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BBC News says France has announced tighter Covid restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant.

France24 says The French government announced new restrictions yesterday in light of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

The Guardian says French police have arrested a man on suspicion of being a former member of the Saudi royal guard accused of being involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Independent says Anti-racism activists were attacked at a rally to launch French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour’s campaign.

Aljazeera says France is sending additional security forces to the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe as leaders to try to defuse days of unrest over restrictions.

France24 says Britain and France were looking at new measures to limit migration across the Channel and break people-smuggling networks.

France24 says Morocco has decided to suspend flights to and from France, where daily coronavirus infections are rising, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

France24 says Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 clashed again with security forces on Tuesday.

France24 says France’s ambassador to Belarus has left the country after the authorities in Minsk demanded he leave by Monday, the embassy said.

Aljazeera says with about six months to go, the 2022 presidential election is already a major talking point in France.