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Lebanese in France gather in Paris to welcome President Aoun

Beirut - Arab Today

Crowds of Lebanese expatriates in France gathered today at Champs-Elysées Avenue in Paris to welcome President Michel Aoun who had earlier arrived at the French presidential palace, National News Agency correspondent reported on Monday Source: AFPRead more

Hollande urges French to vote in election

Correze - Arab Today

Outgoing French President Francois Hollande has said the best message of this election would be "to show democracy is stronger than anything" by going out to vote. Hollande, who is not standing for re-election, oversaw tight security measures for Sunday's first round poll to help prevent disruption after Thursday's deadly attack on the Champs-Elysees. His government mobilized over 50,000 policeRead more

2 police wounded by 'Islamist' on France's Reunion island

Paris - Arab Today

A suspected Islamist radical shot and wounded two policemen on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion as they tried to arrest him on Thursday, authorities said. The attack comes a week after a French policeman was shot and killed and two others wounded on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, just days ahead of the first round of the presidentialRead more

Brussels cancels NYE celebrations as Turkey holds IS `plotters`

Ankara - Arab Today

Brussels on Wednesday cancelled New Years Eve celebrations due to terrorism fears as Europe prepared to see in 2016 under tight security, while in Turkey police detained two Islamic State suspects over a plot to attack Ankara. Belgian authorities said a firework display and festivities to welcome the New Year that drew 100,000 people last year would not go aheadRead more

Car rams police van on Paris’ Champs Elysees, driver dead

Paris - Arab Today

A man on the radar of French authorities for extremism was killed Monday after ramming a car carrying arms and explosives into a police convoy on Paris’ famed Champs-Elysees Avenue, setting off a fiery blast and a cloud of orange smoke, officials said. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation. Gendarmes jumped out of the vehicle, ran to the car, smashedRead more

Champs-Elysees attacker pledged allegiance to IS: probe source

Paris - Arab Today

The man who rammed a car into a police van on Paris's Champs-Elysees pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a letter found by investigators, a source close to the probe said Tuesday. The letter from Adam Djaziri, a 31-year-old who had been on a French watchlist for radical Islamists since 2015, was addressed to his brother-in-law and pledgedRead more

Champs-Elysees car attacker was on terror watchlist: probe sources

Paris - Arab Today

A driver who attacked police on Paris's Champs-Elysees on Monday was a 31-year-old man who had been on a security watchlist since 2015 for membership of "the radical Islamist movement," sources close to the probe said. The man died after ramming a car into a police van on the prestigious avenue. Police sources told AFP that a Kalashnikov assault rifle,Read more

Macron, Le Pen Head for French Election Run-Off

Paris - Arab Today

Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen led the first round of France's presidential election, qualifying for a second-round runoff in two weeks, final voting figures from the French Interior Ministry showed on Monday. The figures put Macron on 23.75% of votes and Le Pen on 21.53%, followed by conservative Francois Fillon at 19.91% and far-leftist Jean-Luc MelenchonRead more

Donald Trump says shooting in Paris looks like ‘terrorist attack’

Washington - Arab Today

President Donald Trump says Thursday’s fatal shooting in Paris “looks like another terrorist attack.” Paris police say a gunman has killed a police officer and wounded another before being killed himself in an attack on the Champs-Elysees shopping district. It was unclear how Trump concluded that terrorism may have been a factor. Paris police have yet to announce a motive.Read more

French security forces mobilized to protect elections after Paris shooting

Paris - Arab Today

France has fully mobilised its security forces, including elite units, to ensure citizens’ protection during the forthcoming presidential election following Thursday night’s shooting in central Paris, Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Friday. Speaking after an emergency meeting of top security officials, Cazeneuve said all elite units were on top alert for the election to back up the 50,000 policeRead more