French police arrest 12 people in search for accomplices of Islamist killer Amedy CoulibalyFrench life still revolves around last week’s attacks, writes Lara MarloweSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
Two suspected jihadists killed in raid by security forces in BelguimMen believed to have been planning atack ‘on a grand scale’ opened fire on policeFri Jan 16 2015 - 08:26
‘Defending terror’ crackdown sparks French debate on free speechLarge numbers of students refused to observe minute’s silence for Charlie Hebdo victimsFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Charlie Hebdo: Four victims of Paris attacks buriedMalian Lassana Bathily who acted to save Jews in supermarket to become French citizenThu Jan 15 2015 - 22:41
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula says it was behind ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attackAqap leader claims in YouTube video that killings were in accordance with wishes of Osama bin LadenThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Tributes paid as first Paris victims buriedNational Assembly sing ‘Marseillaise’ in emotional scenesWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
French prime minister speaks of ‘ardent flame’ of nation’s spiritAssembly votes to renew deployment of French forces in IraqTue Jan 13 2015 - 22:25
French hostage tells of surviving siege in printing plantLilian Lepère ran to the kitchen and hid under the kitchen sinkTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:01
French self-congratulation on response to attacks undercut by uneaseCommentators unite in pride but uncertainty remains about long termTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:00
Defiance and fraternity as millions march in FranceThe same words were on every lips, on every placard: ‘Je suis Charlie’Mon Jan 12 2015 - 06:35
The naive and the knowing of Haitian artA show at Paris’s Grand Palais vividly captures how Haitians have portrayed their culture while subverting dictatorsMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
My son just said: ‘one must not draw the prophet’Mother thought Paris massacre would horrify child who is Islamic State recruitMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
March for unity the biggest rally in Paris since 1944Interior ministry estimates 3.7m marched throughout France, including 1.2-1.6m in ParisSun Jan 11 2015 - 19:01
Paris gunman’s girlfriend travelled to SyriaAuthorities believe Hayat Boumeddiene (26) flew to Istanbul days before the attacks on her way to SyriaSun Jan 11 2015 - 08:43
Emmanuelle Riva: ‘I thank heaven for the child that’s still in me’Sixty years after she started as an actor, the star of ‘Hiroshima, Mon Amour’ and ‘Amour’ is still impressing audiencesSat Jan 10 2015 - 10:00
It was over in less than a minute: For France a dark, disorienting week reached a brutal endGerman chancellor Angela Merkel and British PM David Cameron to join Spanish and Italian leaders in show of solidarity in Paris after 'tragedy for the nation'Sat Jan 10 2015 - 06:13
‘Charlie Hebdo’: why jihad came to ParisWith Europe’s largest Muslim population, France sees itself as a model of equality. Yet Islamists view it as a profoundly anti-Muslim country at war with the Islamic worldSat Jan 10 2015 - 01:00
Grieving companion of slain ‘Charlie Hebdo’ editor Stéphane Charbonnier speaks out, writes Lara MarloweSlain journalist’s companion Jeannette Bougrab criticises security efforts to protect cartoonistsSat Jan 10 2015 - 01:00
France mourns as hunt for ‘Charlie Hebdo’ gunmen continues in wake of Paris attackPolice search 20km sq area of Picardie for brothers Cherif and Said KouachiFri Jan 09 2015 - 06:58
Paris attack: ‘It was an absolute war scene ... bodies everywhere’Three days of mourning to follow murder of 12 at ‘Charlie Hebdo’ officesThu Jan 08 2015 - 06:50
‘I heard screams. People were running. There were no sirens yet’Parisians reeling after gunmen strike during editorial meeting of satirical Charlie HebdoWed Jan 07 2015 - 21:08
French controversialist Michel Houellebecq takes another tilt at IslamPolitical fiction reflects French obsession with Islam, writes Lara MarloweWed Jan 07 2015 - 06:00
François Hollande edges back from the verge of political deathFrench leader seeks to capitalise on unexpected recent surge in poll ratingTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
How the Gaza war changed perceptionsAtrocities committed by Israel this summer have led to international recognition of PalestineSat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
The lives of others: What the world can teach Ireland about smarter livingFrom Japan’s low obesity rates to Belgium’s happy renters, the world is full of examples of how to make society smarter, healthier and more enrichingSat Dec 13 2014 - 06:00
‘Debate of civilisation’ touches on France’s protected classesThe ‘loi Macron’ is intended to revive the economy – if it can get past the vested interestsFri Dec 12 2014 - 01:45
Love and politics a powerful combination in FranceFrench relationships are deeply influenced by political leaningsTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
Lara Marlowe on the colourful life of Marie-Louise O’MorphyAn Irishwoman’s Diary: on an Irishwoman at the court of Louis XVMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
Coalition airstrikes in Syria are futile, says AssadSyrian dictator mocks French president’s unpopularity, writes Lara MarloweFri Dec 05 2014 - 18:54
French right on the march as Sarkozy and Le Pen elected to lead their partiesThe 2017 race for the presidency of the Fifth Republic has started earlyMon Dec 01 2014 - 08:32
Islamic State converts: Torment of a jihadi’s motherFrenchwoman Marie has lived in fear since her son decamped to SyriaSat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Politesse junked as Sarkozy looks to presidencyInfighting is order of day in France’s main conservative party UMPTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
First photos of Hollande and Gayet together surfaceBook by his previous lover Valérie Trierweiler has sold 600,000 copiesSat Nov 22 2014 - 01:01
Subdued Sapin says France needs time to deliver on the economyWeak growth, low inflaiton and high unemployment mean France cannot comply with EU demands on budget targetsFri Nov 21 2014 - 01:45
Second French citizen identified as Islamic State executionerMichael Dos Santos (22) converted to Islam at age 17 and travelled to Syria last yearThu Nov 20 2014 - 06:36
An Irishwoman’s Diary on ‘Gaeltacht-sur-Seine’Paris hosts an Irish-language weekTue Nov 18 2014 - 07:50
Sarkozy agrees to revoke same-sex marriage lawPolitical rival accuses former president of ‘political and moral crookery’Tue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
Writers’ group Pen champions jailed poet Mahvash SabetIranian one of five writers whose plight is being highlighted by Day of the Imprisoned WriterSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Hollande adviser embroiled in Sarkozy and Fillon rowJean Pierre Jouyet claims he was asked to speed up investigation into Sarkozy’s financesThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
First Irish soldier to die in first World War remembered in FranceRemembering Private Kennedy: a centenary ceremony for a Ballina soldierWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Roll call for hundreds of thousands of Great War deadFirst international monument to the first World War to be inaugurated in France todayTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
Alain Juppé still not finished in politics as presidency beckonsUMP party beset with problems but still favourite to retake the Élysée in 2017Wed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
Oui oui, la gastronomie: a little taste of ParisIn the first of a four-part series looking at food culture in different cities, Lara Marlowe describes how her palate was broadened when she arrived in the French capital aged 19Tue Nov 04 2014 - 01:00
Overblown budgets, scandal and intrigue: Picasso Museum reopens in ParisThis spectacular new exhibition of Pablo Picasso's formidable work ties in with the 133rd anniversary of the artist's birthSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Paul Durand-Ruel: a French art patron who left a lasting impressionThe collection of Impressionism’s earliest patron is the basis of a major new exhibition in ParisWed Oct 29 2014 - 01:00
Columnist’s diatribe on French decline becomes a bestsellerÉric Zemmour’s ‘The French Suicide’ attacks feminism, immigrants and ‘the gay lobby’Tue Oct 28 2014 - 01:00
The rising star aiming to transform the French economyMedia has dubbed economy minister ‘the child prodigy’ – but can he deliver?Mon Oct 27 2014 - 01:40
Fight for the plundered paintings of Paris: My Grandfather’s Gallery, by Anne SinclairReview: The ex-wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn chronicles the Nazis’ mass theft of her family’s art treasuresSat Oct 25 2014 - 01:28
Lille mayor Martine Aubry rows in to save France from ‘sinking’An influential voice on the left, Aubry worsens François Hollande’s predicamentMon Oct 20 2014 - 09:46
France on collision course with Brussels over budgetEuropean partners losing patience with Paris over refusal to make deeper cutsWed Oct 15 2014 - 01:00
