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 The price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East war highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260404/european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:17:02 +0200 european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices France's foreign ministry said Saturday there was "no French plan" to stop the fighting in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260315/no-french-plan-to-stop-war-in-lebanon-foreign-ministry-says Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:12:30 +0100 no-french-plan-to-stop-war-in-lebanon-foreign-ministry-says President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he had expressed gratitude to the Iraqi prime minister for taking measures to protect French forces, after a drone strike killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260314/drone-strike-kills-french-soldier-in-iraqi-kurdistan Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:03:00 +0100 drone-strike-kills-french-soldier-in-iraqi-kurdistan French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation, saying the escalation "must stop". https://www.thelocal.fr/20260228/france-seeks-un-security-council-meeting-on-iran-us-conflict Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:30:02 +0100 france-seeks-un-security-council-meeting-on-iran-us-conflict A high police presence is being prepared for the France v Israel Nations League match at the Stade de France in Paris on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241110/security-boosted-for-france-israel-match-in-paris Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:42:16 +0100 security-boosted-for-france-israel-match-in-paris Flights to Beirut by Air France and low-cost carrier Transavia France will remain suspended until at least Tuesday due to "security" concerns in the region, parent company Air France-KLM said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240803/french-airlines-air-france-and-transavia-halt-beirut-flights-until-tuesday Sat, 03 Aug 2024 14:27:45 +0200 french-airlines-air-france-and-transavia-halt-beirut-flights-until-tuesday France has said recognising a Palestinian state was not "taboo", but Paris considers that now is not the right moment for it to do so. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240522/not-right-moment-for-france-to-recognise-palestinian-state-fm Wed, 22 May 2024 15:12:50 +0200 not-right-moment-for-france-to-recognise-palestinian-state-fm France and Jordan teamed up to airdrop seven tonnes of aid to civilians and aid workers in Gaza, as Israel continued to bomb the Palestinian territory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240107/france-and-jordan-airdrop-aid-to-gaza Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:17:44 +0100 france-and-jordan-airdrop-aid-to-gaza French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Sunday pressed for an "immediate and durable" truce in the Gaza war, saying "too many civilians are being killed" in the Palestinian territory. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231217/french-foreign-minister-calls-for-immediate-and-durable-gaza-truce Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:31:57 +0100 french-foreign-minister-calls-for-immediate-and-durable-gaza-truce France is preparing to send its Dixmude helicopter carrier to the eastern Mediterranean to offer medical assistance in Gaza, the office of the French president said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231119/france-sending-warship-to-provide-medical-aid-to-gaza Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:35:25 +0100 france-sending-warship-to-provide-medical-aid-to-gaza Thousands of protesters rallied across France Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, while hundreds of others turned out again in cities across Europe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231119/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-rally-across-europe Sun, 19 Nov 2023 11:44:21 +0100 pro-palestinian-demonstrators-rally-across-europe Under cover of darkness in the western districts of Paris, activists armed with buckets of glue and thousands of posters get to work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231023/paris-poster-activists-aim-to-keep-hamass-hostages-in-public-eye Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:42:47 +0200 paris-poster-activists-aim-to-keep-hamass-hostages-in-public-eye At least 15,000 people gathered in Paris on Sunday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, the first pro-Palestine demo that has been authorised in France since the attack by Hamas two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231023/thousands-gather-in-paris-to-call-for-end-of-massacre-in-gaza Mon, 23 Oct 2023 10:43:02 +0200 thousands-gather-in-paris-to-call-for-end-of-massacre-in-gaza Major European airlines cancelled dozens of flights to Tel Aviv this weekend after Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231008/major-european-airlines-cancel-dozens-of-flights-to-tel-aviv Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:29:28 +0200 major-european-airlines-cancel-dozens-of-flights-to-tel-aviv Germany and France on Saturday moved to reinforce security around Jewish temples, schools and monuments after the surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231008/germany-and-france-step-up-security-at-jewish-sites Sun, 08 Oct 2023 11:26:47 +0200 germany-and-france-step-up-security-at-jewish-sites France's foreign minister on Thursday urged Libya's unity government to act on a United Nations plan for 2018 elections and a national dialogue to stabilise the war-torn country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171222/france-urges-war-torn-libya-to-act-on-un-peace-plan Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:39:37 +0100 france-urges-war-torn-libya-to-act-on-un-peace-plan Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will attend talks in Paris Friday on the crisis triggered by his recent resignation announcement to be attended by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, France said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171205/hariri-to-return-to-paris-for-talks-on-lebanon-crisis Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:44:00 +0100 hariri-to-return-to-paris-for-talks-on-lebanon-crisis From mediating in the crisis in Lebanon to defending Iran's nuclear deal, President Emmanuel Macron aims to fill the vacuum left by an isolationist America to boost France's clout in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171121/opportunistic-macron-on-a-mission-to-restore-frances-lost-middle-east-clout Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:45:20 +0100 opportunistic-macron-on-a-mission-to-restore-frances-lost-middle-east-clout The French air force used its first cruise missiles against Islamic State group targets in Iraq on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151216/france-uses-first-cruise-missiles-against-isis Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:56:00 +0100 france-uses-first-cruise-missiles-against-isis French President François Hollande is in the Middle East on Monday as France sealed another lucrative deal to sell Rafale fighter jets. Experts say the deals are all down France's policy in the Middle East combined with suspicion of the US. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150504/french-middle-east-policy-key-to-fight-jet-sales Mon, 04 May 2015 10:26:10 +0200 french-middle-east-policy-key-to-fight-jet-sales