The anti-government demonstrations were the largest yet, as ruling party members, business leaders and even the army indicated support for change.
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
Times Insider: Lifting the Veil on the Académie Française
For a story about the deadlock within an age-old French institution, our Paris bureau chief was obligated to adopt their approach of moving slowly.
Algeria Protests: President’s Offer Fails to Temper Outrage
A spokesman said that the ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, would call new elections — after he had secured a fifth term in voting set for April.
The Guardians of the French Language Are Deadlocked, Just Like Their Country
The “Immortals” of the Académie Française have failed to fill four seats, a paralysis that reflects France’s own struggle to adapt to the 21st century.
Algeria Protests Grow Against President Bouteflika, Ailing and Out of Sight
A fifth term for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 81, has enraged Algerians, especially a younger generation frustrated by his tenure and with little memory of the country’s turmoils in the 1990s.
Thousands Rally Against Anti-Semitism in France
France’s major political parties and Jewish organizations organized rallies across the country against anti-Semitism, responding to a sharp spike in incidents targeting Jewish people and sites.
Anti-Semitic Taunts by Yellow Vests Prompt French Soul-Searching
The insults hurled at Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent intellectual, crystallized a number of dark elements in a climate of public tension.
Anti-Semitic Taunts by Yellow Vests Prompt French Soul-Searching
The insults hurled at Alain Finkielkraut, a prominent intellectual, crystallized a number of dark elements in a climate of public tension.
Can France Ever Leave Africa? Airstrikes in Chad Raise an Old Question
Puzzled analysts and members of Parliament wonder why France is again propping up an ironhanded African dictator.
France Dispatch: As Migrant Routes Shift, a French Mayor Offers Shelter
Bayonne, near the Spanish border, is on the front line of a migration crisis, putting the city’s leader in conflict with the Macron government for offering aid to undocumented foreigners.