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 General Christian Piquemal, who led the French Foreign Legion from 1994 to 1999, was arrested at the weekend after participating in a banned anti-Islam rally in Calais. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160208/ex-french-foreign-legion-head-held-at-anti-islam-rally Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:29:22 +0100 ex-french-foreign-legion-head-held-at-anti-islam-rally Around 150 protesters gathered in central Calais carrying signs such as "This is our home," waving the French flag and singing the French national anthem, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160206/anti-islam-protestors-clash-with-police-in-calais Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:32:37 +0100 anti-islam-protestors-clash-with-police-in-calais 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