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A man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s consulate in Paris was arrested by police, a police source said. Western media reported that a Paris police official said the man was seen at about 11 am local time (0900 GMT) entering the consulate, carrying what appeared to be …

 Protesters clashed with security forces across France on Monday as more than one million people took to the streets for labor day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. Unions had been hoping for a vast turnout across France for the May 1 protests to further rattle …

Muslim students in Paris, far from their families, gathered earlier this week for Iftar. The Pantheon-Sorbonne Association of Muslim Students in France (EMF) organized an Iftar for those students, who study at various departments, including architecture, engineering, international relations and medicine. Students coming from Algeria, Morocco, Türkiye, Iran, Cape Verde …

The Great Mosque of Paris is filing a complaint against French writer Michel Houellebecq over his Islamophobic remarks. The decision was taken after a “long conversation” between Houellebecq and another writer, Michel Onfray, was published in magazine Front Populaire in November, said the statement. In the article, Houellebecq said that …

Panel Discussion on Islamophobia in Europe Held in Paris,Islamophobia News and Analysis tweeted. Panel discussion on Islamophobia in Europe held in Paris  Panel Discussion on Islamophobia in Europe Held in Paris,Islamophobia News and Analysis tweeted.  The Perspectives Musulmanes Movement held a panel discussion in Paris on Friday, reportedly attended by …

 A major strike paralyzed most of Paris’s metro network and city train grid on Friday, disrupting the daily commutes of millions of people, as workers demand greater pay hikes than offered by the management. The French capital’s RATP public transport company said six subway lines were closed, down from eight …

 Yellow Vests protesters gathered for a demonstration in Paris on Saturday. The movement has been opposing what they see as political, social and economic injustice as well as the governance of French President Emmanuel Macron, and police brutality. While the number of Yellow Vests activists taking to the streets has …

Tear gas and pepper spray were used after clashes broke out amid after people gathered to protest for the 9th consecutive week against health passes and mandatory vaccination for some population categories, in Paris on Saturday. [VIDEO]

The Paris police on Thursday banned a Palestinian solidarity demonstration planned for Saturday in the French capital . Earlier on Thursday, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had asked the police to ban a pro-Palestinian protest in Paris this weekend. Activists had called the protest in the Barbes district of northern …

Two were kept behind bars, while the other two were put on conditional release.