Far-Right Activists on Trial in Lille for Racist Assault and Nazi Glorification
19 November 2020
The trial of three identitarians opened on Tuesday in Lille after the broadcast of a TV report on the local far-right movement.
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ECHR Upholds France’s Decision to Strip Terrorists of Citizenship
19 November 2020
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 (…)
Prominent French Imam Sues Islamic Scholar Over ’Insulting’ Remarks
18 November 2020
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 (…)
Tariq Ramadan Faces Court Over Rape Allegations from Mounia Rabbouj
18 November 2020
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 (…)
Macron Defends French Free Speech Laws Amid Global Controversy Over Prophet Cartoons
17 November 2020
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 (…)
French Political Figure Criticizes Macron’s Stance on Muhammad Caricatures
17 November 2020
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, (…)
Islamic NGO BarakaCity to Sue Société Générale for Withholding Donations
17 November 2020
The NGO BarakaCity is preparing to file a complaint against Société Générale for theft and fraud.
Morocco Expands Military Arsenal with Major French Arms Purchases
16 November 2020
During a presentation on the relationship between France and Morocco, Colonel Salahedinne Reizouni reviewed the arms contracts. In the field of equipment acquisition, the (…)
France Tightens Policy on Deporting Radicalized Maghreb Nationals
16 November 2020
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. (…)
Rare Atlas Lion from Morocco Joins Paris Zoo, Set to Meet Public After Quarantine
16 November 2020
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 (…)