Tag: French

Tehmina Janjua urges French delegation to actively resolve Kashmir dispute

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Tuesday, impressed upon the French parliamentarians to play an active role in the resolution of Jammu & Kashmir...

Indian police arrest French journalist for filming pellet victims in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Indian police arrested a freelance French journalist in Kashmir for violating visa regulations, the city police chief said, after he was found filming...

French man acquitted in rape case of 11-year-old schoolgirl

MEAUX: A French man has been acquitted of rape after a jury found no evidence that he forced an 11-year-old girl into having sex,...

Ex-French minister urges tougher action against sexual harassment

PARIS: Former French minister Rachida Dati on Wednesday urged tougher action against sexual harassment, saying efforts should target powerful abusers rather than "street harassment." With...

Macron rejects ‘president of rich’ tag

PARIS: Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said he was a president of all French, dismissing opponents’ criticisms that his policies favour the rich while urging...

France’s Hollande to meet pope after priest killing

French President Francois Hollande will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday to discuss the aftermath of the extremist murder of a French...

French justice minister quits over nationality measure

French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira quit Wednesday, apparently in protest at government moves to push through a measure that would strip convicted French-born terrorists...

French mosque imam posts inspiring message to support soldiers who protected...

The imam of the mosque attacked by a car in France released on Saturday an official statement condemning the act and supporting the soldiers...

India warns of IS threat, tightens vigil at French, US missions

India has warned of Islamic State (IS) using regional militant groups to mount strikes in the country, and has increased security around the diplomatic...

French security services’ nightmare comes true

Simultaneous attacks on multiple targets by gunmen and suicide bombers working in unison: a nightmare scenario that France's anti-terror agencies had dreaded for months...

Muslims all over the world express solidarity with French

Muslims around the world have come out to show solidarity with the French and condemn a wave of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris Friday...

Kidnapped French woman released from Yemen after six months

A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February 2015 along with her translator was on her way home on Friday after being freed.

Confession in French beheading attack as gruesome ‘selfie’ emerges

The man suspected of decapitating his boss in an attack on a gas factory in France has confessed to the grisly crime, sources close...

India signals end of talks on larger French Rafale deal

India’s future purchase of Rafale fighter jets will only come through direct talks with the French government, the defence minister has said, effectively killing...

In Jerusalem, thousands mourn French terror attack victims

Thousands of mourners, the vast majority of them French immigrants, paid their respects here on Tuesday to four men whose lives were cut short...

French nuclear plants in new mystery drone overflights

Unidentified drones illegally overflew five French nuclear power plants overnight, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday, in the latest of...

Row over French politician’s veil comments

A French MEP and former minister has created a storm in France by posting a picture of a veiled woman sitting on a beach...