The French Consul General in Tangier, Denis François, is said to have committed suicide on Thursday in his bedroom. An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of his death.
The trial of three identitarians opened on Tuesday in Lille after the broadcast of a TV report on the local far-right movement.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected the request of four Franco-Moroccans and one Franco-Turk who were stripped of their French nationality. They had been convicted in a terrorism case.
The imam of Drancy, Hassan Chalghoumi, filed a complaint against the Islamologist Ghaleb Bencheikh, also president of the Foundation of Islam of France who, in the name of freedom of expression, "insulted" and "despised" him.
Indicted for the rape of 5 women in total, Tariq Ramadan returned to the stand on Tuesday. This time, it is to answer one of his very first rape accusations, brought by Mounia Rabbouj.
President Emannuel Macron reiterates that France will not "change" its "law because it shocks elsewhere". He had defended the right to publish cartoons, including those of the Prophet Mohammad , in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks perpetrated in his country, which had sparked heated controversy.
The remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron defending the right to publish caricatures, including those of the Prophet Muhammad in the name of freedom of expression, continue to provoke reactions. Ségolène Royal criticizes the head of state and considers "insulting certain caricatures of the prophet".
The NGO BarakaCity is preparing to file a complaint against Société Générale for theft and fraud.
During a presentation on the relationship between France and Morocco, Colonel Salahedinne Reizouni reviewed the arms contracts. In the field of equipment acquisition, the officer mentioned "ground-to-ground and ground-to-air artillery equipment [CAESAr, Mistral and Mica]", reports the latest issue of the Revue des Forces armées royales.
Some officials from Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria who would rub up against the refusal to take back their undocumented migrants, would be pricked by the sanctions of France. This is the decision of this country which makes the expulsion of Maghreb nationals on the S list a priority.
In the night from Friday to Saturday, Volcan, the Atlas lion from Morocco, arrived at the Paris Zoological Park, after a long journey by boat and then by truck. After the confinement, visitors will be able to visit him.
Several animal welfare associations have denounced the mistreatment suffered by many animals born and sold alive in France to be slaughtered in Arab countries, including Morocco. Unbearable images of these animals during their transport to the Maghreb have been broadcast in a report.