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Arrests in Belgium in Monaco corruption case

Arrests have come quickly in Belgium in the residency permits for sale scandal. These include an 86-year-old businessman, Pierre Salik, described as the ringleader of a group of Belgians, possibly as...

Anti-drone system now live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUydlDLBNI Aveillant, the radar technology company based in Cambridge, UK, has announced the operational deployment of its Gamekeeper drone detection radar in Monaco....

Only 8 days till Christmas …

Every Christmas in Monaco is heralded in true charitable fashion with the Ecumenical Kermesse, which once again will be held in the Fontvieille Chapiteau, this year on Saturday, December 3. Entrance...

Monaco and European Patent Office move closer

On the sidelines of the second meeting of the European Patent Office online users’ days, being held in Monaco from November 24 to 25, the Principality, represented by Jean Castellini, Minister...

Friday's commute hit by strike

A one-day strike on Italian railways will have a significant knock-on effect on the local TER service to Monaco Monte-Carlo from points east during Friday, November 25, French train operator SNCF has...

Justice catches up with killer

Monegasque Marc Mandel, 44, has been convicted of the murder of 39-year-old Pierre Torregrossa, the father of a seven-year-old boy, after an investigation lasting more than five years. The killing...