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The hijab appears as haute couture in Paris fashion week show
Paris has hosted its first Modest Fashion Week, bringing together more than 30 designers from Indonesia, Turkey, Nigeria and beyond.
Paris garden memorial to terrorist victims vandalised again
The memorial garden in Paris, known as the Jardin du 13 Novembre 2015, located in the 4th arrondissement just in front of the Hôtel de Ville, was vandalised again…
Sports clubs in fashionable arrondissement fight back as Paris turns public gym into migrant shelter
A gym in Paris’s chic and affluent 15th arrondissement is now closed to the public after the Socialist-led city of Paris requisitioned it as an emergency shelter…
Water leak at Paris Louvre Museum soaks valuable books on ancient Egypt
A water leak at the Louvre Museum damaged several hundred books held in the library of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities.
French police hunt Louvre jewel thieves
The hunt was on Monday for the band of thieves who stole eight priceless royal pieces of jewellery from the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris in broad daylight.
At least 145 women attacked with syringes amid violence during French music festival
At least 145 woman were attacked with syringes during an eruption of violence apparently instigated by people from migrant backgrounds during the nationwide French…
French mayor bans Palestine flag as ‘riot symbol’ after violent football celebration
A ban on the Palestinian flag in the French town of Chalon-sur-Saône has been instigated by the local mayor.
Paris bans cars in 500 extra streets after referendum with 4 per cent turnout
Paris has voted in a referendum to drastically increase the number of car-free streets, although the turnout was extremely low.
Macron visits ‘sublime’ restored Notre Dame Cathedral
Eight days before the reopening of Notre Dame de Paris to the public, French President Emmanuel Macron has visited the restored cathedral.
France to keep Olympics heavy police presence on streets
France will maintain various forms of heightened security put in place for the Paris Olympics indefinitely, police authorities have announced.
Paris prepares for Olympics with barriers, huge police presence and arrests
As France prepares to host the Olympic Games from July 26, the government of President Emmanuel Macron has put 75,000 police, soldiers, and hired guards on the streets…
Ahead of Olympics, France unveils new Paris travel rules
France has unveiled a system of compulsory QR-code passes for travel throughout Paris, with the new system reportedly being implemented to reduce the threat of terrorism…
French President Macron promises to throw himself in river Seine
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to jump in the river Seine as he officially inaugurated the 2024 Olympic village and praised the legacy the Games will leave…
French professionals and companies increasingly moving to Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Dutch Government heightens terror alert level for Paris
The Dutch State Department has lifted its travel advisory code for Paris from green to yellow due to increased potential terror threats.
Eight French airports hit by security alerts
Eight French airports faced security alerts on Wednesday and several were evacuated for checks, the DGAC aviation authority said, and the Palace of Versailles closed…
Cohabiting with bed-bugs and rats: What Paris’s current infestation says about France and the state of its politics
Punaise! is an old-fashioned slangy French exclamation — its meaning not unadjacent to WTF?
Don’t panic! French minister urges calm as bedbug plague bites Paris and Brussels
France's health minister has urged the public not to panic as both France and Belgium succumb to a plague of blood-sucking bedbugs.
Paris metro to open ‘safe spaces’ for sexual abuse victims
The Paris public transport authority (RATP) will operate “safe spaces” from September, where victims of sexist abuse or sexual violence can seek refuge.
Military parades down Champs-Élysées for Bastille Day
France's military forces were on full show on July 14 as troops paraded down the Champs-Élysées in Paris to celebrate Bastille Day.
Learn to live with rats, says Paris city council
In what late film star James Cagney might refer to as a case of, “You dirty rats!