(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
90,000 members of French law enforcement mobilized to bring in the New Year.
There was plenty of crime for them to confront according to statistics compiled by the Ministry of the Interior.
984 cars burned overnight into New Years Day across France. That compares with 690 cars burned last year at this time and 874 the year before.
420 arrests with 310 in police custody.
Fireworks related injuries as well including one case involving a two-year-old child....
"Police Custody, Burned Cars, Arrests: The Figures Of The Ministry Of Interior On New Years Eve"-BFM-TV News Story (Translation Prompt)
"...this decision has produced more instability than peace, and I fully own up to that"
In his New Year's Eve message President Emmanuel Macron acknowledging his decision to hold snap elections last summer has caused instability in France...The Hill USA
The French Foreign and Defense ministers in Lebanon on Monday. France a former colonial power in both Lebanon and Syria.
Their mission appearing to be one of supporting forces other than the Iranian backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Talks with the Lebanese army chief and a visit to UN peacekeepers were on their agenda...AFP France-Times of Israel Story
PROTEST RELATED VIDEO POSTED ONLINE THIS AFTERNOON FROM PARIS A NEARLY TWO HOUR 44 MINUTE VIDEO THAT SHOWS PROTEST ACITIVITY INSIDE IT.
THE PROTEST MARCH BEGINS MORE THAN AN HOUR INTO THE VIDEO...
A few dozen Yellow Vests protesters today in Paris many Palestinian flags in this demonstration perhaps informants or undercovers?
The video regarding this protest by a small band on the streets of Paris headlining the Yellow Vests demand for an "RIC" which is a "Citizen Initiative Referendum". That would be the ability of the people to bring referendums up for popular vote.
POLICE IN FRANCE HAVE ARRESTED AN ALGERIAN INFLUENCER ACCUSING HIM OF GLORIFICATION OF TERRORISM IN A TIKTOK VIDEO.
25-YEAR-OLD ZAZOU YOUCEF TELLING FRENCH AUTHORITES HIS VIDEO CALLING FOR DISTURBANCES ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AIMED AT ALGERIA'S AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT LED BY PRESIDENT ABDELMAJDID TEBBOUNE.
YOUCEF BEING KEPT IN DETENTION AHEAD OF A FEBRUARY 24TH TRIAL. THE TERRORISM CHARGE LEVELED AGAINST HIM HAS A PENALTY OF 7 YEARS IN PRISON AND A FINE OF 100,000 EUROS (103,000 US DOLLARS)...
"Apology for Terrorism: Algerian Influencer Zazou Youcef Placed In Pretrial Detention Will Be Tried On February 24"-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)
That's the story from France for this week.
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