Police violence and a disproportionate number of racially-motivated incidents have sparked a summer of riots. The rhetoric of politicians, especially toward Muslims and Arabs, led up to the clashes.

Both Gouraud and Goybet belonged to the same French colonial school that took great pride in the occupation of Damascus and consequent dismemberment. Al Majalla sets the record straight.

Macron has condemned the killing of a 17-year-old of Algerian descent and the UN has called on Paris "to address the problems of racism within the ranks of its security forces."

There are close ties and common interests across the English Channel, even after Brexit. What next for the nations on either side of it, which have been both enemies and friends over history?

The statue represents the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who do not know if they will ever return back to their homeland

France is currently experiencing a crisis over proposed pension system reforms, which has led to escalating protests and a breakdown in communication between the government and unions