 13.
Actress Hafsia Herzi Fined for Racial Slur in Ride-Share Dispute
5 December 2019
Actress Hafsia Herzi has just been fined 500 euros for racial insults. This is the verdict handed down by the Paris Court of Appeal.
French Economy Minister Slams Renault, Peugeot for Offshore Production
5 December 2019
The relocation of the productions of the French automakers Renault and PSA to Morocco, Slovenia and Turkey is not to the liking of Bruno Le Maire. The French Minister of the (…)
Grocery Store Employee Arrested for Fatal Stabbing of 23-Year-Old in Nanterre, France
5 December 2019
A tragedy occurred in Nanterre last weekend. A 38-year-old man, employed in a grocery store on the Place de la Boule, is suspected of having fatally assaulted Ali, 23, a (…)
French Media Watchdog Warns CNews Over Zemmour’s Controversial Comments
4 December 2019
Eric Zemmour is once again in the sights of the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA), which accuses him of incitement to hatred or violence after his remarks on the "Face à (…)
Morocco Taps French Firm IDEMIA for New Digital ID Cards and Online Services Platform
4 December 2019
The French company IDEMIA, world leader in Augmented Identity, has just signed a "strategic contract" with the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN). Objectives: to (…)
EU Pension Chief: Europe Needs 50 Million Immigrants by 2050 to Maintain Workforce
4 December 2019
Just a few hours before the December 5 strike, Jean-Paul Delevoye, High Commissioner for Pensions, defended his reform on Friday, November 29, during a meeting with young (…)
Muslim-Led Political Party Launches Campaign for French Municipal Elections
3 December 2019
The leaders of the Union of French Muslim Democrats presented on Sunday in Clichy some of their top candidates for the 2020 municipal elections, in front of about 80 residents (…)
Topless Femen Protesters Disrupt Tariq Ramadan’s Islamic Conference in France
3 December 2019
Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan gave a conference last Friday in Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil in the Essonne. During the conference, two Femen appeared before him, topless. (…)