Historian-in-chief Macron commemorates 150 years of French republicPresident promises new law to tackle ‘separatism’Fri Sept 04 2020 - 20:00
France reveals €100bn Covid recovery planThe EU’s recovery fund will finance 40% of the ambitious French programmeThu Sept 03 2020 - 20:05
Macron channels Lawrence of Arabia on Lebanon-Iraq visitFrench president has promised citizens their sovereignty, but can he do it alone?Thu Sept 03 2020 - 01:00
Charlie Hebdo trial opens in Paris, evoking three days of terrorTrial of 14 alleged accomplices in 2015 attack on satirical weekly scheduled to last for 10 weeksTue Sept 01 2020 - 20:00
Gruesome mystery in France as dozens of horses and ponies are mutilatedThe animals are of all ages, and range from ponies worth a few hundred euro to a racehorse valued at €200,000Mon Aug 31 2020 - 12:36
Macron draws on ‘unique bond’ to assist reform of BeirutCentury after France created Lebanon, president intervention appears to bypass EUMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:00
Macron aims to avoid new lockdown despite ‘exponential’ virus spreadRecord 7,379 new cases of Covid-19 reported in FranceFri Aug 28 2020 - 21:12
‘We were on a powder keg’: Lebanese writer still dealing with sounds of explosionParis Letter: Echo has come to encapsulate sense of foreboding on return to BeirutTue Aug 25 2020 - 20:00
Macron and Merkel sing off same policy hymn sheetLeaders project image of European unity in an increasingly troubled world beset by crisesThu Aug 20 2020 - 21:03
Coronavirus: France orders masks be worn in all workplacesBetween a fifth and a quarter of infections are occurring in workplacesTue Aug 18 2020 - 19:16
Divided Lebanon prepares for verdict in Hariri assassinationFour low-ranking members of the Shia Muslim Hezbollah political party are accused of killing the former prime minister and 21 others in a massive bombing in 2005Mon Aug 17 2020 - 20:00
War in the Age of Trump: Four years of fighting in Iraq and SyriaPatrick Cockburn’s section summaries help a poorly edited book of reprinted articlesSat Aug 15 2020 - 06:00
Lebanon: Corruption which led to blast must be punished or at least removed from officeLebanese must vote for leaders on the basis of merit and probity, not religious affiliationSat Aug 08 2020 - 01:00
Van Gogh and the postcard that shed light on one painting’s rootsLinked to rue Daubigny in Auvers-sur-Oise, Tree Roots is last canvas the artist paintedSat Aug 01 2020 - 01:00
Lara Marlowe: Farewell Spike, the cat who shared my joys and sorrows for 20 yearsParis Letter: Ordinary grief, including pet grief, continues through the pandemicThu Jul 30 2020 - 18:00
French women pledge to fight ‘misogyny’ of Catholic ChurchA group of Catholic women is demanding an end to discrimination in the churchSat Jul 25 2020 - 05:01
Macron and supporters greet EU recovery fund agreement as historic turning pointPrinciple of mutualised debt, not the amount, is thing ‘that mattered’ for FranceTue Jul 21 2020 - 16:45
Coronavirus: France’s ‘lost’ school year highlights issues with its education systemThe Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities among French studentsMon Jul 20 2020 - 01:58
Macron intensifies efforts to win support for €750bn EU recovery fundPush needed to overcome opposition of ‘Frugal Four’Thu Jul 16 2020 - 15:06
France faces ‘economic and social crisis’ due to Covid-19Macron asks all citizens to wear face masks and says country prepared for a second waveTue Jul 14 2020 - 18:29
James Tissot: Painter who held a mirror up to France’s ruling classThe artist's paintings delighted and scandalised in equal measureSat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
Sarkozy’s fingerprints smudge Macron’s new government line-upFrench president seeks political advice from a man dogged by scandalsFri Jul 10 2020 - 17:00
Right-wing French cabinet to hold first meetingMacron reshuffled team to drive unity while fragmenting opposition in run to 2022Mon Jul 06 2020 - 21:26
Civil servant appointed as French PM after Philippe stands downJean Castex, ‘perfect clone’ of predecessor, tasked with helping Macron change directionFri Jul 03 2020 - 19:13
Former French PM François Fillon sentenced to jail over fake jobs scandalCourt hands down five years and €375,000 fine to politician who almost won presidencyMon Jun 29 2020 - 18:13
Environmentalists win big in ‘green wave’ of French municipal electionsEurope Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and StrasbourgSun Jun 28 2020 - 21:34
The Last President of Europe: Triumph and tragedy of Emmanuel MacronBook review: William Drozdiak’s text is an essential guide to the first half of Macron’s termSat Jun 27 2020 - 06:10
Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politicsSunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREMFri Jun 26 2020 - 01:00
Macron to receive citizens’ convention members following climate reportFrench president created convention in April 2019 in response to gilets jaunes revoltMon Jun 22 2020 - 19:00
Macron indulges in self-flattery with homage to Charles de GaulleFrench president hoping to be seen as a modern-day de Gaulle as he eyes re-electionThu Jun 18 2020 - 19:30
How European court ruled that BDS protesters have right to call for boycott on IsraelECHR overturns ruling by France’s highest court that peaceful protests were criminalWed Jun 17 2020 - 18:05
Macron accelerates France’s exit from lockdownPresident celebrates ‘a first victory’ but warns that Covid-19 may returnSun Jun 14 2020 - 22:00
French PM threatens to become Macron’s most dangerous rivalEdouard Philippe has thrived in recent crises and overtaken the president in popularityWed Jun 10 2020 - 17:00
Striking parallels between police violence and unrest in France and the USSimilarities between Adama Traoré’s fate and that of George Floyd in USA not lost on demonstrators in ParisWed Jun 03 2020 - 18:40
Coronavirus: French look forward to ‘liberty’ with second stage of reopeningMost welcome measure will be unrestricted travel to anywhere in France from TuesdayThu May 28 2020 - 20:01
France bans use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19Drug promoted by Trump banned following study finding links with higher mortality rateWed May 27 2020 - 21:00
Essex lorry deaths: 26 arrested in France and BelgiumArrests follow deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants inside truck in October last yearWed May 27 2020 - 17:52
Will the bise cease? Pandemic imperils the very French kissParis Letter: Cheek-kissing is a social minefield in France. Not everyone would miss itTue May 26 2020 - 20:00
Macron’s loyalty to reactionary aristocrat politically riskyPresident green-lights opening of viscount’s theme park before other public gathering placesMon May 25 2020 - 21:00
Hart of China – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Sir Robert Hart, inspector general of Chinese customsSun May 24 2020 - 15:01
Lockdown works in mysterious ways in ‘the most beautiful town in France’As the cathedral in Chartres reopens, sacred and profane struggle with Covid-19 constraintsTue May 19 2020 - 20:00
France and Germany propose €500bn EU rescue planMacron and Merkel announce burden-sharing initiative to help countries hit by Covid-19Mon May 18 2020 - 20:36
Provins quick to embrace first step on road back to normalityTourism key to bustling medieval town but fears remain of hordes of Parisian invadersFri May 15 2020 - 21:00
D-Day – déconfinement day – in France is fraught with existential angstParis Letter: Joy and apprehension – and new protocols – as the country eases lockdownTue May 12 2020 - 01:00
War, Suffering and the Struggle for Human Rights: Western actions assessedBook review: Peadar King’s book draws on years reporting with RTÉ’s What in the WorldMon May 11 2020 - 06:00
France pays a high price for ignoring those who predicted a pandemicFailure to heed repeating warnings results in inadequate provision of intensive care beds, tests and protective equipmentSun May 10 2020 - 18:00
Paris under tighter restrictions in French plan to ease lockdownMajority of primary schools to reopen and wider travel permitted from MondayThu May 07 2020 - 20:29
Coronavirus: France’s stark comparison with Germany hits hardHuge disparity in mortality figures and testing reveal two very different approachesWed May 06 2020 - 20:00
French hospital discovers it had case of coronavirus in DecemberRetesting of samples suggests virus was in France a month before first case confirmedTue May 05 2020 - 16:55
Covid-19 turns WHO into battleground for superpower rivalryUN organisation has been subjected to barrage of criticism over response to pandemicTue May 05 2020 - 01:00
