Thousands of French citizens demonstrated in several cities Saturday for an eighth straight weekend, continuing protests against the country’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system required to enter most public areas, including stadiums, cafes, restaurants, and gyms. The health pass, which was passed by the French Parliament weeks ago, mandates an individual be vaccinated, have a recent…
‘I Will Not Submit’: 140,000 French Citizens Protest Against Vaccine Passport
Revolutionary Broth: The Birth of the Restaurant and the Invention of French Gastronomy
From the rise of click and collect to the advent of dark kitchens, the very concept of the restaurant is undergoing major changes. Even before the pandemic hit, consumers were moving away from the physical location of the restaurant, a transformation that has only been accelerated by coronavirus. These new ways of eating question the…
Tens of Thousands Protest in Germany, France Against COVID-19 Vaccine Passports
Tens of thousands of people in Germany and France protested against COVID-19 rules and vaccinate passports over the weekend, saying the restrictions infringe on their rights. German police had banned nine planned demonstrations for Saturday, including one from the Stuttgart-based Querdenker movement, the most visible anti-lockdown movement in Germany. A court ruled in favor of…
Mideast Leaders Plus France Meet in Baghdad to Talk Security, Diplomacy
BAGHDAD—Several Middle Eastern leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron met in Baghdad on Saturday at a summit hosted by Iraq, which wants its neighbors to talk to each other instead of settling scores on its territory. Relationships within the region are strained chiefly by hostility between Iran on one side and the United States and…
France Held Talks With Taliban to Facilitate Evacuations: Foreign Ministry
PARIS—France has held talks with representatives of the Taliban in recent days in Kabul and in Doha to ease its ongoing evacuations from the Afghan capital, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban, had earlier said on Twitter that a French delegation had met the group in the Qatari…
France’s Macron Warns Security Situation in Afghanistan ‘Is Not Under Control’ After Blasts
The security situation in Afghanistan “is not under control,” France’s president said after at least two blasts went off outside the Kabul airport on Thursday. “The situation has profoundly deteriorated around the military airport,” Macron told reporters in Ireland as he met with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin. “It has been a few days that…
France’s Macron Warns Security Situation in Afghanistan ‘Not Under Control’ After Blasts
The security situation in Afghanistan “is not under control,” France’s president said after at least two blasts went off outside the Kabul airport on Thursday. “The situation has profoundly deteriorated around the military airport,” Macron told reporters in Ireland as he met with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin. “It has been a few days that…
France to End Afghanistan Evacuations on Friday Evening
France will stop its evacuation efforts at Kabul airport on Friday evening, the country’s prime minister has announced. “From tomorrow evening onwards, we are not able to evacuate people from the Kabul airport,” French Prime Minister Jean Castex told RTL radio on Thursday. The Dutch government said it expects to carry out its last evacuation…
France: Afghan Refugee ‘Obviously Linked’ to Taliban Arrested in Paris
An Afghani man who was recently flown from Kabul to Paris has been detained by French police over suspected links to the Taliban and after failing to comply with a quarantine order, authorities confirmed. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that among five Afghan refugees who had been placed under strict surveillance by the…
‘We Should Abolish It’: French Vaccine Passport Protests Continue for 6th Weekend
More protests erupted across France to demonstrate against the country’s COVID-19 vaccine passports over the weekend, with tens of thousands of people marching in Paris and other cities. The French Interior Ministry told Reuters that about 175,000 people demonstrated Saturday—the sixth straight one. Last weekend, about 215,000 people partook in the demonstrations, and a week…
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