France

France's polarised road to 2027: Repression, racism and the rise of the far right

With protests curbed, minorities targeted and the left delegitimised, the mainstreaming of far-right ideas is bringing Marine Le Pen closer than ever to power

Can the world withstand another winter of war?

Marco Carnelos

France Tensions

Paris protests are not about Islam. They're about France

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Macron told to not let Bahrain 'buy France's silence' as he tours Gulf

Iran warns citizens against travel to France, Belgium and Italy amid violent unrest

French authorities struggle to regain control after weekend of protests

European Council warns companies not to finance Israel's E1 West Bank settlement construction

Algeria bans foreign curricula in private schools and makes Arabic mandatory

Israel's genocide in Gaza

War on Gaza: As Palestinians suffer, liberal Zionists play the victim

Abed Abou Shhadeh

Syria after Assad

'Don't hide behind America': Turkey angered by possible French presence on Syrian border

How medieval Muslim migrants helped build Europe's castles, churches and monasteries

France: Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead. The racism he inspired lives on

Rafik Chekkat

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who brought French far right into the mainstream, dies at 96

Syria after Assad

Syria after Assad: Paris and Berlin have no ethical lessons to offer Damascus

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Saudi Human Rights

Saudi executions double in 2024 as more women and foreigners put to death

Ten years after the Paris attacks, France lives in a 'permanent state of emergency'

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Gaza theatre-maker Hossam Madhoun navigates transient new life in Egypt

'Apology for terrorism' row in France shows silencing of debate about Palestine

Thierry Brésillon

Israel's genocide in Gaza

French court hands activist five month suspended sentence for 'intifada in Paris' call

Gaza war: French arms sales to Israel marked by lack of transparency and control