The French president's attendance at the inauguration of the new Suez Canal tomorrow only serves to legitimise Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime in Egypt, despite its grave human rights violations.
Under pressure from the far right, Manuel Valls has discussed closing down mosques and organisations sympathetic towards a fundamentalist view of Islam.
Politics: France organises international conference to find political solutions to the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, after IS makes significant gains in both countries.
Obituary: The eccentric writer, who was a serial bank robber and spent half his life in prison died in February. He leaves behind a rich legacy of literature steeped in crime.
