The Local France 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 French Islamic State mother jailed for 14 years A French mother who took her three children to Syria to join the Islamic State jihadist group in 2014 was sentenced to 14 years in jail in Paris on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191123/french-islamic-state-mother-jailed-for-14-months Sat, 23 Nov 2019 09:40:26 +0100 french-islamic-state-mother-jailed-for-14-months Orient Express offers journey back in time The Orient Express lets out a whistle and a chug, just as it did 130 years ago when it pulled out of Paris's Gare de Strasbourg on its inaugural journey to Istanbul. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140421/step-aboard-orient-express-for-journey-back-in-time Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:01:00 +0200 step-aboard-orient-express-for-journey-back-in-time