Bassam Abou Zeid, 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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France’s focus on Lebanon is closely aligned with that of its American and Saudi partners. French envoys in Beirut highlight active coordination with Washington and Riyadh on a range of critical issues, most notably the military situation in the south, Hezbollah’s disarmament, financial reforms—particularly the proposed fiscal gap law—and ...
This is Beirut, 14/11 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, while Portugal were made to wait after losing 2-0 in Dublin as Cristiano Ronaldo saw red. Norway must also be patient after Italy struck late in Moldova to prevent them from stamping their ticket to next ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 22:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In recent weeks, France appears to be cautiously reopening a door long left ajar. In early November, the new Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, said he had received an invitation from his Algerian counterpart, a gesture that has yet to be officially confirmed. In Paris, it is regarded as a quiet sign of goodwill. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 21:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that any Israeli plans for annexation in the West Bank would be a "red line" and would provoke a European reaction. He spoke as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Paris one month into a fragile truce between Hamas and Israel, following two years of war triggered by the militant group's ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Global tech leaders will pack Lisbon's annual Web Summit from Tuesday to talk Artificial Intelligence, robots, and startups -- all under the shadow of tensions over cutting-edge tech and the natural resources needed to build it. Over four days, the "Davos for geeks" is set to welcome over 70,000 visitors including 2,500 startups and ...
This is Beirut, 10/11 16:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday was freed from prison, a 20-day experience the former president called a "nightmare," as a judge ordered his release pending an appeal decision over Libyan funding. Sarkozy was freed from La Santé prison in Paris shortly before 3 pm (1400 GMT) on Monday, a source familiar with the case told AFP. The ...
This is Beirut, 10/11 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called his imprisonment a "nightmare" as prosecutors requested the former French president be released from jail pending an appeals trial over Libyan funding. A lower court in September found the right-winger -- who was head of state from 2007 to 2012 -- guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moammar ...
This is Beirut, 07/11 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abdoulaye N., 39, the key suspect in the October 19 theft of the Crown Jewels at the Louvre, does not fit the typical profile of a high-stakes burglar. Already known to police for minor but aggravated thefts, among them a 2014 jewelry store robbery in Barbès that earned him a three-year prison sentence, he reportedly has 15 entries on his ...
This is Beirut, 06/11 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Star designer Olivier Rousteing announced Wednesday he was quitting as artistic director of French fashion house Balmain after 14 years in which he revolutionized the luxury group. Rousteing was the first Black designer to lead a major Paris fashion house and is credited with helping make luxury fashion more accessible, recruiting Kim Kardashian ...
This is Beirut, 06/11 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Last month's spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France's crown jewels, was a "deafening wake-up call" for museum security, the head of France's highest audit institution said Thursday. Upgrades to security at the world-renowned museum have been moving at a "woefully inadequate pace", Pierre Moscovici told a press ...
This is Beirut, 05/11 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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For researchers, aid workers, and even tourists, Iran’s use of detention to extract concessions has become a serious dilemma for Western governments, which so far have failed to stop the practice. This so-called “hostage diplomacy,” consistently denied by Tehran, re-emerged just after the release on Tuesday of French nationals ...
This is Beirut, 05/11 19:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Shein opened its first physical store worldwide in Paris under the eye of riot police, as the French government said it was suspending the Asian e-commerce giant's online platform following outrage over its sale of childlike sex dolls. Hundreds of shoppers streamed into Shein's permanent physical store on the sixth floor of the BHV department ...