
Marine Le Pen and her Front National (FN) party are together riding a cresting wave of support in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. Latest polling shows the FN is on course to govern two – and possibly three – French
by Simon Kent30 Nov 2015, 7:08 AM PST0

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy rallied conservatives in eastern France on Wednesday, hoping to fend off a strong challenge by the far-right National Front (FN) in looming regional elections. The FN, boosted by voter concerns about
by Reuters26 Nov 2015, 2:08 AM PST0

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to electronically tag all 11,500 people on France’s extremist watch list if he retakes the presidency in 2017. Mr Sarkozy also pledged to “expel forcibly all the imams who preach in radical Salafist
by Nick Hallett16 Nov 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

Contents: Russia and Iran send more troops to Syria to back faltering al-Assad; Putin’s plan for Syria: al-Assad regime in anti-ISIS coalition with West; Assad regime and ISIS are apparently BOTH now using chemical weapons in Syria
by John J. Xenakis11 Sep 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Marine Le Pen would win the first round of the next French presidential election if it were held now, a poll has found. The Ifop poll for Le Figaro comes as about 1,000 migrants began arriving in France after President
by Nick Hallett10 Sep 2015, 3:40 AM PST0

The son of the previous French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has caused a stir on social media by saying he is “proud to be an American patriot and not French.” Louis Sarkozy, 18, is currently studying to become an officer at
by Liam Deacon25 Aug 2015, 2:06 AM PST0

Contents: France-Germany split over 3-day ultimatum to Greece leads to flared tempers; Eurogroup imposes harsh demands on Greece to remain in eurozone; China police crack down ahead of another volatile week in stocks
by John J. Xenakis13 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy signed a petition on Thursday to oppose the ‘repurposing’ of unused churches into mosques, a proposal made by Dalil Boubakeur, rector of the Grand Mosque in Paris and president of the Muslim Council of France. Sarkozy, who hopes to fight
by Sarkis Zeronian10 Jul 2015, 5:06 PM PST0

June 18 will mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo. Over 130,000 spectator tickets have been sold for four days of reenactments, speeches, and commemorations being held on the actual site in Belgium where 200,000 French, British, Prussian and Dutch troops once fought to decide the future of Europe.
by Dan Gagliasso17 Jun 2015, 10:15 AM PST0

The foreign ministers of both Germany and France offered strong praise for Hillary Clinton after she announced her presidential campaign.
by Jordan Schachtel15 Apr 2015, 12:29 PM PST0

The French UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) Party is facing controversy following the discovery that a large part of a bill presented to the French legislature in remembrance of the Armenian genocide was plagiarized from Wikipedia. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is a member of the UMP.
by Mary Chastain1 Apr 2015, 11:01 AM PST0

France’s ruling Socialist Party has taken a drubbing in the French local elections, losing control of around half of its departements including left wing strongholds such as Correze, President Hollande’s home ground. Hollande’s presidential prospects are now looking gloomy, with one adviser
by Donna Rachel Edmunds30 Mar 2015, 6:20 AM PST0

Yemen’s Houthis capture Taiz, advance south to fight Hadi’s forces in Aden; UN Security Council urges ‘peaceful dialog’ in Yemen; France’s center-right party edges out far-right National Front in elections
by John J. Xenakis23 Mar 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Amedy Coulibaly, the man who, along with wife Hayat Boumediene, attacked a kosher market in Paris on Friday and killed four, once met French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and requested autographs for his sisters.
by Frances Martel11 Jan 2015, 4:46 PM PST0

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has become internationally synonymous with free speech after yesterday’s brutal massacre at their headquarters, perpetrated by radical Islamists seeking revenge for their mockery of Muhammad. The magazine regularly mocks Muhammad, Jesus Christ, both specific Popes and the papacy in general, and other religious figures, which appears to have led to some misconception that religious satire is their only trade.
by Frances Martel8 Jan 2015, 9:00 AM PST0