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 France on Saturday expelled controversial Swiss Islamist preacher Hani Ramadan who posed "a serious threat to public order", the interior ministry said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170409/france-expels-swiss-islamist Sun, 09 Apr 2017 14:12:52 +0200 france-expels-swiss-islamist The French government are keen to show they are talking a hard line against radical Islam, but Muslims and experts say it won't solve the problem of terrorism. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160801/france-starts-to-talk-tough-on-fighting-radical-islam Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:41:42 +0200 france-starts-to-talk-tough-on-fighting-radical-islam A man was decapitated in a terrorist attack at a gas factory near Lyon, eastern France, on Friday. The attacker, who had links to an extremist movement, has been arrested. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150626/france-explosion-decapitated-body-isis-islamist Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:56:42 +0200 france-explosion-decapitated-body-isis-islamist An Islamist group calling themselves the "knights of pride" went on trial in France this week accused of plotting to attack "targets", including Jewish shops in the Paris region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150609/kinghts-of-pride-on-trial-for-plotting-attacks Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:20:13 +0200 kinghts-of-pride-on-trial-for-plotting-attacks The Islamic State group released a new video calling for its followers to launch fresh attacks on France, just a month after a deadly Islamist assault on a Paris magazine shocked the world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150204/isis-urges-supporters-to-attack-france-anew Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:46:00 +0100 isis-urges-supporters-to-attack-france-anew A Frenchman held in northern Mali as an Islamist militant is to be questioned by French intelligence services after arriving in Paris on Tuesday, according to security sources. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130514/french-islamist-handed-over-to-french-authorities Tue, 14 May 2013 13:03:00 +0200 french-islamist-handed-over-to-french-authorities President François Hollande commended the courage of the French forces fighting in Mali after it was announced that another soldier had been killed in the conflict. Six French soldiers have now died since the operation began in January. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130430/sixth-french-soldier-killed-in-mali-conflict Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:42:40 +0200 sixth-french-soldier-killed-in-mali-conflict The United Nations is likely to vote next month on a peacekeeping force for Mali, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130313/france-un-to-vote-on-mali-force-next-month Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:57:00 +0100 france-un-to-vote-on-mali-force-next-month France's defence minister insisted there is "every reason to believe" French hostages being held in the Sahel were still alive, but said there was "no proof" that two top Islamist militants had been killed in Mali. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130305/france-believes-french-sahel-hostages-still-alive Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:29:00 +0100 france-believes-french-sahel-hostages-still-alive France said on Thursday it had expelled a Moroccan citizen linked with an Islamist extremist group from French territory. The move comes days after Interior Minister Manuel Valls vowed to deport several radical Islamist preachers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130131/france-deports-islamist-extremist-to-morocco Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:32:00 +0100 france-deports-islamist-extremist-to-morocco French and Malian forces patrolled Timbuktu on Tuesday after they seized Mali's fabled desert city as part of a lightening advance against the Islamists controlling the country's vast north. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130129/troops-patrol-timbuktu-after-heroes-welcome Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:19:00 +0100 troops-patrol-timbuktu-after-heroes-welcome French air strikes destroyed the home of the leader of an Al-Qaeda-linked group in northern Mali as French-led forces advanced on Sunday on the Islamist stronghold of Timbuktu. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130127/mali-french-forces-advance-on-islamist-stronghold Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:11:00 +0100 mali-french-forces-advance-on-islamist-stronghold French and Malian troops entered the central frontline town of Diabaly on Monday as they pushed north in their bid to flush out fanatical Al Qaeda-linked rebels who have threatened reprisal attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130121/french-and-mali-troops-continue-to-push-north Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:31:00 +0100 french-and-mali-troops-continue-to-push-north France on Friday framed the deadly hostage crisis in Algeria as a wake-up call to the world as it pushed for greater support for a military campaign against Islamists in neighbouring Mali. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130118/hostage-crisis-is-a-wake-up-call-france Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:34:00 +0100 hostage-crisis-is-a-wake-up-call-france French troops engaged in close combat with Islamist fighters in Mali on Wednesday as Al Qaeda-linked fighters claimed to have seized 41 foreign hostages at a gas plant over the border in Algeria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130116/mali-fighting-rages-as-hostages-taken-in-algeria Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:39:00 +0100 mali-fighting-rages-as-hostages-taken-in-algeria France's ground troops in Mali advanced on Wednesday towards the Islamist-held north in a bid to flush out jihadist fighters after days of air strikes, as the first Nigerian contingent of a regional force was expected to deploy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130116/french-troops-close-in-on-mali-islamists Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:08:00 +0100 french-troops-close-in-on-mali-islamists France has urged its embassy staff around the world to be "vigilant" and on guard for potential reprisals linked its recent military intervention in Mali, the foreign ministry said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130116/france-warns-embassy-staff-to-be-vigilant Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:25:00 +0100 france-warns-embassy-staff-to-be-vigilant France has deployed 700 troops in and around Paris, Interior Minister Manuel Valls revealed on Tuesday in the latest indicator of mounting concern over potential reprisals for military intervention in Mali. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130115/terror-threat-prompts-france-to-deploy-troops-in-paris Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:56:00 +0100 terror-threat-prompts-france-to-deploy-troops-in-paris A total of 750 French troops have joined the offensive against Islamist rebels in Mali where overnight strikes "achieved their goal," French President Francois Hollande said in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130115/france-to-increase-troop-numbers-in-mali Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:21:00 +0100 france-to-increase-troop-numbers-in-mali France stepped up security at airports and train stations on Monday as intelligence services confirmed threats made by Mali's Islamists to launch an attack on French soil were 'real'. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130114/france-boosts-security-after-mali-islamist-threats Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:30:00 +0100 france-boosts-security-after-mali-islamist-threats