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Wildfire edges closer to Marseille, prompting airport closure
A rapidly spreading wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille on Tuesday 8th July, forcing Marseille Provence airport—France’s fourth‑busiest—to close and residents to shelter indoors.
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FEDEM celebrates healthy relations
The Federal Council, which brings together the 28 Presidents of Employers’ Unions affiliated to the Federation of Enterprises Monegasques (FEDEM), received Stephane Valeri, Government Counsellor...
Monaco's Strategic Council for Attractiveness holds annual meeting
The Strategic Council for Attractiveness (CSA) held its annual plenary meeting at the Oceanographic Museum on Friday, allowing plenty of room for a substantial audience. Minister of State Serge...
WHO recognises Monaco's contribution
During the third meeting of European Small States organised by the World Health Organisation and the Government of Monaco, Ms. Zsuzanna Jakab, Director of WHO Europe, announced that the organisation...
Six month jail time for local criminal
Another criminal court case has been held in Monaco with the defendant absent from the dock. A 22 year-old Tunisian national, described as a restaurateur living in France, stood accused of having...
Calais refugee camp closure creates chaos
Migrants and anarchists clashed with police over the weekend ahead of the closure of the so-called Jungle refugee camp outside Calais planned for Monday. The estimated 7,000 residents will be...
Annual fair starts Friday, security checks at entrances
Security will be increased this year for the popular annual “Foire Attractions”, which opens October 21 at 7 pm and runs until Monaco’s National Day, November 19, in Port Hercules. Due to...
