French authorities have arrested nine suspects in connection with the fatal attack on 23-year-old far-right activist Quentin Deranque in Lyon last week, officials said, amid rising tensions between France’s far-right and hard-left groups ahead of upcoming elections. Read More: PTI activist Falak Javed arrested in another case Deranque sustained a severe brain injury during an attack by at least […]
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Iran welcomes conditional release of student held in France
DUBAI: Iran has welcomed the conditional release of Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian student detained in France earlier this year for alleged anti-Israel social media posts, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. In a statement, the ministry said Tehran “welcomes the decision of a French judge to issue a conditional release order for Ms. Esfandiari” […]
Dutch striker Depay to leave Lyon as free agent
Paris: Memphis Depay will leave Lyon at the end of the season when his contract expires, the Dutch international striker told French daily L’Equipe in an interview published on Friday. The 27-year-old, who joined Lyon from Manchester United in January 2017, will make his final appearance for the club against Nice on Sunday in a […]
Coach Genesio to leave Lyon at end of season
PARIS: Olympique Lyonnais coach Bruno Genesio will leave the Ligue 1 club at the end of the season, he said on Saturday. “For a while now I have been facing a negative climate towards me, which has become negative for the players (and) the club,” Genesio, who was appointed in 2015 and has failed to […]
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona draw blank in Lyon to leave tie open
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde shrugged off his team’s struggles in front of goal after they were held to a 0-0 draw away at Lyon in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. The Spanish side had most of the chances at the Groupama Stadium, with Luis Suarez firing just wide in […]
Fekir returns as Lyon brush aside Strasbourg
Nabil Fekir made his first appearance of the new season as Lyon bounced back from last week’s surprise loss to Reims by seeing off Strasbourg 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday. Bruno Genesio’s men eased to their second victory from as many league home matches this term thanks to goals from Martin Terrier and Bertrand […]