Source link Some say they are trying to keep a low profile by hiding their kippahs under caps and removing Jewish names from mailboxes and mobile apps, according to the newspaper Israel’s brutal retaliation against Gaza following the deadly October 7 Hamas attack has prompted a surge of anti-Semitism across France, forcing many Jews to […]
Source link The conqueror and emperor consistently emerges as the most popular historic personality in France Say what you want about Napoleon Bonaparte, but there’s no denying that he was an absolute alpha who can still blow a beret right off the head of a Frenchman. The kind that sorely lacks nowadays in Western leadership […]
Source link A survey has revealed a nuanced opinion of the former emperor and military commander among the modern French population A significant percentage of modern France approves of the legacy left behind by the French emperor and military commander, Napoleon Bonaparte, according to the findings of a recent poll. The Ridley Scott-directed movie ‘Napoleon’ […]
Source link Olivier Becht disagrees with anti-French narratives in former colonies and has called on companies to invest French Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht has dismissed reports of his country’s declining influence in Africa as a scheme by opponents to undermine France’s presence on the continent. Becht made the comments in an interview published by […]
Source link Thierry Mariani said restrictions against Moscow had backfired on the countries that imposed them Western sanctions against Russia have ended up damaging the nations that imposed them, French European Parliament member Thierry Mariani has told the TVLibertes (TVL) channel. In an interview aired on Saturday, Mariani said sanctions had been intended to “ruin” the […]
Source link Traces of ecstasy were found in a female lawmaker’s system after she’d been served a drink by Joel Guerriau at his home Joel Guerriau, a French senator and member of the centrist Horizons party, was arrested on Thursday amid allegations that he drugged a female MP without her knowledge or consent, after she […]
Source link The African Development Bank (AfDB) has lifted financial sanctions imposed on Gabon in response to the removal of President Ali Bongo in a coup in August, the new military authorities announced on Friday. The decision was taken at the beginning of last week following successful negotiations with the AfDB, “marking a major turning […]