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Paris Fashion Week Begins with Major Designer Debuts and Industry Shifts

This is Beirut, 03/03 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Paris Women's Fashion Week kicked off on Monday with young new labels dominating the catwalks before a trio of hotly awaited designer debuts at Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, and Tom Ford in the coming days. The opening of the world's biggest fashion week also saw demonstrations from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) charity and ...

'Emilia Pérez' Triumphs at the César Awards Before Facing the Oscars

Madeleine Cadoux, 01/03 09:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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French director Jacques Audiard triumphed at the César Awards on Friday, overcoming controversy to take home seven awards for his musical Emilia Pérez, including Best Film and Best Director. Now, he sets his sights on the Oscars this Sunday. “The joy of hiding, the fear of being discovered—thank you for finding me!” said the 72-year-old ...

Macron Announces EU Plans for 'Reciprocal' Tariffs on US Steel and Aluminium

This is Beirut, 28/02 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The EU will impose "reciprocal" tariffs on US steel and aluminum if President Donald Trump moves ahead with threatened 25 percent duties on European imports, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. If the tariffs are confirmed, "Europeans will respond and therefore there will be reciprocal tariffs. Because we must ...

Macron Warns Ukraine Peace can't Mean 'Surrender', after Trump Talks

This is Beirut, 25/02 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump had shown a path forward despite fears of a transatlantic rift. Meeting at the White House on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion, the two leaders said there was progress on the idea ...

Israeli Strikes on Lebanon-Syria Border on the Eve of Nasrallah's Funeral

This is Beirut, 22/02 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On the eve of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral, Israel struck a border area near Janta, in the Bekaa, accusing Hezbollah of smuggling weapons into Lebanon. On his part, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Saturday night that Israeli airstrikes targeted "transport routes on the Lebanon-Syria border ...

David Lefort: French Melody and a Ray of Hope for Lebanon

Alain E. Andrea, 21/02 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Between August 2024 and February 2025, Beit Tabaris was enveloped in a forced silence – one of waiting, anxiety, uncertainty and agony. The kind imposed by wars that crush souls and dictate their laws. Alas. Where, not long ago, music gathered souls, only the rubble of a broken harmony remained. Beirut, the eternal beloved, seemed to be quietly ...

Macron Expected at White House Next Week

This is Beirut, 19/02 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, a US official said Wednesday, as Europe scrambles to respond to the US president's shift on the war in Ukraine. "President Macron is expected at the White House early next week," a White House official told AFP on condition of anonymity. With AFPe

Macron Holds New Emergency Talks on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 19/02 18:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday held a new meeting on Ukraine in a bid to coordinate a European response to what he called an "existential threat" from Russia after a shock policy shift in Washington. Macron was speaking to leaders of 19 countries including Canada, with most taking part by video link, according to the ...

Macron Says Trump 'Can Restart Useful Dialogue' with Putin

This is Beirut, 18/02 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that he will host another meeting on Ukraine after the talks between the new US administration and Russia, adding that Donald Trump "can restart a useful dialogue" with Vladimir Putin. In an interview with French regional newspapers, Macron again appeared open to the idea of sending ...

Kamel Daoud Accused by Algerian Woman of Story Theft

This is Beirut, 15/02 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud has been sued in France for invasion of privacy by Saâda Arbane, an Algerian woman who accuses him of stealing her story to form the core of his novel Houris, which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt last year. This lawsuit, also reported by the French media outlet Mediapart on Friday, has its first procedural ...

Hariri-Chirac: Friendship and Political Support

Elie Valluy - Paris correspondent , 14/02 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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February 16, 2005. Jacques Chirac arrived at Beirut airport with his wife, Bernadette, to pay tribute to former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, who had been killed in a massive bombing two days earlier. As he stepped off the plane and delivered a speech on the airport tarmac, Chirac condemned the “abominable crime, one that seemed like it ...

Macron Courts Modi in Quest for Geopolitical 'Independence'

This is Beirut, 12/02 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries. Macron took Modi for dinner in the picturesque southern town of Cassis on Tuesday, before Wednesday's visit to the Mediterranean ...

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