The right to mock and caricature, even religion, is an essential part of being French, President Emmanuel Macron said at a naturalisation ceremony on Friday, days after the start of a trial of the accused accomplices in an attack by Islamist gunmen on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in 2015.
In the Paris Pantheon, a mausoleum to France’s heroes, Macron handed five new citizens their French papers in a solemn ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of the Third Republic.
More than a dozen defendants went on trial this week for their role in the killing spree in the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, where 12 people died. This week, the magazine republished the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that had sparked the ire of Islamist militants.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Charlie Hebdo attackers killed to avenge Prophet Mohammad, French court hearsThe Islamist gunmen who attacked the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo five years ago, killing 12 people, sought to avenge the Prophet Mohammad, a French court heard on Wednesday on the first day of the trial of more than a dozen alleged accomplices.
Read more »
French spy master joins effort to deliver Lebanese reforms, sources sayFrance's intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, buttressing President Emmanuel Macron's bid to pull the country out of a devastating economic crisis.
Read more »
French Laundry Launches $850-Per-Person Indoor Dining ‘Experience’ Fit for a Bond Villain'Eyes Wide Shut' meets abandoned mansion horror flick for the conspicuous consumption set at Thomas Keller’s critically cherished California restaurant (Via EaterSF)
Read more »
Foreign interference, Islamic state main challenges for Iraq, says France's MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron pledged support for Iraq on Wednesday and said the main challenges facing the country are Islamic State militants and foreign interference in its affairs.
Read more »
Macron says France supports Iraqi PM's efforts to safeguard sovereigntyFrench President Emmanuel Macron discussed energy cooperation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and working together on a nuclear project that could solve Iraq's chronic electricity shortages, Kadhimi said on Wednesday.
Read more »