• L’Occitane shares nosedive

    Shares dropped 29% after talks on taking the firm private called off.
  • Over 6,500 arrests after cracking crime chat network, says Europol

    PARIS, FRANCE -  More than 6,500 people have been arrested following the 2020 dismantling of EncroChat, an encrypted communications tool used by organized crime, Europol said on Tuesday. Close to 200 of the arrests were of "high-value targets", said the organization that assists EU members in international investigations, adding that nearly...
  • Jordan Senate Chairman, French senate vice-president discuss bilateral ties

    AMMAN, JORDAN -  Chairman of the Jordan Senate's Committee for Arab, International Affairs and Expatriates Hani Mulki, on Sunday discussed with Vice President of French Senate, Helene Conway, the region's key political and economic developments. The two leaders also discussed political changes in the surrounding countries following Arab Spring. Mulki,...
  • Saudi Red Sea Film Foundation invests in new Johnny Depp film

    Paris, France--A Saudi film fund announced Thursday that it is investing in Johnny Depp's new movie, a French period drama in which he plays King Louis XV. The Red Sea Film Foundation said in a statement that it was backing the new film, "Jeanne du Barry", directed by France's Maiwenn,...
  • Half a ton of heroin seized from unflagged boat in Arabian Sea

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates--The French navy seized nearly half a ton of heroin and 3.5 tons of cannabis resin when it intercepted an unflagged boat in the Arabian Sea, it said Monday. It seized the drugs with an estimated value of 50 million euros after its frigate Guepratte spotted the...
  • Czech billionaire throws lifeline to French leftist daily

    Daniel Kretinsky has already heavily invested in French media as owner of Elle magazine and part-owner of the daily Le Monde.
  • Gas shortage threatens French yoghurt production

    The French are big on yoghurt, behind only the Dutch in consumption per capita. It is not only a breakfast staple, but often eaten with lunch or as a snack.
  • Turkey denounces Macron’s remarks as ‘unacceptable’

    Turkish foreign ministry denounced the comments as "unacceptable." The ministry said that French President has "difficulties in confronting his colonial past in Africa, especially Algeria."
  • French business ties build on Saudi mega projects

    Recent strategic Saudi-French partnership deal becomes crucial as Paris, with its expertise in key sectors, may help the Kingdom in achieving the goals set under Vision 2030.
  • Tunisia library races to preserve rich polyglot press archive

    The library's collection includes some 16,000 titles printed in Tunisia -- numbering hundreds of thousands of editions of newspapers and periodicals.
  • French companies show interest in Saudi entertainment market

    Major French companies have expressed their interest in accessing the Saudi market and investing in the tourism and entertainment market at a time the kingdom’s focus on these sectors has become an important part of its transformative Vision 2030. These remarks were made at a meeting between the Federation of...
  • Saudi Chambers, French group to cooperate in entertainment sector

    The Federation of Saudi Chambers, represented by the Saudi-French Business Council, will host a key French delegation representing the entertainment sector, on Monday. It is likely to discuss prospects of the Saudi-French cooperation in the entertainment sector and relevant fields and address means to enhance investments. This also includes commercial...
  • French language in focus as controversies rise in Canada

    The question of whether Canadian corporate leaders should be bilingual received a lot of attention last fall, after the president of Air Canada, Michael Rousseau, said he did not have the time to learn French. He had to publicly apologize for those remarks a few days later.
  • ‘Difficult talks’ over Ukraine to resume again in March

    German, Russian, Ukrainian and French representatives have agreed to meet again in March after "difficult talks" in Berlin, sources close to French and German negotiators told AFP on Friday.
  • France’s TotalEnergies signs $27bn oil, gas, solar deal in Iraq

    French giant TotalEnergies signed a $27-billion contract to invest in oil, gas and solar production in Iraq Sunday, as the country faces an acute energy crisis. The announcement of the deal, supposed in part to reduce Iraq's reliance on fossil fuels, came as Oil Minister Ihsan Ismail signed the contract...
  • Book shows how Israel erases Jerusalem neighborhood

    After the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel planned the "destruction" of Jerusalem's historic Mughrabi neighborhood at the base of the Western Wall but tried to hide it, a book highlights.
  • BNP Paribas sells US unit Bank of the West for $16.3 billion

    French lending giant BNP Paribas said Monday it had sold its US retail and commercial banking arm Bank of the West for $16.3 billion in cash. BNP Paribas said in a statement that the sale to Canada's Bank of Montreal (BMO), at a price equivalent to 14.5 billion euros, "is...
  • Morocco state schools fail students, deepen inequality

    The High Council for Education has said that government schools "are not giving the majority of pupils basic skills or a fundamental education".
  • Louvre Abu Dhabi license extended until 2047

    The Louvre Abu Dhabi's license has been extended by 10 years to 2047, the French presidency said Friday during a visit by Emmanuel Macron to the United Arab Emirates.
  • Schneider Electric says electricity use in Iraq rising annually by 10 percent

    Consumption of electrical energy is increasing by 10 percent annually in Iraq, which necessitates a robust distribution network, said the French company Schneider Electric. Schneider has signed an MoU with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity for the development of the electric power distribution network in the country, local media reports said....
  • Turkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal

    Turkey on Saturday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron's call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn on a page on a decade of strife. Macron told an international conference on Libya in Paris that "Russia and Turkey must withdraw their mercenaries without delay."
  • Macron visits IS former stronghold in Iraq’s Mosul

    His visit to Mosul, a melting pot of Iraq's diverse ethnic and religious communities, is seen as an opportunity to renew his support for Christians in the Middle East