Tag: France
French president vows stiffer penalties for hate speech
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French President Francois Hollande vowed Monday to introduce tougher penalties for "racist, anti-semitic or homophobic" remarks in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks...
Rare Ferrari found on French farm acutioned for 14.2m euros
The cars, described as “sleeping beauties” by the auction house, were all being sold in the state they were found, having been kept in makeshift shelters by an enthusiast who had planned to open an automobile museum.
France invites India’s Modi for spring visit
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to Paris in the coming months for what could be the one-time pariah’s first trip to...
Religious parties urge Muslim world to cut off diplomatic ties with...
In a joint protest rally to condemn the “blasphemous” cartoons published in French magazine Charlie Hebdo, religious parties demanded of Islamic countries to cut...
‘Stop Terrorising Our World’: The message on Paris catwalk
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"Stop Terrorising Our World": the message sent down the catwalk on the first day of the Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday highlighted the lingering...
Thousands protest against Charlie Hebdo in Karachi
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Thousands of people marched through Karachi on Thursday in the largest protest yet against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for publishing cartoons of the...
Paris to sue Fox News for reports on Muslim ‘no-go zones’
The city of Paris said this week it plans to sue US chain Fox News for reports that there were "no-go zones" in the...
France issues first charges against four men in Paris attacks
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French security forces will get better weapons and protection to fight terror and the country will hire 2,600 new counter-terrorism officers, the...
Blasphemous French caricatures ‘attempt to divide’ civilisations: Pakistan Foreign Office
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The Foreign Office of Pakistan on Tuesday condemned the blasphemous caricatures published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo terming them an attempt to create a divide...
Moroccan man stabbed 17 times in ‘Islamophobic’ attack in France
More than 50 Islamophobic and anti-Muslim incidents including attacks on mosques have been recorded by the Central Council of Muslims in France since the Paris shootings by three gunmen left 17 dead, including 12 at the offices of the satirical Charlie Hebdo weekly.
Gaza graffiti protest over Charlie Hebdo cartoon
“You will go to hell, French journalists,” read one of the slogans daubed on the walls of the cultural centre compound, which has been closed since it was damaged in a fire last October.
Afghan president slams Charlie Hebdo cartoon as ‘insult to Islam’
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday condemned the decision by French magazine Charlie Hebdo to show a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) on...
French director addresses Muslim community in open letter
French Director Luc Besson addressed the terrorist tragedy in an open letter to Muslim youths as millions marched in Paris and across France over the weekend,...
Protest against Charlie Hebdo turns violent in Karachi
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Three people, including two journalists were injured on Friday when police resorted to aerial firing in a clash with the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami...
Paris ‘hero’ Bathily gets French nationality
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A Malian described as a "hero" after he helped hostages at a Jewish supermarket hide during last week´s Paris attacks will be awarded...
“WhoisMuhammad” trends on Twitter in response to Charlie Hebdo attack
After last week’s terror attacks on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket, social media site Twitter has been flooded with a...
Afghan Taliban condemn blasphemous cartoons, hail Paris gunmen
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The Afghan Taliban on Thursday condemned the publication in France of further blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), and lauded last week's deadly...