Grenoble

Man charged with murder of missing French girl

Grenoble - Muslimchronicle

Prosecutors in eastern France on Thursday charged an ex-soldier with murdering a nine-year-old girl who went missing from a wedding party in the French Alps in August. Nordahl Lelandais, 34, had already been charged with kidnapping Maelys de Araujo, and has been in custody since September 3. He denies the charges. He was charged after nearly eight hours of questioningRead more

Second man held over French girl's wedding disappearance

Pont-de-Beauvoisin - Muslimcronicle

French investigators said Friday they had arrested a second man in connection with the mysterious disappearance of a nine-year-old girl during a wedding in the Alps, as the search for her entered a sixth day. Maelys de Araujo was last seen in the early hours of Sunday at the community hall where the wedding was held in the village ofRead more

3 Grenoble players charged with gang rape

Bordeaux - Arab Today

Three Grenoble players -- Ireland's Denis Coulson, Rory Grice of New Zealand and France's Loick Jammes -- have been charged with gang rape, prosecutors in Bordeaux announced on Wednesday. Coulson, 22, Grice, 27, and Jammes, 22, are accused of gang raping a 21-year-old woman in a hotel after she met them at a nightclub in Bordeaux following their TopRead more

Top 14 aims to put sparkle back into French club rugby

Paris - ArabToday

A botched Parisian club merger, a strike, rape allegations against three Grenoble players and the federation at apparent war with Top 14 officials. It is fair to say that it has not been the best couple of weeks for French club rugby. Fans and players will attempt to put all that aside for the next round of matches thisRead more

Slalom course for ski areas facing future without snow

GRENOBLE - Arab today

As temperatures rise there is less of it or sometimes even none at all — global warming is forcing ski areas to think about the once unthinkable, a future without snow. Some in the French Alps have gone beyond thinking and begun diversifying the activities they offer visitors, particularly those at around 1,300 metres (4,300 feet) altitude. It’s this levelRead more

Top 14 rugby player puts himself up for sale on internet

Grenoble - Arab Today

Disgruntled Grenoble backrow forward Jonathan Best has put himself up for sale on an online French advertising site. "Professional rugby player, from new, seeks Top 14/Pro D2 club," Best posted alongside a photo of himself. In a tongue-in-cheek ad penned in the third person and displayed on his twitter account, but quickly taken down from leboncoin.fr, Best said: "All checksRead more