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'I thought I was going to die,' Kardashian tells in Paris robbery trial

This is Beirut, 13/05 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Trial Kim Kardashian Robbery Paris US Culture

American celebrity Kim Kardashian told a Paris court on Tuesday she feared she was going to be killed by masked men who robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week. Ten suspects have been on trial since late April over the armed robbery in 2016, which saw jewellery worth some $10 million ...

Cinema Icon Gérard Depardieu Sentenced to 18-Month Suspended Term for Sexual Assault

This is Beirut, 13/05 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. The Paris court also ordered that Depardieu, 76, who was not present in court for the verdict, be inscribed on the sex offenders' register. Depardieu, who has acted in ...

Kim Kardashian Returns Tuesday to Paris to Testify in $10M Robbery Case

This is Beirut, 12/05 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

France Trial Kim Kardashian Celebrity Culture

A list celebrity Kim Kardashian is to testify in a Paris court on Tuesday, an eagerly awaited appearance nearly a decade after being robbed of millions of dollars of jewelry during the French capital's fashion week. Ten suspects have been on trial since late April over the armed robbery in 2016, which saw jewellery worth some $10 million stolen ...

Nicolas Hénin on the ISIS Defendants’ Denial: “A disturbing dual role”

Bélinda Ibrahim, 25/02 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Middle East ISIS Nicolas Hénin Mehdi Nemmouche trial

The trial opened on Monday, February 17, 2025. Nicolas Hénin, a former hostage of Daesh, faced his jailer Mehdi Nemmouche in a French court. Nemmouche, already convicted for the attack on the Jewish Museum of Brussels, is now on trial for the kidnapping and detention of 27 Westerners in Syria between 2013 and 2014. Among them, four French ...

France's 2007 Presidential Campaign: Sarkozy Faces Conviction

Soumia Benmerzoug, 06/01 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Accused of having received Libyan funds to finance his 2007 presidential campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy appeared on Monday before the Paris court in a historic trial. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, already convicted for corruption in the Bismuth case and for illegal campaign financing in the Bygmalion case, faces justice for the third time in ...

Israel's PM Arrives in Court to Testify in Corruption Trial

This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to testify for the first time in his corruption case. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly sought to delay his appearance in court, is the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial. Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public ...

Iranian Journalist Convicted for 'False' Content

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 15:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Armita Garawand Iran press rights trial WOMEN

An Iranian court has sentenced a journalist to six months in prison and a two-year reporting ban for “publishing false information,” as reported by Iranian media. The charge against Sara Massoumi is related to an online post about Armita Garawand, a teenage girl who died in October after a disputed incident on the Tehran metro, according to ...

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