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Giroud Signs One-Year Deal With Ligue 1 Club Lille

This is Beirut, 02/07 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Olivier Giroud will return to French football for the first time since 2012 after signing a one-year deal with Ligue 1 club Lille on Tuesday. The 38-year-old, France's all-time record goalscorer, left MLS side Los Angeles FC last week. Giroud last played in the French top flight for Montpellier, winning the 2011-12 Ligue 1 title before leaving ...

Macron and Putin Discuss Iran and Ukraine in First Talks Since 2022

This is Beirut, 02/07 08:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday by telephone for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, with the French president urging a ceasefire in Ukraine, but Russia's leader hit back by blaming the West for the conflict. One week after a ceasefire ended Israel's 12-day war with Iran, the two men also discussed Tehran's ...

French Diplomat Visits Two French Detainees in Iran

This is Beirut, 01/07 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A French diplomat on Tuesday visited two French nationals detained in Iran, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, the foreign minister said, after their families demanded proof that they were alive after Israeli strikes. "We obtained a visit today from our chargé d'affaires in Iran," Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told ...

Algeria court upholds writer Sansal's five-year jail term

This is Beirut, 01/07 16:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained ties with France. Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to undermining Algeria's territorial integrity over comments made to a French media outlet. The appeals ...

Algerian Court to Rule on Boualem Sansal’s Jail Appeal

This is Beirut, 01/07 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France. Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on March 27 on charges related to undermining Algeria's territorial integrity over comments made to a ...

Iran Defends IAEA Break, Accuses Agency Chief of Bias

This is Beirut, 30/06 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that Tehran halted cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog due to what he called the agency chief's "destructive" behavior towards the Islamic republic, his office said Monday. "The action taken by parliament members... is a natural response to the unjustified, ...

Kang Replaces Textor as President of Relegation-Threatened Lyon

This is Beirut, 30/06 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American businesswoman Michele Kang has replaced John Textor as president of Lyon in a bid to help reverse the club's relegation from Ligue 1. The second-largest shareholder at the club behind Textor, Kang was already president of the Lyon women's team. "Michele is a perfect choice to lead OL in the next phase, and I have full confidence that ...

Cezanne Returns Home in Landmark Aix-en-Provence Exhibition

This is Beirut, 29/06 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A city in southern France is celebrating its most famous local painter Paul Cezanne with an exhibition showcasing his works inspired by the sun-drenched landscapes of the Provence region. Paintings by Cezanne, created in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence and at his family estate, went on display Saturday at the Granet Museum in the city for the over ...

Paris Men’s Fashion Week Pops with Color and Ease

This is Beirut, 29/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Colors ran wild, and silhouettes softened at Paris Men's Fashion Week, which ends Sunday, as designers brought a rare breath of fresh air to a gloomy fashion climate. Despite the heavy news cycle and economic turbulence affecting the luxury sector, this Fashion Week was a "shot of creativity that felt incredibly good", Alice Feillard, men's buying ...

Karl Lagerfeld’s Private French Villa Heads to Public Auction

This is Beirut, 28/06 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hidden from view, once a creative sanctuary and reception venue, a former residence of iconic German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is headed for public auction this Tuesday under France’s notarial system. Purchased by Lagerfeld in 2010, the “Domaine de Voisins,” located in Louveciennes (Yvelines), was dubbed his villa outside Paris. The ...

Hokusai’s Masterpieces on Display in France for the First Time

This is Beirut, 27/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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For the first time, 160 works by Japanese painter and printmaking master Katsushika Hokusai are leaving Japan to be exhibited in France. The Nantes History Museum, in western France, will host the show starting this Saturday, running throughout the summer. The collection of prints, paintings, drawings, and folding screens comes from the ...

Napoleon Collection Auction Fetches Over $10M in Paris

This is Beirut, 26/06 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A massive trove of artwork and curios linked to Napoleon Bonaparte, including one of his iconic bicorne hats, has sold for more than $10 million in Paris, an auction house said. Sotheby's said it had originally estimated the more than 110 items of Napoleonic memorabilia that it sold on Wednesday at around $7 million. Famous paintings of the ...

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