Dubai-based teen Jassem Koleilat ‘didn’t like goalkeeping’, now signed as one in France

DUBAI // A Dubai-based schoolboy goalkeeper will relocate to France this summer after being signed by a Ligue 2 club. Jassem Koleilat, 16, is set to join the ranks of Stade Lavallois, who finished 13th in the second tier of French football last …

France’s Orano shifts focus to Uzbekistan after losing Niger’s uranium assets

By Samir Muradov France’s Orano Mining, Uzbekistan’s Navoiuran, and Japan’s ITOCHU have signed a trilateral agreement to commence uranium extraction at the Jongeldy deposit, marking a significant step in the development of Uzbekistan’s uranium industry. …

France lauds Nigeria’s anti-narcotics efforts, donates equipment

By Christopher Oji The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency  (NDLEA) said it made 57, 792 arrests; 9.9 million kilograms seizures of illicit drugs and 10,572 convictions within a space of four years. However,  French government has commended the …

Can France's nuclear deterrent protect Europe?

"I have decided to open the strategic debate on using our deterrent to protect our allies on the European continent." In his address to the nation on Wednesday, March 5, French President Emmanuel Macron relaunched an idea that he has been …

France’s Green cul-de-sac

France accounts for 1 per cent of CO₂ emissions. Is this a cause worth embracing Green Bolshevism for?  In the French film La Horse, the patriarch, played by Jean Gabin, delivers a harsh line: “Progrès? Oui. Merde? Non.” Yes to progress, no to bullshit. In …

France extols Nigeria's anti-narcotics efforts, donates equipment

France has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for its successes, especially in areas of illicit drug control, prosecution and conviction of offenders. The commendation was given by the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, …

Mbappe returns to France squad... to face Modric

Actualizado 13/03/2025 - 12:43 CDT Back on Didier Deschamps' list, Kylian Mbappe was at the top of France's squad for this international break and the double-header against Luka Modric's Croatia in the Nations League Next Thursday, …

France Eye 'Supreme Objective' Of Six Nations As Scotland Visit

A France side brimming with confidence host Scotland on Saturday with a second Six Nations title of head coach Fabien Galthie's rollercoaster tenure on the line. A victory with four tries or more at a sold-out Stade de France would guarantee Les Bleus …

Russia's Daniil Medvedev serves on the way to a three-set quarter-final victory over Arthur Fils of France at Indian ...

Fabien Galthie explains France anomaly and what Gregor Townsend said to him after Scotland's last win in Paris

France head coach admits, ‘I always have my hazards on’ Fabien Galthie has offered an intriguing explanation as to why so many brilliant French teams are so maddeningly inconsistent. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Six Nations finale against Scotland in …