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 officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will send a new shipment of weapons to Saudi Arabia, among claims that the arms are used in the Yemen War. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190508/france-confirms-contested-arms-shipment-to-saudi-arabia-at-height-of-yemen-war Wed, 08 May 2019 19:28:15 +0200 france-confirms-contested-arms-shipment-to-saudi-arabia-at-height-of-yemen-war French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Saturday demanded an "exhaustive and diligent investigation" into the death of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi, who Riyadh now admits was killed inside its Istanbul consulate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181021/france-demands-exhaustive-investigation-in-khashoggi-case Sun, 21 Oct 2018 04:41:20 +0200 france-demands-exhaustive-investigation-in-khashoggi-case The international community must keep up the pressure on Saudi Arabia after its admission that journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in its Turkish consulate, Reporters without Borders (RSF) said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181020/khashoggi-death-dont-give-saudi-arabia-licence-to-kill-paris-media-watchdog Sat, 20 Oct 2018 15:36:41 +0200 khashoggi-death-dont-give-saudi-arabia-licence-to-kill-paris-media-watchdog Saudi Arabia's crown prince arrived in France on Sunday for the next leg of a global tour aimed at reshaping his kingdom's austere image as he pursues his drive to reform the conservative petrostate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180408/france-hosts-saudi-crown-prince-as-part-of-global-goodwill-tour Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:53:05 +0200 france-hosts-saudi-crown-prince-as-part-of-global-goodwill-tour Saudi Arabia's crown prince travels Sunday to France on the next leg of his global tour, extending his diplomatic charm offensive as he seeks to project a new liberal image of his conservative kingdom. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180407/saudi-crown-prince-to-visit-france-in-whirlwind-global-tour Sat, 07 Apr 2018 03:34:11 +0200 saudi-crown-prince-to-visit-france-in-whirlwind-global-tour Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will make an official visit next week to France, expected to focus on culture and investments but also the long-running war in Yemen, sources with knowledge of his plans told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180405/saudi-crown-prince-to-make-official-visit-to-france-next-week Thu, 05 Apr 2018 11:50:53 +0200 saudi-crown-prince-to-make-official-visit-to-france-next-week French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Doha on Saturday that Paris wants to assist Kuwait-led mediation on the crisis between Qatar and four other Arab states. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170715/france-facilitator-qatar-gulf-crisis-talks Sat, 15 Jul 2017 15:49:19 +0200 france-facilitator-qatar-gulf-crisis-talks After honouring a Saudi crown prince with the country's top honour in a "discreet ceremony", France has been forced to defend itself against backlash. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160307/why-is-france-honouring-a-saudi-crown-prince Mon, 07 Mar 2016 13:12:04 +0100 why-is-france-honouring-a-saudi-crown-prince French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on the Gulf states to accept more refugees fleeing Syria, saying that a "humanitarian disaster" could erupt in the Balkans if Europe does not control its borders. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151128/french-pm Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:32:25 +0100 french-pm France on Tuesday announced a series of deals worth €10 billion ($11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, during a visit by Prime Minister Manuel Valls. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151013/france-seals-10-billion-of-deals-with-saudis Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:05:12 +0200 france-seals-10-billion-of-deals-with-saudis Saudi authorities executed two alleged Chadian militants on Thursday for murdering a French engineer in the Red Sea city of Jeddah 11 years ago, the interior ministry said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150820/saudi-executes-militants-for-murder-of-frenchman Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:52:21 +0200 saudi-executes-militants-for-murder-of-frenchman Saudi royals who took over a public beach in southern France recently should have paid their country's outstanding hospital bills before leaving the country, a top French doctor has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150804/saudis-savaged-over-unpaid-french-hospital-bill Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:29:59 +0200 saudis-savaged-over-unpaid-french-hospital-bill A man working for the Saudi Arabian embassy in Paris had a whopping €15,000 in cash stolen while dining out in the city on Tuesday afternoon. He’s just the latest Saudi national to be targeted by thieves in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141024/saudi-embassy-employee-robbed-of-15000-in-cash Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:45:00 +0200 saudi-embassy-employee-robbed-of-15000-in-cash France's health ministry on Wednesday reported the country's first case of a SARS-like virus that has killed 18 people so far, mostly in Saudi Arabia. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130508/first-case-of-deadly-sars-like-virus-in-france Wed, 08 May 2013 14:01:00 +0200 first-case-of-deadly-sars-like-virus-in-france