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Turkey, Qatar urge renewed negotiations with Tehran
05/02/2012 - MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE

Turkey, Qatar urge renewed negotiations with Tehran

Turkish and Qatari officials said a military strike on Iran would be disastrous for the region and dismissed suggestions of tighter sanctions to rein in its nuclear programme, saying renewed negotiations with Tehran were the only option.
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François Hollande gets flour-bombed
02/02/2012 - CAMPAIGN CHRONICLES

François Hollande gets flour-bombed

Housing is becoming a major issue in the French election campaign. Yesterday, the different candidates presented their plans to make it easier to put a roof over one's head in France. But during this very meeting, François Hollande was flour-bombed, raising serious security issues for French candidates.
François gets a flouring
02/02/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

François gets a flouring

The French papers are worrying about the security of the presidential candidates this morning after a woman managed to cover François Hollande in flour yesterday. We're also looking at the Bettencourt saga, and fraudulent marriages.
Egypt to lift decades-old state of emergency law
24/01/2012 - EGYPT

Egypt to lift decades-old state of emergency law

Egypt's military leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi announced Tuesday that the country's state of emergency law, in place since 1981, will be lifted on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the start of the protests that overthrew Hosni Mubarak.
Debate swirls as Paris embraces video surveillance
17/01/2012 - FRANCE

Debate swirls as Paris embraces video surveillance

A debate over surveillance cameras is raging in Paris, where police are in the process of establishing a widespread system of "video protection". Is it a necessary security measure or a needless infringement of civil liberties?
France to tighten security in nuclear power plants
06/01/2012 - FRANCE

France to tighten security in nuclear power plants

France's Interior Minister Claude Guéant has reportedly said the country will take steps to tighten security in all of its 58 nuclear power plants, after Greenpeace activists highlighted the system's weaknesses by infiltrating two sites last month.
London to deploy 13,500 troops for summer Olympics
15/12/2011 - UNITED KINGDOM

London to deploy 13,500 troops for summer Olympics

Britain plans to deploy 13,500 troops, two warships and ground-to-air missiles to provide security for the 2012 summer Olympics in London, Defence Minister Philip Hammond announced on Thursday.
France ups security for Syrian opposition leaders
02/12/2011 - France - Syria

France ups security for Syrian opposition leaders

French authorities will afford closer protection to Syrian opposition members, including the opposition council’s Paris-based leader Burhan Ghalioun, the Interior Minister Claude Gueant (photo) announced Friday.
Homeland security: fighting terrorism and crime is big business
22/11/2011 - BEYOND BUSINESS

Homeland security: fighting terrorism and crime is big business

How has the fight against terrorism and crime turned into big business? Investors seem increasingly willing to flash their cash to get part of the action. It comes at a time when the security industry has grown in both size and scope. It now includes cyber security, as well as camera systems that can identify and track unwanted individuals.
Trouble in Marseille
21/10/2011 - REPORTERS

Trouble in Marseille

With acts of violence and trafficking of all kinds going on in broad daylight, crime has become rife in Marseille and is affecting all parts of the city. Teenagers from the estates cause chaos and the police seem overwhelmed. Residents are wondering if the government has given up on them.
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