At a closed marine park in the south of France, two orcas swim lonely circles in an aging tank, its walls caked with green algae. Their fate has become a drama in France, where the government must decide soon whether to transfer them to another marine park or release them into a sanctuary in the…
Four years ago, at the close of the biggest concert of his career in Paris, the French pianist Sofiane Pamart did something unexpected to the instrument that brought him to fame: He took a flamethrower and set it on fire. Two years later, his instrument was aflame again as he played John Lennon’s “Imagine” while…
Shorouk Express During a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Lecornu asked his ministers “to bend over backward” to make sure a budget gets passed, according to government spokesperson Maud Bregeon. The Socialist Party, which was instrumental in passing the social security budget, could again play a kingmaker role. After warning that they could vote against the…
Shorouk Express PARIS — Former European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told colleagues on Wednesday that he will leave his post as the first president of France’s Court of Auditors before his term is meant to conclude at the end of 2026, according to four financial magistrates. Moscovici is expected to leave the job by the end of this…
Shorouk Express Oil&Gas Materials 15 September 2025 19:27 (UTC +04:00) From January to August 2025, Azerbaijan exported 81,700 tons of crude oil and related products to France, worth $41.3 million. Compared to the same period last year, export value rose by $15.8 million, while volume decreased by 8,011 tons. France ranked 18th among…
Shorouk Express The 74-year-old longtime centrist has so far failed to convince the opposition to swallow the bitter medicine he is proposing, a remedy that could assuage French creditors, financial institutions and ratings agencies concerned by the country’s unsustainable levels of public spending. Bayrou appeared to use the interview to try to reframe the public…
Shorouk Express The decisions to recognize a Palestian state come amid mounting international condemnation of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing the “suffering and starvation” in Gaza as “unspeakable and indefensible.” Rubio said in the Thursday interview that those decisions showed Hamas that it was being rewarded…
Shorouk Express The judges stressed that neonicotinoids — a class of insecticide that includes acetamiprid and that works by obstructing the nervous systems of insects — can be allowed in exceptional situations but only for a limited time and for well-defined crops. These conditions were not respected in the text of the law, the judges…
Shorouk Express Last month, during a two-hour press conference billed as “a moment of truth,” the French prime minister unveiled his draconian plans to drastically cut public spending in 2026. The plans include slashing two of France’s 11 public holidays, reducing the number of civil servants and freezing welfare payments, including pensions, that are typically adjusted…
Shorouk Express “At this podium yesterday, while I was not present in the room, one of the speakers allowed himself, as a provocation, to make a gesture referring to Nazi ideology,” Bardella said in in a statement Friday. “Therefore, I have taken the immediate decision to cancel my scheduled speaking engagement at the event this…
