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French criminal investigators have called for the trial of three officials of the regime of Syrian President Bachar al-Assad. The three are suspected of involvement in the 2013 detention and subsequent deaths of two Franco-Syrian citizens, Mazzan Dabbagh and his son Patrick.

Palestinian human rights lawyer and former diplomat Ghaith al-Omari, a prominent advocate of the two-state solution and negotiations with Israel, gave FRANCE 24 a lengthy interview on a recent visit to Paris. In this second of a two-part series, he lamented the Palestinian Authority’s stagnation under longstanding President Mahmoud Abbas.

The Red Roses, meanwhile, are set to move training base mid-tournament

Why the much-protested Gallic gold card system has no similarity to ours.

Where was Murder Mystery 2 filmed? Iconic locations featured in the sequel, and we reveal exactly where film crews were spotted.

Eight decades after World War II, the Atlantic Wall is still breaking up. Along the coast of Brittany, in western France, lie more than 1,000 bunkers. Most of these vestiges of German occupation are abandoned, but some have been given a new lease of life. The submarine base of Lorient…

The trial relating to the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in Paris – that killed four and left dozens injured – has opened in the capital. Hassan Diab, the Canadian academic accused of the attack, is being tried in absentia.

Macron instructs government to look at whether euthanasia or assisted dying should be permitted

The time capsule home of Serge Gainsbourg, one of France's most loved – and notorious – singer-songwriters, is to finally open to the public on September 20.

A French government minister has sparked a political row after she appeared – fully clothed – on the cover of Playboy magazine.

A French government minister has sparked a political row after she appeared – fully clothed – on the cover of Playboy magazine.