Nice, France

First Israeli to win Grand Slam wheelchair title celebrates victory and hostages return

Israeli tennis player Guy Sasson won the French Open Quad Wheelchair finals, his first Grand Slam singles title, amid dramatic ups and downs, learning of significant news afterward.

 GUY SASSON celebrates on the court with his trophy.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian leaves after a news conference with Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar (not pictured), in Cairo, Egypt November 8, 2020.

Cairo: French minister affirms respect for Islam in dispute over cartoons

 Father Franklin Parmentier greets people ahead of a mass on Sunday at Notre Dame Basilica to pay tribute to the victims of last Thursday’s deadly knife attack in Nice, France.

There is no right to not be offended

A man prays in front of the Notre Dame church to pay tribute to the victims of a deadly knife attack in Nice, France, October 31, 2020

Attacks on Christians show hypocrisy of 'blasphemy' controversy -analysis


End ties with France in 24 hours, Bangladesh Islamist group tells gov't

France has allowed displays of the cartoons, which are considered blasphemous by Muslims.

Supporters and activists of the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, an Islamist political party, hold placards as they take part in a protest calling for the boycott of French products, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 2, 2020

French Dilemma

“President Macron faces a tough dilemma: stand firm and implement the measures he outlined with respect to radical Islamism in France, or reassess that policy," - int'l affairs expert.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Lebanon, September 2020

Six in custody over Nice church attack in France

The suspected attacker, a 21-year-old from Tunisia, was shot by police and is now in critical condition in a hospital.

Knife attack in French city of Nice

Hezbollah's Nasrallah calls on France to back down over Muhammad cartoons

"You need to think about correcting this mistake," Nasrallah told France.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at a religious procession

Third suspect in Nice attack in custody; victims named

Two of the three victims in the attack have been named as Vincent Loquès and Simone Barreto Silva.

A man lights a candle near the Notre Dame church in tribute to the victims of a deadly knife attack in Nice, France, October 30, 2020

Thousands of Muslims protest over Macron remarks after France killings

In Pakistan, police fired tear gas at thousands of demonstrators marching towards the French Embassy in Islamabad, with some protesters trying to break through police barricades, witnesses said.

Police officers stand guard at the scene of a reported knife attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, France, October 29, 2020.

Who was the French attack victim who raised the alarm?

The picture on her Facebook profile had an image of Jesus Christ and the words, in French: "I am the one who loves you." She also posted prayers in Portuguese.

Reported knife attack in French city of Nice.

Man in custody over alleged links to Nice knife attacker

The man suspected of carrying out the attack was a Tunisian, born in 1999, who had arrived in Europe on Sept. 20 in Lampedusa, the Italian island off Tunisia.

Knife attack in French city of Nice

French Jewish leader: Islamists have declared war on France

Gil Taieb, the vice president of the CRIF umbrella group of French Jewish communities, made the comments Thursday in reference to the beheading of one woman and the fatal stabbing of two others.

Police officers stand near Notre Dame church, where a knife attack took place, in Nice, France October 29, 2020.

Three dead as woman beheaded in knife attack in Nice, France

The man suspected of carrying out a fatal knife attack kept shouting "Allahu Akbar."

Reported knife attack in French city of Nice.

Nice’s once-vibrant Jewish community faces uncertain future

“It caused many people to leave,” Parienti said, “especially after the 2016 attack.”

A police officer stands guard near a makeshift memorial at the Consulate General of France in Manhattan following the Nice terror attack in New York, U.S., July 15, 2016