Tag: Paris
WWII bunker is hidden under Paris train station
It lays hidden deep beneath Paris's bustling Gare de l'Est railway station, its sprawling subterranean rooms and sparse furniture pristinely preserved if a little...
‘Swollen Seine’ reaches peak in Paris
PARIS: The swollen Seine peaked Monday at more than four metres above its normal level, leaving a lengthy mop-up job for Parisians after days...
‘Daesh landlord’ charged with harbouring terrorists in first Paris attacks trial
PARIS: The first trial stemming from the November 2015 Paris terror attacks opens Wednesday when Jawad Bendaoud appears in court, charged with harbouring two...
Men paraded as dogs and pigs on Paris’s catwalk
PARIS: Paris men's fashion week kickstarted with two collections showing what dogs and pigs men can be, as the industry reels from a new...
Around 50 leaders, excluding Trump set for Paris climate summit
PARIS: Around 50 world leaders are expected in Paris for a major climate summit this month but US President Donald Trump will skip it,...
Three injured after French troops face grenade attack before Macron’s arrival
PARIS: A grenade thrown at French soldiers wounded three civilians in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou shortly before the arrival of French President...
World’s only particle accelerator for art revs switched on at the...
PARIS: The world's only particle accelerator dedicated to art was switched on at the Louvre in Paris to help experts analyse ancient and precious...
France mourns Paris attack victims, two years on
PARIS: France on Monday marked two years since its worst-ever terror attacks when terrorists killed 130 people in Paris and injured hundreds of others.
"Two...
UN climate talks resume next week with anxious eyes on Trump
BONN: Nations that adopted the Paris Agreement with champagne two years ago, regroup next week amid grim omens of climate peril and with an...
Mata Hari: femme fatale executed 100 years ago
PARIS: Exotic dancer and suspected double agent Mata Hari has executed in Paris 100 years ago but her name endures today as that of...
Size-zero ban hits Paris catwalks, campaigners hopeful
PARIS: Labels from Givenchy to Saint Laurent showed off their new designs at Paris Fashion Week, alongside another innovation meant to wean the industry...
Motorbike explodes outside Jordan military mission in Paris: Jordan Foreign Ministry
BEIRUT: A motorbike exploded in front of Jordan’s military mission in Paris on Wednesday morning, Jordan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying by...
Eiffel Tower goes dark for Las Vegas victims
Paris: The Eiffel Tower went dark on Monday night in tribute to the victims of the attacks in Las Vegas and Marseille.
At least 59...
IS claims responsibility for killings at French train station
PARIS: French officials say a man who fatally stabbed two women at Marseille's main train station had been arrested and released the day before the...
Neymar, Cavani argue over penalty as PSG keep perfect start
PARIS: Star forwards Neymar and Edinson Cavani argued over who should take a penalty kick as Paris St Germain extended their perfect Ligue 1...
US looks to work with Paris climate accord ‘partners’: Tillerson
WASHINGTON: After a succession of mixed messages on the US stance on climate change, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that the Trump...
Moliere meets Mad Men as French theatres prepare to show ads
French theatres are set to break a major taboo and show adverts before the curtain goes up.
In what they claim is the world first,...
