#France

The government said on Tuesday that there had been no attacks against the republic, clarifying comments made by French president Emmanuel Macron following his visit to the island a day ...

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s support for Cyprus on Tuesday, telling President Nikos Christodoulides that the nation “can count on France and our friendship” following last week’s ...

The French frigate the Languedoc arrived off the coast of Cyprus, the French military announced on Thursday. It stressed in its announcement that the frigate’s arrival constitutes “French commitment ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday evening confirmed that the frigate Languedoc was due to arrive in Cypriot waters imminently, with the aim of acting as a deterrent after the ...

France will deploy anti-missile and anti-drone systems to Cyprus, along with a frigate, to strengthen the island’s defence capabilities following recent developments, the Cyprus News Agency has learned. According ...

French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday that he would summon the US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, over comments on the killing of a French far-right activist last ...

Two separate avalanches in the French Alps killed three people and left four wounded, local authorities and French media said on Tuesday. Around midday, a large slide, about 300 metres wide, ...

A man armed with a knife tried to attack a police officer near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday, resulting in a second police officer opening fire to ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s most senior diplomat was in Moscow on Tuesday to hold talks with Russian officials, said a source who was aware of the meeting and two ...

France’s National Assembly on Monday backed legislation to ban children under 15 years old from social media on Monday, amid growing concerns about online bullying and mental health risks. The ...

The French government survived two votes of no-confidence in parliament on Friday over its decision to ram through the income part of the 2026 budget without giving the National Assembly the ...

France has “many expectations” for Cyprus’ six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, the country’s minister delegate for internal affairs Marie-Pierre ...

The French court of cassation has rejected the Republic of Cyprus’ appeal against a lower court’s rejection of an extradition request regarding a man whom the Cypriot government accuses ...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated, in a scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to ...

French farmers drove tractors into Paris on Tuesday for the second time in a week to protest against an EU-Mercosur trade deal they say threatens local agriculture by creating unfair ...

French farmers launched a pre-dawn blockade of roads into Paris and several of the city’s landmarks in protest against a sweeping trade deal the European Union hopes soon to ...

Luca Zidane, son of French World Cup-winner Zinedine, said his grandfather had supported him in switching international allegiance to Algeria, after playing for France at junior level. Zinedine Zidane is ...

A French court has rejected an extradition request filed by the Republic of Cyprus regarding a man whom it accuses of developing property on land in the north owned by ...

France “could and should play a leading role” in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. He told French newspaper Le Figaro that he has “...

Cyprus and France signed a new strategic partnership at Paris’ Elysee Palace on Monday, which declared both countries’ “unwavering willingness to substantially strengthen bilateral relations”. French President Emmanuel Macron described ...

The strengthening of bilateral relations, as well as international affairs, starting with Ukraine, will be at the centre of the consultations that President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides will have in ...

Defence ministers from Germany, France and Spain have pushed discussions on a troubled European fighter jets project towards government leaders meeting next week after inconclusive talks in Berlin, people briefed ...

A power blackout briefly hit parts of Paris on Thursday morning, which French grid operator RTE linked to a technical incident at its Issy-Les-Moulineaux electrical substation, southwest of the French ...

France’s Louvre Museum on Monday closed a gallery hosting Greek vases and office spaces as its structures designed in the 1930s are in a dire state, the world’s ...