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Pope Francis, head of Roman Catholic Church Wednesday indicated that the world is at war but rejected claims that religion is the source a day after two Islamic State (IS) sympathizers slit the throat of a Roman Catholic priest in France. Speaking to reporters on his plane en route from Rome to the Polish city […]
French President Tuesday declared France at war following Islamist attack on a church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray which left the priest assassinated. Francois Holland on visit to the scene of the attack also announced that the Islamic State (IS) group has declared war to France. “We are in front of a group, Daech that has declared war […]
Five people arrested for alleged link with Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel; the Nice lorry driver who killed 84 people on France’s National Day, have been formerly charged by French justice. The suspects were arrested following the attacks and are reportedly members of Bouhlel’s entourage. The prosecutor’s office on Thursday held three suspects, namely Ramzi A., 21, […]
French interior minister indicated Monday that security authorities have not yet established any link between the lorry driver Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel and terrorist organizations even though the Islamic State (IS) group Saturday claimed responsibility of the Thursday attack at Nice which caused the death of 84 people. Bernard Cazeneuve told French RTL that it is not […]
French President Francois Holland announced, in an early Friday address to the nation, the extension of the state of emergency for three additional months and the raising of the national security level following Thursday lorry attack in Nice, which killed at least 84 people and injured scores, including 18 in critical condition. The state of […]
France flatly rejected on Saturday claims by the Algerian state-owned new agency APS that diplomatic tension between Paris and Rabat led to the postponement of French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault’s week-end visit to Morocco. “I categorically deny (the claims by APS;) this is not the case. This is a technical postponement that is in no […]
Member of the European Parliament Gilles Pargneaux recently sent a letter to the Algerian Ambassador in Brussels decrying Algeria’s blatant involvement in the perpetuation of the Sahara conflict, Morocco’s national news agency MAP reported on Sunday. Pargneaux, who was criticized by Algeria’s Ambassador for supporting Morocco’s autonomy initiative to end the conflict, deplored that Algeria […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday his exit from Downing Street following the final result of referendum which saw “Leave” the European Union winning over “Stay” that he had vigorously endorsed. 52 per cent of British voted in favor of “Leave” against 48 per cent who rallied behind Prime Minister David Cameron to remain […]
French and world cement giant Lafarge paid the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria to maintain its business, French daily Le Monde revealed on Tuesday. Investigations conducted by the French daily indicate that the French company which acquired the Jalabiya cement works, located at some 150 Km northeast of Aleppo, in 2007 entered into a […]
The Islamic State group militant who killed the police couple on Monday in a propaganda facebook video urged fellow terrorists to shed more blood as he cites possible targets including celebrities, journalists, police and the European soccer competition, Euro2016 taking place on French soil. A 12-minute-live video released a short while after the murder of […]