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Israeli tourist spends night in jail after flying drone in Paris
An Israeli tourist who was arrested in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral while flying a drone above some of Paris’s main attractions, was slapped with a 400-euro ($500) fine on Thursday, after spending the night in jail. The 24-year-old
France to boost military presence in fight against ISIS
France said Wednesday it would beef up its military deployment in the fight against militants belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) being waged by a U.S.-led coalition. “The president has decided to reinforce the military presence
Frenchman’s murder puts Algeria back on the militant map
When a little-known group of Algerian militants beheaded a French tourist last week, they were not only lashing out at the West, but also staking an unmistakable claim in the shifting ground of militant power politics. Herve Gourdel’s murder by
ISIS-linked Algeria group beheads Frenchman
An Algeria militant group posted a video Wednesday showing the beheading of French hostage Herve Gourdel saying the killing was a “message of blood” to France over its role in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Air France cancels flights as strike enters second week
PARIS : Air France expects to operate 41 percent of its flights on Monday as a pilots strike over cost cuts and plans for the company’s budget Transavia unit enters its second week. The French airline, part of Air France-KLM,
French jets bomb ISIS depot in Iraq
France said it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to the Associated Press. The office of President Francois Hollande’s said Rafale fighter
Obama praises France for joining airstrikes in Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday praised France for its decision to join American forces in conducting air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq. “Today the United States continues to build a broad
France okays militant travel ban to Iraq, Syria
France’s parliament on Tuesday approved a new anti-terror bill aimed at preventing potential militants from travelling to Iraq, Syria or elsewhere by confiscating their passports. The travel ban on French nationals could be imposed “where there are serious reasons to
Leaked pictures of French President spark inquiry from Iraqi officials
An Iraqi official demanded Saturday an “immediate investigation” into the leak of pictures allegedly showing the passport and visa page of French President Francois Hollande, Al Arabiya reporter Jawad al-Hatab reported. The images, which flooded social media platforms, revealed personal
French jets begin spy flights over Iraq
France has joined Britain in carrying out reconnaissance flights in support of the U.S. air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq, the defense minister said on Monday. “This very morning, the first reconnaissance flights
France: 60 women among residents involved ‘in jihad’
Around 930 French citizens or residents, including at least 60 women, are either actively engaged in jihad in Iraq and Syria or are planning to go there, the interior minister said Sunday. In an interview with Le Journal de Dimanche
Kerry in Paris to push anti-ISIS campaign
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived to Paris on Saturday after visiting several countries in the Middle East, in a tour aimed at mobilizing support for President Obama’s plan to strike the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Iran, European countries hold nuclear talks
Officials from Iran and Britain, France and Germany were due Thursday to hold nuclear talks in Vienna towards reaching a potentially historic accord by November. The three European countries form part of a six-nation group including the United States, Russia
France insists on new name for Mideast extremists
France’s foreign minister says people should stop referring to extremists in Iraq and Syria as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), arguing that they do not represent Islam or a state. France has urged international action against the
France ‘ready’ for military action in Iraq and Syria
France is ready to take part in military air operations in Iraq and Syria if necessary, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday. But he said the “modalities” of action in Syria are not the same as in Iraq. “In
French Muslim leaders denounce ISIS brutality
France’s leading Muslim leaders have joined together to condemn the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) horrific acts of mass killing, torture and displacement of people. The leaders, in a “Paris Appeal” issued Tuesday, at the Grand Mosque in
French mom reunited with girl taken by ‘jihadi’ father
A young French mother whose daughter had been smuggled out of the country by her father arrived home with the two-year-old girl on Wednesday after they were reunited earlier in Turkey. Meriam Rhaiem, 25, made headlines in March with an
Saudi Crown Prince holds talks with French PM
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz held talks on Tuesday with French Prime Minister Emmanuel Valls in Paris. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the Crown Prince and the French prime minister “discussed aspects of cooperation between the two
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