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Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Novelist Who Became a Writer in France

Madeleine Cadoux, 14/04 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Born in 1936 in Arequipa, Peru, Vargas Llosa left his homeland in the 1950s, believing that true literary ambition could only flourish elsewhere. He arrived in Paris in 1959 at the age of 23 with his first wife, Julia Urquidi, who would later inspire Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. He found a city pulsing with intellectual energy—where Sartre ...

Algeria Asks 12 French Officials to Leave in 48 Hours

This is Beirut, 14/04 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Algeria has asked 12 French officials to leave in 48 hours, the French foreign minister said Monday, adding that this was linked to the arrest of three Algerian nationals in France. "I am asking Algerian authorities to abandon these expulsion measures... if the decision to send back our officials is maintained, we will have no other choice but to ...

Israel PM Says Macron 'Gravely Mistaken' In Promoting Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 13/04 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron was "gravely mistaken" in advocating for a Palestinian state. "President Macron is gravely mistaken in continuing to promote the idea of a Palestinian state in the heart of our land— a state whose sole aspiration is the destruction of Israel," Netanyahu ...

Macron Calls on Lebanon to Exit ‘Wars of Others’ and Build Lasting Peace

This is Beirut, 13/04 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a powerful message on X urging Lebanon to break free from foreign entanglements and focus on building lasting peace. “Fifty years ago, the Lebanese Civil War began. On this solemn anniversary, I pay tribute to all the victims of that ...

April 13, 1975: "A Day Engraved in Our Memory"

Elie Valluy - correspondant à Paris, 13/04 11:28 - Reading : 10 minute(s)

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François Boustani remembers Sunday, April 13, 1975 — the day the Lebanese civil war began — with vivid clarity. “That day is etched in our memory,” recalls the cardiologist, who was in Zahleh, eastern Lebanon, at the time. “The phone rang that afternoon. My parents had friends over for lunch. It was my uncle, calling to warn my father ...

Cannes 2025: The Race for the Palme d’Or Begins

This is Beirut, 10/04 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Nineteen films were announced Thursday in the main competition at Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on the French Riviera on May 13. Another handful will be added in the coming weeks, festival director Thierry Fremaux explained during his press conference held this Thursday. Here are the confirmed movies so far: 'A Simple Accident' by Jafar ...

France Could Recognize Palestinian State 'in June'

This is Beirut, 09/04 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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France is planning to recognize a Palestinian state within months and could make the move at a UN conference in New York in June on settling the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday. "We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months," Macron, who this week visited Egypt, ...

Cruise to showcase last "Mission: Impossible" at Cannes

This is Beirut, 09/04 00:26 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Tom Cruise is set to return to the Cannes Film Festival to present the latest and last episode of his Mission: Impossible series, joining Robert De Niro and French actress Juliette Binoche among the confirmed A-list attendees. Cruise's presence, three years after he lit up the French Riviera while promoting Top Gun: Maverick, marks a ...

France, Egypt, Jordan say Palestinian Authority Must Head Post-War Gaza

This is Beirut, 07/04 21:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The leaders of France, Egypt, and Jordan on Monday said the Palestinian Authority must head post-war governance in Gaza. The question of who will rule the Palestinian territory has been one of the main sticking points in efforts to prolong a ceasefire in Gaza that collapsed last month. On a visit to Cairo, where he met his counterpart, Abdel ...

Iran Urges France to Clarify Woman's Arrest

This is Beirut, 07/04 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tehran on Monday urged Paris to explain the arrest in France of an Iranian woman who has been out of reach for weeks, as tensions mount between the two countries. The French weekly Le Point identified the woman as Mahdieh Esfandiari, a 35-year-old French language graduate who has lived in Lyon for eight years. Her family, worried after losing ...

Macron Calls for 'Strong Action' If Russia Continues to 'Refuse Peace'

This is Beirut, 06/04 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for "strong action" if Russia continued "to refuse peace," days after a Russian ballistic missile killed nine children in Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown. Despite US and European efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia continued "to murder children and civilians," Macron ...

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