Monday 29 June 2026 - 16:15
French environmental services group Suez has secured a €2 billion, 15-year contract in Oman, marking one of the largest agreements in the company's history and significantly strengthening its presence in the Middle East's water sector. The contract was signed with NAMA Water Services, Oman's national water utility, during......
French authorities have opened an investigation after a 25-year-old man died following a medical emergency in the city of Bobigny, with investigators examining whether heavy consumption of nitrous oxide may have contributed to the incident. Emergency responders were called to the scene on Sunday after the man collapsed in a public area. Despite......
A French driver aged 18 has lost his probationary driving licence after being caught travelling at 225 km/h in a high-powered Audi RS6 on a motorway near Toulouse, in one of the most severe speeding incidents recorded in the region in recent months. The incident occurred in the early hours of 24 June 2026 on the A64 motorway towards Muret,......
French political discussions around the 2027 presidential election are beginning to take shape, with centrist figures increasingly positioning potential candidates ahead of the official campaign period. A senior member of the MoDem party, Deputy Richard Ramos, suggested that Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot could emerge as a presidential......
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, has approved a record €3 billion financing package for aerospace manufacturer Airbus, marking the largest loan ever granted to a single corporate borrower by the institution. The financing is designed to support long-term investment in research, development, and......
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron held high-level discussions on Sunday focused on the evolving Iran–US understanding and broader efforts to stabilise the Middle East, according to official Saudi media. The phone call, reported by the Saudi Press Agency, covered recent diplomatic developments......
France’s Budget Minister David Amiel has called for a shift in public finance priorities, arguing that the country’s fiscal challenges should be addressed by reviewing social spending rather than targeting jobs in the civil service. Speaking in a media interview on Sunday, Amiel rejected the idea that public sector employment......
Eleven people lost their lives after a training aircraft operated by a local skydiving school crashed on Sunday in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine, according to local authorities. The aircraft was carrying a total of 11 people, including the pilot and 10 passengers. Officials said the passengers were made up of five student skydivers......
France has recorded around 1,000 excess deaths during an intense heatwave sweeping across Europe, according to the country’s public health agency, which warned that the final toll is likely to be higher as additional data becomes available. The preliminary assessment from Santé Publique France indicates that the majority of deaths......
A light tourist aircraft carrying a group of parachutists crashed on Sunday morning in Tomblaine, near the city of Nancy in eastern France, prompting a large-scale emergency response and reports of multiple casualties. According to local authorities, the aircraft had taken off earlier in the day from Nancy-Essey aerodrome before going down......
Several vegetation fires erupted in France’s Loire department over the weekend, prompting a large-scale emergency response and leading to the arrest of three individuals suspected of accidental involvement in the outbreaks. According to the public prosecutor’s office in Roanne, two separate incidents are believed to have triggered......
France's healthcare system is facing mounting pressure as a prolonged heatwave continues to affect large parts of the country, prompting warnings from leading medical professionals that the human toll may rise significantly in the coming days. Philippe Juvin, head of emergency services at the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital in Paris,......
Severe heatwave conditions across France have begun to disrupt retail supply chains, with some supermarket operators temporarily suspending chocolate deliveries due to concerns over product quality during transport and storage. Retailers say that rising temperatures are making it increasingly difficult to preserve chocolate in optimal condition......
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Throne Day 2026
Tuesday 21 - 13:31
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At the Heart of the 2026 World Cup
Monday 18 May 2026 - 13:30
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GITEX Africa: The New Frontiers Of African Innovation
Monday 06 April 2026 - 13:04
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Les Impériales Week 2026: Under the Theme “Daba or Never”
Tuesday 31 March 2026 - 10:03
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Iran under the lens
Tuesday 13 January 2026 - 08:30
