https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Simultaneously battling the twin crises of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and a resurgence in Islamist attacks, French President Emmanuel Macron faces a defining moment that will determine the success of his presidency and even his chances of reelection. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201101/macron-faces-defining-moment Sun, 01 Nov 2020 10:08:59 +0100 macron-faces-defining-moment The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks" and protests in Muslim-majority nations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201025/backlash-macrons-islam-comments Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:41:40 +0100 backlash-macrons-islam-comments The French government has banned public demonstrations in Calais days before the anti-Islam group Pegida had planned to march through the town. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160203/france-bans-pegida-march-planned-for-calais Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:07:36 +0100 france-bans-pegida-march-planned-for-calais French cartoonists distributed a flyer in Dresden on Sunday criticizing anti-Islam demonstrators' use of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris to try and boost their support. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150112/french-caricaturists-target-pegida-marchers Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:23:00 +0100 french-caricaturists-target-pegida-marchers France's satirical weekly Le Canard Enchainé kicked off a storm this week, angering Japan with cartoons that take a mocking look at the impact of the Fukushima disaster on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130912/japan-outraged-by-french-fukushima-cartoons Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:23:00 +0200 japan-outraged-by-french-fukushima-cartoons An inquiry has been launched after graffitied death threats to satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were found in the town of Albi, in the south of France, as editors reveal they will publish two versions of the paper this week: a "responsible" and an "irresponsible" one. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120925/charlie-hebdo-to-publish-responsible-and-irresponsible-papers-this-week Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:06:00 +0200 charlie-hebdo-to-publish-responsible-and-irresponsible-papers-this-week An 18-year-old man who threatened on Facebook the editors of the French satirical weekly that published cartoons of a naked Prophet Muhammad was charged Sunday with terrorism-related activity, a judicial source said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120924/two-arrested-over-threats-to-french-cartoonists Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:20:00 +0200 two-arrested-over-threats-to-french-cartoonists About 10,000 Bangladeshis took to the streets of Dhaka on Friday to demonstrate against an anti-Islam film made in the US and cartoons in a French satirical magazine caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120921/10000-bangladeshis-march-against-french-cartoon Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:26:00 +0200 10000-bangladeshis-march-against-french-cartoon Bloody clashes and violence flared Friday as Pakistan shut down for mass protests against a US-made anti-Islam film that has fanned global Muslim anger, inflamed further by French cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120921/french-cartoons-flame-protest-across-muslim-nations Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:43:00 +0200 french-cartoons-flame-protest-across-muslim-nations Thousands of Pakistanis clashed with police firing live rounds and tear gas Thursday as anger mounted in the Muslim world over a US-made anti-Islam film and French cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120920/clashes-in-pakistan-over-french-cartoons Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:14:00 +0200 clashes-in-pakistan-over-french-cartoons Paris police have banned two demonstrations planned for Saturday, including one in front of the city's Grand Mosque, to protest against a US-made anti-Islam film, a police source said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120920/paris-police-ban-grand-mosque-protest Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:14:00 +0200 paris-police-ban-grand-mosque-protest Up to 200 people protested without incident in front of France's embassy in Tehran on Thursday over a French satirical weekly's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, an AFP correspondent reported. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120920/anti-france-protests-spread-to-iran Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:31:00 +0200 anti-france-protests-spread-to-iran Hundreds of Afghans on Thursday protested for the first time against cartoons of the prophet Muhammad published in France and staged fresh rallies against a US-made anti-Islam film. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120920/hundreds-of-afghans-protest-over-french-cartoons Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:57:00 +0200 hundreds-of-afghans-protest-over-french-cartoons