Holocaust memorial defaced with ‘Free Gaza’
- 01-Sep-2025
PARIS: A Holocaust memorial in the French city of Lyon has been defaced, local officials said, condemning the act at a time of growing concern about antisemitic incidents in France. The words “Free Gaza” were etched into a black marble stele, according to a photo shared on social media by Yonathan Arfi, president of the […]
French high speed train services still disrupted after sabotage
- 27-Jul-2024
Traffic on three major French high-speed train lines remained disrupted Saturday, a day after saboteurs paralysed much of the rail network ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Paris. Seven out of 10 trains will run Saturday on the three key routes with delays averaging one to two hours, the state railroad SNCF said. […]
New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed
- 30-Sep-2023
Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways and airports in America’s financial capital. LaGuardia airport closed down one of its terminals, with social media images showing passengers walking through water well above the tops of their shoes. Mayor Eric Adams urged people […]
The kick comes at the end – world’s hottest chili flavours French chocolates
- 29-Oct-2022
The chocolates are flavoured with Carolina Reaper, the world's hottest chili pepper according to Guinness World Records.
French woman marries boy from Arifwala, accepts Islam
- 30-Mar-2022
A French woman named Jaimin has tied the knot with a young man from Arifwala Punjab and converted to Islam, ARY News reported. The French woman also changed her name from Jaimin to Zoya after embracing Islam. According to the details, the French girl and the boy named Ali Raza became friends over the internet. […]
Parisian Myth: What French people feel about ‘Emily in Paris’
- 20-Oct-2020
Love it, hate it or love to hate it: the smash-hit Netflix series 'Emily in Paris' leaves no one indifferent
French media launch copyright case against Google
- 21-Nov-2019
Earlier this year France became the first country to ratify the law, which aims to ensure publishers are compensated when their work is displayed online.
French ‘Flying Man’ crosses Channel on jet-powered hoverboard
- 04-Aug-2019
French inventor Franky Zapata on Sunday succeeded in crossing the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard he designed after a previous ended with him falling into the sea.
Iran rejects French idea of re-opening nuclear talks
- 08-Jun-2019
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that his goal of "regional peace" would require new negotiation
Nazi-looted painting returned by Germany to French Jewish leader’s heirs
- 09-Jan-2019
German Culture Minister Monika Gruetters presented the work to relatives of Mandel who was executed by French fascists near Paris in 1944.