Eiffel Tower reopens to public after eight-month Covid closure
The Eiffel Tower reopened on Friday after an eight-month shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, its longest closure since World War Two. As a countdown...
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Paris goes into lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages
France imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants forced President...
Four stabbed in Paris attack near old Charlie Hebdo office
Four people were stabbed on Friday near the former offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris that was attacked by Islamist militants over...
Paris, Marseille named as high-risk Covid zones, making curbs likelier
The French government on Friday declared Paris and Marseille and its surrounding area high-risk zones for the coronavirus, granting authorities there powers to impose localised...
Macron calls on EU to come down harder on Turkey (Update 2)
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday it would be a serious mistake by the EU to not respond to Turkish provocations in the Eastern...
Turkish provocations, EU priorities on Anastasiades-Macron agenda
Issues concerning cooperation between Cyprus and France in energy and defence, bilateral relations, Turkey’s provocations in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as EU priorities, will...
Anastasiades and Macron meet on Thursday in Paris
President Nicos Anastasiades will meet on Thursday morning in Paris with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:30 French...
Eiffel Tower reopens after a three-month coronavirus break
The Eiffel Tower on Thursday welcomed back visitors after the coronavirus outbreak forced the Paris landmark into its longest period out of action since World War Two. Strict...
Riot police deployed as youths set cars ablaze in Paris suburbs
Riot police were deployed in force as youths set cars ablaze in some low-income housing estates in the Paris suburbs overnight, online news reports and...
Parisians dine on calf’s head in tribute to Chirac
Some queued outside the Elysee Palace under lead-grey skies to pay tribute to Jacques Chirac who died on Thursday. Others flocked to bistrot Le Pere...
Paris commuters hit by transport strike over pension overhaul
By Leigh Thomas and Matthias Blamont PARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Parisian commuters faced travel chaos on Friday as transport workers went on strike over...
Fire in Paris district kills ten, 36 injured (update 3 with video)
By Clotaire Achi Flames tore through an apartment block in Paris, killing at least 10 residents in the early hours of Tuesday, after what prosecutors...
Fire breaks out on rooftop of Lyon university
Lyon, France, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A large fire has broken out on the rooftop of a university in the French city of Lyon and...
‘Yellow vests’ hit French streets in fifth Saturday of protests
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of French cities on Saturday in the fifth weekend of nationwide demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron’s government, despite calls...
President has brief contacts with leaders in Paris
Brief contacts with a series of world leaders were made by President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday in Paris while he was attending events to mark...
Cyprus president in Paris for Armistice Day events
President Nicos Anastasiades is in Paris on Sunday to take part in commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of WWI. The ceremony will...
Anastasiades to attend WWI memorial in Paris
President Nicos Anastasiades travelled to Paris on Thursday to attend upcoming commemoration events for the centennial of the World War I armistice. Anastasiades was in...
Knifeman kills mother, sister in Paris suburb attack – source (Updated)
By Emmanuel Jarry A knifeman killed his mother and sister in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Thursday and seriously wounded a third person, a French Interior...
Police find getaway car, hunt two after Paris Ritz jewel heist
French police on Thursday sought two men after finding the getaway car used by a gang of axe-wielding thieves who snatched jewellery from a store...
Armed robbers steal millions from Ritz Paris hotel
Axe-wielding robbers stole jewellery on Wednesday possibly worth more than $5 million from a store in the famed Ritz Paris hotel, police said. Five thieves...