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Hero supermarket employee gets French citizenship for saving lives

Kuwait City - Arab Today

An act of bravery, quick-thinking and courage has be aptly rewarded by the French government after they granted the employee at a French kosher supermarket who hid hostages in a freezer, thus saving them from gunmen, citizenship of the country. Mali-born Lassana Bathily, 24, was hailed as a hero in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Manuel Valls and InteriorRead more

1dead, several hurt in attack on French factory

Kuwait City - Arab Today

An attacker carrying an Islamist flag killed one person and injured several others on Friday at a gas factory in eastern France, according to a legal source. A man suspected of carrying out the deadly attack has been arrested, a legal source said. The suspected attacker entered the factory and set off several small explosive devices, the source said. ARead more

French PM warns of risk of chemical, biological attack

Paris- Arab Today

Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned Thursday of the danger of an attack in France using "chemical or biological weapons", in a speech to lawmakers debating the extension of a state of emergency. "We must not rule anything out," Valls said. "There is also the risk from chemical or biological weapons," he added. As the investigation spreads across Europe into theRead more

Paris attacks death toll rises to 130

Paris - Arab Today

The death toll from the attacks on Paris has risen to 130, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Friday after one of those wounded succumbed to their injuries. The gunmen "killed mercilessly, destroying 130 lives," he told the French Senate, with an aide confirming the toll had risen after one of the injured died in hospital Source: NNARead more

France extends postattacks state of emergency to cover Euro 2016

Paris - Arab Today

France's parliament confirmed Thursday a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France. Already approved by a large majority in the upper house Senate last week, the lower house National Assembly confirmed the measure on Thursday by 46 votes to 20. Read more

French PM Valls says Seine river stable after floods kill 4

Paris - Arab Today

Floods that inundated parts of France this week, killing four and forcing thousands from their homes, could start easing as the Seine river stabilised after reaching a peak on Saturday, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said. The floods, the worst the French capital has seen since 1982, forced its famous Louvre and Orsay museums to move scores of artworks andRead more

Hollande convenes emergency meeting after 2 police killed

Paris - Arab Today

French President Francois Hollande is holding an emergency meeting with senior officials after a knife-wielding attacker killed a senior police officer and his female companion. Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and Justice Minister Jean-Jacques Urvoas gathered in the presidential office early Tuesday. Anti-terrorism prosecutors are in charge of the investigation. The Islamic State's Amaq news agency citedRead more

Canada and France determined to strengthen the fight against terrorism

Canada - Arab Today

Canada and France are "committed to strengthening" their cooperation in fighting terrorism, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Thursday during a visit to Ottawa. "We are absolutely committed to strengthening our counter-terrorism cooperation," Valls told a joint news conference with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau. He said also that the two nations would increase intelligence sharing between their respective securityRead more

French PM to announce bid for presidential election

Paris - Arab Today

Socialist French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is to announce later on Monday that he will run for president in next year's election, Agence France-Presse and French television reported. Valls' office issued a statement that he would make a declaration at 1730 GMT at the town hall in Evry, just south of Paris, but it gave no further details. His expectedRead more

Cazeneuve named as new French Prime Minister

Paris - Arab Today

Bernard Cazeneuve, currently French interior minister, will replace Manuel Valls as the country's new prime minister, President Francois Hollande's office said on Tuesday. "He's a strong personality, with experience of state affairs," said a source in the president's entourage, commenting on Cazeneuve's appointment. Valls is stepping down in order to seek the Socialist Party's nomination to be its presidential candidateRead more