France

France to become one of priciest countries in Europe for smokers

France will raise the price of cigarettes to 10 euros ($11.35) a pack within three… Read More

Eight wounded in France mosque shooting, not terrorism: Prosecutor

MARSEILLE: Eight people including a girl were lightly wounded late Sunday in a shooting in… Read More

Climate change more important than partisan politics: Schwarzenegger

PARIS: Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged people from both ends of the political spectrum… Read More

France to provide credit facility for energy sector reforms

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and France signed 100 million Euros credit facility agreement for the Sustainable Energy… Read More

Heatwave scorches Europe, from London to Siberia

PARIS: Europe sizzled in a continent-wide heatwave on Wednesday, with London bracing for Britain's hottest… Read More

Macron party wins massive majority in French parliament

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party won a massive majority in parliamentary elections on… Read More

Macron aims to consolidate power as France elects parliament

PARIS: French voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the first round of a parliamentary election… Read More

Eiffel Tower lights out for Iran attacks

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower will turn its lights out on Thursday as a mark of… Read More

G7 leaders turn gaze to Africa, climate harmony elusive

TAORMINA, ITALY: Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet African heads of state on… Read More

Pakistan seeks France’s cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear technology

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought France’s cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear technology and support for… Read More

Netflix told their films should not win Cannes as festival opens

CANNES: Cannes jury chief Pedro Almodovar fired a warning shot at streaming giant Netflix Wednesday… Read More

Macron takes office as French president

PARIS: Emmanuel Macron becomes France's youngest ever president on Sunday, taking over from Socialist Francois… Read More

Cannes says 2017 is first and last for Netflix unless it changes

LONDON: Netflix, the U.S. video-on-demand company, will not be allowed to compete at the Cannes Film… Read More

France bans extremely thin, anorexic fashion models

PARIS: A law banning the use of unhealthily thin and anorexic fashion models has come… Read More

This job will pay you to just lie down for two months

There is nothing better a lazy Sunday when can you beat a day at home relaxing,… Read More

Arnold Schwarzenegger awarded France’s highest honour for environmental work

PARIS: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was on Friday awarded the Legion d’Honneur, one of the highest… Read More

After three weeks, French artist succeeds in hatching eggs

French artist Abraham Poincheval, who famously spent a week inside a rock and two weeks… Read More

France investigates Champs Elysees attacker as vote looms

PARIS: French investigators were Saturday probing the background of the attacker who shot dead a… Read More

Fears shroud France election after Champs Elysees attack

PARIS: The killing of a policeman on Paris's Champs Elysees rocked France's presidential race Friday… Read More

One officer killed, one wounded in Champs Elysees shooting: police

PARIS: One policeman was killed and another wounded in a shooting incident in central Paris on… Read More