Cost-of-living protests in France turn violent with looting and pressure on the euro

More than half a million people took to the streets in France to protest rising living costs and deteriorating public services, and the protests turned into violence and looting across the country. Macron rejected the resignation of his interior minister while acknowledging failures, political criticism intensified, and the unrest weighed on the euro.

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• More than half a million people took to the streets to protest rising living costs and deteriorating public services, and violence broke out across the country.

  «في فرنسا، خرج أكثر من نصف مليون شخص إلى الشوارع احتجاجا على ارتفاع تكاليف المعيشة وتدهور الخدمات العامة.»

  CGTN العربية
• Macron rejected the resignation of his interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, acknowledging failures in anticipation and intelligence gathering.

  «لكنه أقر بوجود "إخفاقات في الاستباق وجمع المعلومات الاستخباراتية"»

  الجزيرة نت
• Authorities announced the arrest of 1,200 people by the end of the day, and the interior minister spoke of 60 police officers injured, according to preliminary figures.

  «وأعلنت السلطات توقيف 1200 شخص بحلول نهاية اليوم، فيما تحدث وزير الداخلية عن إصابة 60 شرطياً»

  صحيفة عكاظ
• Violent protests in France weighed on the euro, while the dollar rose in Asian trading on Monday.

  «في حين ضغطت احتجاجات عنيفة في فرنسا»

  معلومات مباشر • صحيفة مال
• Jordan Bardella, leader of the National Rally, said France had been humiliated by the violence and that there was no longer any order in the country.

  «لم يعد هناك نظام في فرنسا اليوم»

  السعودية الإخبارية

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