France

Government & Politics

France refuses to return nationals detained in Syria to stand trial for involvement in terrorism ‘In our view, they should be tried in the nearest place to where the crimes were committed,’ says Foreign Ministry spokesperson

January 18, 2025   

(Anadolu) The French Foreign Ministry said that it does not want its nationals who are detained in northeastern Syria for their alleged membership in the Daesh/ISIS terror group to face trial in France. Anadolu asked [the] Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Christophe Lemoine if […]

Crime

France announces arrest of new Algerian influencer amid Paris-Algiers tensions The two countries have been responding to each [other’s] accusations, with French officials calling for measures to address Algeria’s 'hostile' approaches.

January 17, 2025   

(Morocco World News) France announced on Thursday the arrest of a new Algerian influencer, identified as Mahdi B. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced that police arrested the influencer on Tuesday for a video in which he allegedly showed intent to carry out […]

Government & Politics

Chief of French foreign intelligence silent about repatriating nationals detained in Syria for involvement in terrorism Nicolas Lerner observes that groups including Daesh/ISIS, Al-Qaeda becoming 'less powerful, less organized'

January 15, 2025   

(Anadolu) France’s top foreign intelligence official, Nicolas Lerner, declined to confirm whether Paris would repatriate its nationals detained in Syria for alleged links to the terrorist group Daesh/ISIS. Lerner, who heads the General Directorate of External Security (DGSE), told Le Monde that […]

Academics & Education

French Muslims decry government actions against Islamic schools Measures against Islamic schools 'widely perceived as disproportionate and unjustified,' says French Council of Muslim Worship

January 15, 2025   

(Anadolu) The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) has expressed “a profound sense of injustice and discrimination” following administrative decisions impacting several private Islamic schools in France. In a statement issued Tuesday, the council criticized the recent termination of state contracts with […]

Academics & Education

France to cut state funding for Muslim high school Authorities cite alleged violations of administrative, pedagogical and 'republican' values as reason for decision

January 15, 2025   

(Anadolu) France will end state funding for a high school attended predominantly by Muslim students starting in September this year, local media reported Tuesday. Fabienne Buccio, prefect of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in southeast-central France, announced the termination of three agreements between the […]

Government & Politics

Algeria lashes out at France after failed deportation of TikTok influencer Algeria’s defiant rejection of France’s complaints reveals a regime desperately trying to deflect attention from its diplomatic failures by blaming 'far-right' French officials.

January 11, 2025   

(Morocco World News) In a combative response that further strains diplomatic relations, Algeria rejected French accusations of “escalation” and “humiliation” on Saturday, January 11, after refusing to accept a deported Algerian social media influencer. The latest diplomatic row erupted when Algerian authorities […]

Academics & Education

Man convicted of deadly synagogue bombing in France not teaching at Carleton this semester In the fall, Hassan Diab taught a course that referenced his own Canadian extradition case. Carleton said this week he no longer works there

January 10, 2025   

(National Post) Hassan Diab, the Ottawa sociology professor who was convicted in absentia in 2023 of a deadly synagogue bombing in France, is “not currently employed” at Carleton University, the school says. In the fall, Diab taught a course at Carleton called […]

Government & Politics

Algeria rejects France-expelled influencer, sparks outrage France launched a campaign cracking down on influencers who are inciting hatred through images, videos, or texts, confirming the country’s commitment to combat extremism.

January 10, 2025   

(Morocco World News) Former French officials, netizens, and activists have condemned Algeria’s refusal to accept the return of an Algerian influencer, who France expelled on Thursday. French police arrested the influencer known as Doualemn on TikTok on Sunday in Montpellier, after he […]

Internet

France arrests second Algerian TikToker over terror threats After openly threatening supporters of anti-Algerian regime protesters in France, two TikTok influencers with large followings were arrested in separate raids Friday.

January 4, 2025   

(Morocco World News) French authorities have arrested two Algerian social media influencers on Friday, for allegedly making terrorist threats and inciting violence through TikTok videos. The second arrest came just hours after the first one, as announced by French Interior Minister Bruno […]

Interfaith

Algerian TikToker arrested for promoting terrorist attacks in France The 25-year-old, driven by antisemitism and anti-French hatred, was previously convicted and under deportation orders.

January 3, 2025   

(European Conservative) Just a few days before the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, the French authorities have arrested an Algerian TikToker based in Brittany, who was using his TikTok account to invite his […]

Demonstrations

French court hands activist five-month suspended sentence for ‘intifada in Paris’ call Pro-Palestine campaigner Elias d'Imzalene declares victory after charges 'could've resulted in 15-year jail sentence'

December 20, 2024   

(Middle East Eye) A prominent French pro-Palestine activist has been handed a five-month suspended jail sentence for calling for an “intifada in Paris” during a protest earlier this year. Following a trial that began on 23 October, Elias d’Imzalene was sentenced and […]

Academics & Education

Muslim school sues French politician for defamation The school administrators claim French officials are going all-out to rescind the state funding of the last Muslim school in France.

December 17, 2024   

(Morocco World News) The Al-Kindi school group, a Muslim private school in Décines-Charpieu, a commune in the region of Lyon in south-eastern France, is suing a French MP for defamation after the politician accused the school of “denying history” and not teaching […]

Academics & Education

France’s only Muslim high school faces potential contract termination France’s Muslim community has been grappling with the country’s increasing anti-Islamization measures.

December 4, 2024   

(Morocco World News) Al Kindi, the only Muslim private high school in France, is facing the threat of contract termination by the Rhone prefecture. The threat could potentially end the school’s official association with the state. According to the website Lyon Capitale, […]

Legal

French court orders release of Lebanese militant imprisoned since 1984 for Paris killings Georges Ibrahim Abdallah was convicted over 1982 murders of two foreign diplomats in Paris

November 15, 2024   

(National-UAE) A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years after being convicted over the killing of two foreign diplomats, prosecutors said. The court said Abdallah, first detained in 1984 and convicted […]

Academics & Education

Terrorist convicted of murdering 4 in Paris synagogue is lecturer at Canadian university Dr. Hassan Diab was convicted in France and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of four people, including one Israeli, in a terrorist attack in Paris in 1980

November 3, 2024   

(Ynet) Dr. Hassan Diab, a Lebanese terrorist with Canadian citizenship, who was convicted in a French court and sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in a terrorist attack on a synagogue in Paris 44 years ago, accepted a teaching position at […]

Clothing

UN experts urge France to reverse hijab bans in sports, calling it ‘discriminatory’ 'Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life, and to take part in all aspects of French society of which they are a part,' they say

October 28, 2024   

(Anadolu) UN experts on Monday called on France to reverse “discriminatory measures” banning women and girls who choose to wear the hijab from doing so while playing sports. The experts said in a statement that the decisions by the French football and […]