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Two inmates have been sentenced to 30 months in prison for relaying a social media post that offered a “contract” on the head of Karine L., the former director of Marseille’s Baumettes prison. The ruling, issued Wednesday by the 7th Criminal Chamber of Marseille, involved charges of......
A tanker suspected of being linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” has been intercepted by French authorities and placed at the disposal of the French judiciary near the southern port city of Marseille. The vessel, named Grinch, was escorted by the French Navy and anchored in the......
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the French Navy intercepted a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean on Thursday. The vessel, suspected of being part of the so-called “ghost fleet” that funds Russia’s war against Ukraine, was allegedly flying a false flag and is subject......
The body of a man believed to be in his forties was recovered on Sunday afternoon from the port area of the Frioul islands in Marseille, according to local authorities. The discovery was made by the city’s marine firefighters after reports of a body floating in the water. Emergency services were......
A bouncer at a nightclub in Marseille’s Vieux-Port district was fatally stabbed by a customer after refusing him entry, authorities confirmed Sunday. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on the night between Saturday and Sunday. The 48-year-old victim received a stab wound to the chest in front......
A retired couple of jewelers, aged 86 and 95, were brutally assaulted and robbed at their home in Marseille’s 8th district. The burglars made off with an estimated €500,000 worth of jewelry and luxury watches before fleeing the scene. The incident took place on October 24, when two masked......
A 36-year-old man was shot and wounded on Thursday evening in Marseille’s 3rd district, local emergency services reported. Authorities confirmed that his life is not in danger. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Rue Auphan, in the Saint-Mauront neighborhood,......
The French national railway company SNCF has officially won the contract for the operation of five regional TER lines around Marseille and the Hautes-Alpes, following a vote by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Regional Councilthis Friday. The company was competing......
The Greens in France’s Bouches-du-Rhône region have voted in favor of renewing the left-wing coalition ahead of the 2026 municipal elections in Marseille. The vote signals support for the continuation of the Printemps marseillais alliance, while La France Insoumise (LFI) plans to run an independent......
The Administrative Court of Marseille suspended on Saturday the prefectural order that had ordered the two-month closure of the Bleuets Mosque, citing a violation of the fundamental freedom of worship. Regional prefect Georges-François Leclerc had justified the closure by alleging that Imam Ismaïl......
After more than a century and a half, the crown of the Virgin Mary statue atop the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde—known affectionately as the “Bonne Mère”—is about to regain its place on the city’s skyline. The 150-kilogram crown, removed at the end......
A man was shot and killed in the 3rd arrondissement of Marseille, according to sources confirmed by BFM Marseille. The incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. on Rue de Crimée. Marseille firefighters and paramedics arrived on the scene but were unable to save the victim, who had multiple gunshot......
The calm of the Moulins district in Nice was shattered on Friday night when automatic gunfire erupted around 9:10 p.m., leaving two people dead and five others injured. Less than 24 hours later, authorities confirmed that the attack was linked to drug trafficking networks operating between Nice and Marseille. According......
