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Eight millionaire ministers...
15/04/2013 - MEDIAWATCH

Eight millionaire ministers...

...and other juicy details of "Operation Transparency", or François Hollande's bid to win back public confidence after the Cahuzac tax evasion scandal. All his ministers had to reveal their assets in one fell swoop. Journalists across France were waiting on front of their computers pressing the "refresh" button, waiting for the government website to dish the details!
French ministers ordered to publicly declare private assets
15/04/2013 - FRANCE

French ministers ordered to publicly declare private assets

The first public list of French government ministers' private assets was revealed on Monday. Senior politicians now have to declare what they own, including property, vehicles, shares and other valuables. It comes as President François Hollande tries to reverse his falling popularity and regain voter confidence, after his budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac was forced to admit that he'd lied about having offshore bank accounts.
France braced for more gay marriage protests
16/04/2013 - FRANCE

France braced for more gay marriage protests

France’s National Assembly decided Monday to bring forward the final vote on France’s gay marriage bill to April 23, raising the prospect of more mass demonstrations by opponents in the coming days.
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Racist graffiti targets new mosque site near Paris
17/04/2013 - FRANCE

Racist graffiti targets new mosque site near Paris

The building site of a new mosque near Paris was daubed with racist graffiti - including Nazi swastikas - over the weekend, amidst escalating anti-Muslim sentiment in France.
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French ministers disclose personal wealth for first time
16/04/2013 - FRANCE

French ministers disclose personal wealth for first time

French authorities published the personal wealth of ministers on the government website on Monday in a bid to restore public confidence following a tax-evasion scandal which led to the resignation of former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac.
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Crillon hotel flaunts treasures before auction
15/04/2013 - FRANCE - CULTURE

Crillon hotel flaunts treasures before auction

Paris’s famed Hôtel de Crillon is about to undergo a major facelift. But before it closes for the two-year renovation, the hotel is auctioning off many of its lavish items and allowing the public a close-up view of this iconic Parisian institution.
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Hostage freed in Afghanistan arrives back in France
14/04/2013 - FRANCE

Hostage freed in Afghanistan arrives back in France

French photographer Pierre Borghi arrived back in France on Sunday after being freed in Afghanistan last week. Borghi, who spent four months in captivity, was one of two French hostages released in recent days.
Tunisia - France: Tunisian immigrants struggle to get by
13/04/2013 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia - France: Tunisian immigrants struggle to get by

This week, our correspondents speak to Tunisian immigrants at a squat just outside Paris where for many, the dreams gone sour after the revolution. Officially Morocco has relatively low infection rates for HIV AIDS but all may not be as it seems, as social stigmas prevent many Moroccans from getting tested or treated for the disease. Finally we head to a new museum in Tunisia that pays homage to the memory of Bourguiba, the father of independence.
Notorious French criminal on the run after jailbreak
14/04/2013 - FRANCE

Notorious French criminal on the run after jailbreak

Notorious armed robber Redoine Faid used explosives and took four wardens hostage as he made a dramatic escape from a prison in northern France on Saturday. A manhunt is currently under way for Faid, who is described as “particularly dangerous”.
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Preserving the memory of the world in the digital age
13/04/2013 - WEBNEWS

Preserving the memory of the world in the digital age

Before the Internet came along, the access one had to culture would largely depend on what one could afford, but then came dematerialization and the digitizing of books, artworks, film and music. France’s National Audio-visual Institute, for example, has already made 5 million hours of television and radio available to the public along with over 1,2 million photos.
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