After waiting 36 years, French soccer fans finally have a capital city derby again as PSG faces PFC

It’s taken quite some time but the first capital city derby in French men’s league soccer since 1990 takes place on Sunday ...
The New York Times

Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and the threat to football’s state-owned superpowers

Inside the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, there was a television camera trained on the Paris Saint-Germain delegation, waiting for a reaction. They didn’t disappoint. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi ...
CNN

The only skyscraper in Paris is about to turn 50, and many Parisians still hate it

There is an old joke in Paris that the top of Montparnasse Tower has the prettiest view in the French capital. Not because of its breathtaking views of the Eiffel Tower or the Sacre-Coeur Basilica ...
CNN

Beaches open in Paris as Olympic city gears up for summer

Lying on a sunny beach in France, occasionally sipping an ice-cold beverage, and then jumping into warm water. This must be the French Riviera, right? Or, actually, Paris. In an effort to transform ...
Euronews

Paris cracks down on Airbnbs with €100,000 fines and London-style limit on nights per year

Paris never fails to capture the hearts of tourists, and many now choose to stay in a home-away-from-home holiday rental. But renters may soon be disappointed: the city is cracking down on Airbnbs and ...
Forbes

Central Paris To Limit Through Motor Traffic From Next Week

Paris will limit through motor traffic in the city’s central district, starting next week, Paris City Hall announced October 31. Mayor Anne Hidalgo published a decree imposing a limited traffic zone ...
Forbes

Cities Vs. Climate Change: Global Exhibition In Paris Inspires Action

Bold artworks by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) adorn the Hôtel de Ville façade in Paris. A free, child-friendly exhibition staged in the City Hall, Paris, on how large cities around the world are fighting ...
KPBS

Paris: City Of Dreams: Three-Part Series Overview

Few cities boast the romantic allure of Paris: its charm, its energy, its style. Sandrine Voillet reveals how Paris battled through turmoil and trauma to become the city of dreams – the capital of the ...
France 24

Speed limit on vital Paris ring road falls to 50km per hour on October 1

Drivers on Paris' vital, congested ring road will be limited to speeds of 50 kilometres (30 miles) per hour from October, the French capital's mayor Anne Hidalgo said Monday, triggering outrage among ...
Daily Mail

Homeless people protest at Paris city hall demanding a solution to the city's housing crisis on the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games

Homeless people took to the streets of Paris last night on the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games to demand a solution to the city's ongoing housing crisis. As the world's gaze turns to the French capital, ...
France 24

Rat attack: Paris declares war on city’s exploding rodent population

Since the end of November, the City of Light has suffered a rat invasion so immense it has had to temporarily shut down at least nine central parks and gardens to tackle the problem. According to ...