By Ségolène ALLEMANDOU France24. A tougher immigration policy Among the measures “for better management of the flow of immigrants” announced by Gueant are a toughening of the conditions necessary to obtain French citizenship and of the rules allowing an immigrant living in France to be joined by family members. Other measures include […]
Tuesday 29 November 2011 By RFI Paris aims to attract hundreds of thousands more visitors to the French capital during the Christmas period with the launch of ‘Shopping by Paris’. The initiative offers visitors reductions on restaurants, accommodation and cultural events in an attempt to rival cities like London recently […]
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: French academics have shown their keenness to make use of Saudi expertise and experience in Islamic banking and finance, said Saudi Ambassador to Paris, Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Asheikh. The ambassador made this comment while holding a reception in Paris on the occasion […]
Source: CNN Anders Breivik’s trial is set to take place in April for the rampage that killed 77 people. Norwegians angry terror suspect deemed insane, want him to face prison […]
International companies are preparing contingency plans for a possible break-up of the euro zone, according to interviews with dozens of multinational executives. http://www.cnbc.com/id/45487482
On Wednesday, Germany’s Federal Administrative Court is set to rule on whether German schools must accommodate Muslims by providing them with a place to pray. In a landmark case, Germany’s […]
Source: Reuters Author: Balazs Koranyi Norway’s banks are well capitalised and continue to report solid earnings, but European turmoil, high household debt and rising funding costs have increased risks for the sector, the central bank said on Tuesday. Banks are expected to post healthy capital levels this year but the sector, […]
A former journalist at the Daily Star told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards that he received threats and may have had his phone hacked after he quit the paper […]
Vienna has topped a list as the nicest place to live in the world, thanks to its excellent infrastructure, safe streets and publish health service. German and Swiss cities also […]
The International Monetary Fund is being lined up potentially to help Italy and Spain amid growing fears that a European rescue scheme will not be able to prop up the […]
The head of one of Europe’s largest information technology services companies is to ban staff from sending each other emails, saying they waste time and are outdated. From Telegraph UK: […]
Source: Times of Inida Winter’s round the corner and everyone seems to be falling sick these days. While it’s easy to shrug it off, have you considered the possibility of winter allergies? How to avoid winter allergies (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) More:
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch and agencies Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has beaten Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in a nail-biting match to win a record sixth title at the […]
Iran erupted in a fresh frenzy of animosity towards its old imperial foe on Sunday as MPs chanting “death to England” voted to expel Britain’s ambassador to Tehran and threatened […]
Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, reached back to the rhetoric of the Cold War on Sunday to angrily accuse the West of trying to meddle in his country’s forthcoming elections. Speaking ahead of a parliamentary vote this weekend that his party is expected to win, the country’s de facto […]
Source / Credit: The Telegraph By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent 7:30AM GMT 27 Nov 2011 A Christian worker has launched a landmark legal action after she lost her job […]
The Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy dons a jet suit and flies in formation with two Albatross jets over the Swiss Alps. The 51-year-old former pilot, who calls himself “Jetman,” took to the skies wearing a 120lb custom-built jet suit over the Alps in formation with the Breitling jet team. The […]
by Urs Geiser, swissinfo.ch The justice ministry appears to have some way to go to win support for its proposals aimed at boosting integration of foreigners. The increased role of […]
Propping up failure – in the euro and elsewhere – is hardly the recipe for renewed prosperity. Friends of Lady Thatcher tend to deplore The Iron Lady, the new film about her starring Meryl Streep. They do so because they are upset at the portrayal of a still living person […]
Seven people go on trial on Monday for the multi-million pound theft of a Monet, Sisley and two Breughels in Nice but their leader claims the FBI’s art crimes chief “ordered” the heist.The men face maximum sentences of 30 years in prison for armed robbery at the end of the […]