Sources: Al Arabiya
One person is killed while attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy. Three other bodies are found on beaches near Neufchâtel-Hardelot and Équihen-Plage, France. 2024-10-30
Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, announces that it has settled an antitrust suit with the French "Autorité de la concurrence" with a payment of €220m (US$270 million). The settlement amounts to less than 0.7% of Alphabet Inc.'s yearly earnings. 2021-06-7
French police continue questioning ten suspected far-right terrorists arrested on Saturday over an alleged plot to attack Muslims. An extension to their detention was authorised late last night. 2018-06-26
People in 150 places across France take to the streets peacefully in a general strike to protest President Macron's economic reforms. Railways, airways, schools and power generation are affected. 2018-03-22
Syrian uprising: Turkey officially requests backing from NATO allies after a Turkish fighter jet is shot down by Syrian air defenses. 2012-06-26
2011 Syrian protests: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom summon Syrian ambassadors to condemn the government's recent violent crackdown on people protesting against the Bashar al-Assad regime. 2011-04-27
2011 Egyptian revolution: The detention of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is extended by a further 15 days. 2011-04-22
French jet destroys a Libyan plane that breached the no-fly zone. 2011-03-24
France sends two planeloads of aid to opponents of the Libyan regime in Benghazi. 2011-02-28
A coalition of Moroccan youth groups called “The February 20 Movement” calls for peaceful protests in cities throughout the country. 2011-02-20