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French rapper Naps appeared before the Paris criminal court this week, contesting allegations that he raped a 25 year old woman in a hotel room in October 2021. The artist, whose real name is Nabil Boukhobza, denies the charges and maintains that the encounter was consensual. If convicted, he faces up...
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A legal battle is brewing in France’s culinary world. The famous restaurant Les Grands Buffets of Narbonne has filed a lawsuit against Les Grands Buffets Lyonnais, which opened earlier this year in the historic Tour Rose building in Lyon. The dispute concerns the use of the name “Les Grands...
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French authorities have seized 450 kilograms of cannabis during a major police operation targeting a network importing drugs from Spain to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The investigation, led by the Lyon branch of OFAST and the Saint-Étienne prosecutor’s office, began in late summer...
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A 23-year-old man was killed on Thursday night in Givors, south of Lyon, after being struck by a motorcycle while riding his electric scooter, according to local authorities. The accident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Rue Jacques Duclos, in...
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Faced with aging equipment and frequent breakdowns limiting access to the Lyon metro, Sytral plans to replace nearly two-thirds of elevators and escalators over the next ten years. The €49 million plan, to be voted on November 27, includes the replacement of 75 elevators and 76 escalators across...
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The Rhône gendarmes stopped an 18-year-old driver for driving at 169 km/h on a stretch limited to 80 km/h in the eastern part of the department, near Saint-Exupéry Airport. The young driver, who had obtained his license only two months ago, was immediately stripped of his driving license....
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The staff of Robert Doisneau High School in Vaulx-en-Velin, a suburb east of Lyon, exercised their right to withdrawfrom work on Monday afternoon after several days of violent incidents in and around the school. According to staff representatives, the chaos began last Thursday,...
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Authorities in the Lyon metropolitan area announced on Friday that around 300 residents will undergo blood tests by the end of the year to measure their exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” The study, carried out by the Ecocitizen Institute...
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On October 2, the Court of Appeal in Lyon will host a public auction of luxury goods seized by French justice as part of criminal proceedings. The sale, organized by the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets (AGRASC), is part of the Nuit du Droit initiative. Among...
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France will hold its next municipal elections on March 15 and 22, 2026, government spokesperson Sophie Primas announced on Wednesday after the weekly Council of Ministers meeting. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau presented the decree confirming these dates, which mark an important change in the voting...
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Lyon – A 27-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison by the Lyon Criminal Court after setting fire to a Quran outside the Errahma Mosque in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, in June 2025. The incident occurred in the early hours of June 2, shortly before the morning prayer. The man...
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