French Interior Ministry

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  French Couple Jailed In UK For Smuggling Migrants Inside Furniture

  A UK court jailed a French couple Friday for smuggling Vietnamese migrants including children into the country inside specially adapted sofas, the interior ministry said.

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  16 More Arrested In France As Unrest Over Teen's Killing Subsides

  French police arrested 16 people overnight in connection with urban violence, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, indicating a further decrease in the scale of unrest that swept through poor French suburbs after a fatal police shooting.

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  After Weeks Of Violence, France Says Violence On Streets Has Reduced

  Overnight violence in French cities has halved in 24 hours, the interior ministry said Tuesday, a week after riots erupted over the police killing of a teenager at a traffic stop.

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  Bomb Threat On Air France Flight Causes Security Scare

  French authorities are probing a bomb threat made against an Air France plane flying from the capital of Chad to Paris which landed without incident on Thursday, the interior ministry said.

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  Turkey Deports 11 French "Terror Suspects"

  Turkey sent 11 French "foreign terrorist fighters" back to France on Monday, the Turkish interior ministry said.

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  France Prevented 9/11-Inspired Plane Hijack, Suspect Arrested: Minister

  French intelligence officers foiled a terror plot inspired by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City, France Interior Ministry said on Thursday

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  Emmanuel Macron Won 66.1%, Marine Le Pen 33.9% In French Vote: Final Results

  Emmanuel Macron won 66.1 per cent of the vote against 33.9 per cent for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election, final results from the interior ministry showed on Monday.

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  French Election Turnout 28.23 Per Cent At Midday

  Turnout in France's presidential election stood at 28.23 per cent at midday on Sunday, the interior ministry said, down from 30.66 per cent at the same point in the 2012 presidential ballot.

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  French Elections: Suspected Vehicle Found At Polling Booth, Evacuation Takes Place

  A polling station in the town of Besanon in eastern France was evacuated on Sunday after a stolen vehicle was abandoned with the engine running while voting was taking place, French Interior Ministry said.

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  French School Shooting: 8 Injured Including Head Teacher

  Eight people were injured after a student opened fire at a high school in the southern French town of Grasse, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said on Thursday.

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  France School Shooting: 3 Injured In Grasse High School, 1 Arrested

  Eight people were injured after a student opened fire at a high school in the southern French town of Grasse, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said on Thursday.

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  UEFA Champions League: Serge Aurier Barred From UK For PSG's Clash vs Arsenal

  French champions PSG called the decision "incomprehensible", but Britain's Interior Ministry said it was acting according to established immigration rules. PSG play Arsenal on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League.

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  Government App Failed To Send Warning Until 3 Hours After Nice Attack

  An app launched last month by the French government to alert users to attacks failed to flash a warning until more than three hours after a truck rammed into crowds in the Riviera city of Nice on Bastille day, the interior ministry said.

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  No Hostage Situation In Nice, Attacker's Motives Unclear: Government

  There is no hostage situation in Nice where dozens of people were killed in the French Riviera city when a truck ploughed into a crowd on France's Bastille Day national holiday, a spokesman for the French interior ministry said on Thursday.

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  Euro 2016: France Launches Terror Attack Alert App

  Ahead of 2016 Euro Championships, France has launched an app named SAIP to alert users on terror attacks.