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Georgian national team football player attacked in France

Georgian national team football player attacked in France

The Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Lyon and the Georgia national team, Georges Mikautadze, was the victim of an aggravated burglary following Olympique Lyonnais’ 4-1 victory against OGC …

Ramzan Kadyrov ready to build mosque in French Nice

Ramzan Kadyrov ready to build mosque in French Nice

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is ready to build a mosque in the French city of Nice if local authorities give permission and allocate a land plot for its construction. “Mosques should be everywhere. No, …

New probe launched in France against Suleiman Kerimov

New probe launched in France against Suleiman Kerimov

Prosecutors in the French city of Nice have launched a new investigation against Russian businessman and senator Suleiman Kerimov on charges of collusion in a large-scale tax evasion, Prosecutor of Nice Jean-Michel Pretre …

Oscar-Winning composer Francis Lai passes away

Oscar-Winning composer Francis Lai passes away

French composer Francis Lai, who won an Oscar for “Love Story” and penned the beguiling theme for “A Man and a Woman,” has died at the age of 86,  Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said. …

Russia's Suleiman Kerimov back in Nice

Russia's Suleiman Kerimov back in Nice

Russian businessman and lawmaker Suleiman Kerimov, under investigation for tax fraud in France, returned to Nice after making a short trip to Russia that was allowed by the French authorities, the Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel …

 Russian senator Kerimov not placed into custody in Nice

Russian senator Kerimov not placed into custody in Nice

Russian senator Suleiman Kerimov will not be placed into custody under investigation into money laundering in France and will stay free on his own recognizance, the Aix-en-Provence court of appeals ruled today, a council for the …

Nice attacker 'plotted for months and had accomplices'

Nice attacker 'plotted for months and had accomplices'

The French-Tunisian man who drove a lorry into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, killing 84 people and injuring hundreds more, had help planning the attack, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins has revealed, The Guardian …

​Isis Claimed Responsibility for the Attack in Nice

​Isis Claimed Responsibility for the Attack in Nice

The Islamic State group claimed Saturday that the Tunisian man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French resort city of Nice was a "soldier" of the group. It's the first claim of responsibility for an attack that claimed 84 …

Georgia sends condolences after terror attack in Nice

Georgia sends condolences after terror attack in Nice

Georgia is extremely saddened and offering its sincere condolences to the people of France after a deadly terrorist attack in the coastal city of Nice left 80 people dead and dozens more injured. Georgian leaders have expressed …

 Ban Ki-moon condemns Nice attack

Ban Ki-moon condemns Nice attack

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the 14 July terrorist attack in Nice.   He expresses his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of this horrific act, as well as to the …

Russian student of Finance Academy killed in Nice attack

Russian student of Finance Academy killed in Nice attack

A female Russian student was among those killed in the truck attack in Nice, the Moscow-based Academy of Finance where she studied said on Friday. The academy identified her as Viktoria Savchenko. Her friend and fellow student Polina …