France

Just a stone's throw from the Croisette, Al Majalla met the French director and actress in a setting worlds apart from the frenzy of the international film festival

Drawing on extensive dialogue between academics, jurists, and religious leaders, a new book concludes there is no incompatibility between being a French citizen and being Muslim

Part memoir, part moral reckoning, French rape victim-turned-feminist icon Gisèle Pelicot's new book is a powerful reflection on trauma and dignity

Key US allies, like the UK and France, initially said the US attacks on Iran were unlawful, but after Trump lashed out some are now singing a different tune

The Cameroonian journalist discusses his debut novel, 'Le Testament de Charles', and how post-independence generations still bear the scars of colonialism

Xavier Le Clerc's novel doesn't merely unmask France's ugly colonial past; it warns of the present's ability to reproduce it

A court found the National Rally leader guilty of embezzling EU funds and slapped her with a five-year ban on running for political office. But it's too early to write her political obituary just yet.

Relations have plummeted between Paris and Algiers. The latter sought a fairer deal, but the former seemed to want only oil, gas, and a grain market. As French firms leave, Algeria is moving on.

A contentious cultural and political issue can often be oversimplified with crude arguments, but the question of languages and identities is much more nuanced.