This is Beirut, 20/07 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French number one Lois Boisson battled to her first WTA title on clay in Hamburg on Sunday with a straight sets win over Hungary's Anna Bondar. A surprise Roland Garros semi-finalist last month, Boisson won 7-5, 6-3 to give France a first success on the WTA circuit since Caroline Garcia at the season-ending Tour Finals in November 2022. "This is ...
This is Beirut, 20/07 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Kingdom, France, and Germany are planning to hold fresh talks with Iran on its nuclear program in the coming days, a German diplomatic source told AFP on Sunday. The European powers, known as the E3, "are in contact with Iran to schedule further talks for the coming week", the source said, following warnings from the trio ...
This is Beirut, 20/07 01:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ten-woman Germany reached the Women's Euro 2025 semi-finals on Saturday after prevailing 6-5 in a penalty shootout against France following a grueling match which finished 1-1 after extra time. Alice Sombath missed the decisive penalty for France to hand a last-four clash with Spain for Germany, who will take on the world champions in Zurich ...
This is Beirut, 19/07 17:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel pulled out of the Tour de France during Saturday's stage 14, a gruelling climb of the Tourmalet mountain in the Pyrenees. The double Olympic champion was third in the overall standings and had won stage five in the 21-stage race, but appeared exhausted after Friday's uphill time trial. The Soudal Quick-Step rider ...
This is Beirut, 19/07 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A visitor to a French museum bit into a fresh banana worth millions of dollars taped to a wall last week, exhibitors said on Friday, in the latest such consumption of the conceptual artwork. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan — whose provocative creation entitled Comedian was bought for $6.2 million in New York last year — said he was ...
This is Beirut, 17/07 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A French appeals court Thursday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats. Abdallah, 74, was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for his involvement in the murders of US military attaché Charles Robert Ray and Israeli ...
Rayan Chami, 14/07 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Emmanuel Macron Bastille Day France
France marks Bastille Day with a show of force, as Macron vows to boost defense spending amid rising global threats.
This is Beirut, 13/07 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Once a YouTube kid known for his musical parodies, Theodort has transformed into a rising singer and rapper. His debut album, released in 2024 and infused with afrobeats and amapiano sounds, is now lighting up festival stages across France this summer. “Performing on stage feels a bit like doing theater. Every show is different, even if it’s ...
This is Beirut, 12/07 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A delegation of Australia'4F As Aboriginal people that travelled to Paris to campaign for UN backing to protect a heritage site they say is threatened by harmful mining were "overjoyed" Friday as the ancient site was recognized on the coveted list. The World Heritage Committee at UNESCO, the United Nations' cultural organization, had been ...
This is Beirut, 11/07 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French police are investigating claims social media network X, formerly known as Twitter, skewed its algorithm to allow "foreign interference," the Paris prosecutor said Friday. Investigators will be examining the actions of the company and its senior managers after two complaints were filed in January, prosecutor Laure Beccuau said, without ...
This is Beirut, 11/07 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Paris Haute Couture Week has wrapped up after four days of shows that featured the end of an era at Balenciaga, the start of a new one at Maison Margiela, and some surprise appearances and absences. AFP looks back on the key moments of the Autumn-Winter 2025-2026 season: New Eras Demna bowed out at Balenciaga after a decade in charge with a ...
Rayan Chami, 11/07 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Fourteen months after their dramatic collapse, the iconic red wings of Paris’ Moulin Rouge are turning once again, bringing back the magic of Montmartre and reviving a beloved symbol of Parisian nightlife.