President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Muslim burqa would not be welcome in France, calling the full-body religious gown a sign of the “debasement” of women.
In the first presidential address to parliament in 136 years, Sarkozy faced critics who fear the burqa issue could stigmatize France’s Muslims and said he supported banning the garment from being [...]
Throughout France, there is a new discussion aimed at the presence of French troops in Afghanistan. As the death toll mounts of French soldiers in Afghanistan, the anger, confusion and downright demand of return of troops increases. These sentiments touched the peak, when Paris Match, a French magazine published photos of Taliban posing with trophies [...]
French newspapers reported Monday that President Nicolas Sarkozy is romancing supermodel-turned-pop singer Carla Bruni, just two months after his divorce.Sarkozy, 52, and Bruni, 38, were photographed together at the Disneyland theme park near Paris on Saturday, although none of the photos showed them any closer than shoulder-to-shoulder.
The Elysee Palace would not comment on the photographs, [...]
