France

The grisly terrorist attacks in France's cities of Nice and Avignon, which followed the verbal  exchanges between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, show that the latter's threats had an impact on Europe's Islamist...

European leaders at an ongoing European Council video conference on Thursday condemned the terrorist attacks in France, expressing solidarity with France and calling on leaders of all countries to work toward dialogue and understanding. In their joint message on Thursday,...

The Greek Foreign Ministry expressed "abhorrence" at the knife attack that killed three people in and around the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice in the French city of Nice on Thursday morning. At least one victim, a woman, was beheaded...

Dozens of Muslim demonstrators attacked the French Embassy in Cyprus on Tuesday following the deterioration of relations between France and Turkey over Islamic extremists. Demonstrators removed the French flag and clashed with police forces. Two people were arrested in the...

Three people died on Thursday morning after a suspected terrorist attack at a cathedral in Nice. Reports say that at least one of the victims was beheaded and several others were stabbed in the knife attack, which began around 9...

In a Wednesday interview with RTL Radio, European Council President Charles Michel pledged that the European Union will assess Turkey's behavior before the end of this year. Michel also described as "unacceptable" the recent comments of Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

A front-page cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo which mocks President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sparked furious reactions from Turkish officials on Tuesday. "We condemn this most disgusting effort by this publication to spread its cultural racism and hatred,"...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed on Sunday his solidarity with French President Emmanuel Macron, who was recently at the receiving end of insults by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "Personal insults against President Macron and hate speech targeting France...

France recalled its ambassador in Ankara after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the French president needed “mental treatment,” and criticized Emmanuel Macron’s policy toward Islam. Such “excess” and “coarseness” on the part of Erdogan are “unacceptable,” Macron’s office said...

France and Germany accused Turkey on Thursday of continuing to provoke the European Union with its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and gave it one week to clarify its positions, Reuters reports. “It’s clear to us that Turkey is permanently...