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Rachida Dati’s Plan to Protect France’s Cultural Crown Jewel

This is Beirut, 01/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Museum Louvre Security Rachida Dati France Culture

France's culture minister said Friday anti-ramming devices would be set up around The Louvre by year's end, after a high-profile heist at the famed museum reignited debate over its security. The announcement comes after four thieves parked a truck with a moving lift under one of its windows during opening hours on October 19, then used cutting ...

Charlotte Gainsbourg Returns Under the Spell of a 'Blurry Moon'

Marie-Christine Tayah, 30/10 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Charlotte Gainsbourg Single Music Culture Art France

With her new single Blurry Moon, released in September 2025, Charlotte Gainsbourg marks a magnetic and deeply personal return to music. Produced by Saint Laurent and SebastiAn, the track blends elegance, restraint, and emotional clarity. The music is elevated by a video that is both artfully stylized and strikingly simple, a visual mirror of the ...

France Arrests Five New Suspects in Louvre Heist Probe

This is Beirut, 30/10 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Paris Louvre France Heist Arrest

French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum jewelry robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday. "We had him in our sights," Laure Beccuau said of the main suspect, adding that none of the loot worth an estimated $102 million had been found. DNA evidence linked the main ...

France to Charge Louvre Heist Suspects with Theft and Conspiracy

This is Beirut, 29/10 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France's Louvre museum this month will be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, the Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. Dozens of detectives have been on the trail of four thieves who used a cherry-picker truck and cutting gear to break into a first-floor gallery at the world-renowned museum, then fled ...

One Week After the Louvre Heist: What Do We Know?

This is Beirut, 28/10 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Louvre France Heist Investigation

The men, both in their thirties and from Seine-Saint-Denis, were detained over the weekend as part of the investigation into the high-profile robbery. Police sources say the two are already known to law enforcement for previous thefts and are suspected of taking part in the team that carried out the bold operation at the museum. The suspects were ...

Louvre Heist: Two Suspects Caught After $102 Million Robbery

This is Beirut, 26/10 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Louvre France Jewelry Heist

French authorities have detained two men suspected of being part of the four-man crew who stole precious jewelry from the world-famous Louvre museum last week, two sources close to the case said Sunday, confirming media reports. One of the suspects was apprehended around 10:00 pm (20:00 GMT) on Saturday at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport as ...

'Asterix in Lusitania': The Legendary Comic’s New Adventure Launches in 25 Countries

This is Beirut, 23/10 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Cartoons Books Asterix in Lusitania Portugal France Culture

The latest Asterix cartoon adventure released on Thursday is being published in 19 languages and across 25 countries as it takes the indomitable Gaulish warrior to ancient Portugal. Asterix in Lusitania is the 41st instalment in the legendary French comic book series, taking him to the far reaches of the Roman Empire, 66 years after his creation ...

Giant Kermit Sculpture Set to Lighten Mood at Art Basel Paris

This is Beirut, 23/10 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Fair Art Basel Paris France Culture

A huge inflatable Kermit the frog will be the star of the Art Basel Paris contemporary art fair this week in the French capital, unnerved by a daring heist at the Louvre. "Kermit the Frog, Even" is a 20-metre (66-foot) blow-up figure by Venezuelan-US artist Alex Da Corte, with its head deflated at the artist's request. The beloved Muppet Show ...

Syria Launches Operation Against Jihadists

This is Beirut, 22/10 12:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria government forces launched an operation Wednesday against jihadists holed up in a camp in the northwest, in a push to capture French fighters wanted by their government, a monitor and a French jihadist told AFP. Security forces "launched a vast operation against the camp... to arrest French fighters wanted by their government," ...

Louvre Director Faces Senate Over Heist as Museum Reopens

This is Beirut, 22/10 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Louvre Museum France Robbery

The jewelry stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist. The director, Laurence des Cars, has not made any public statement since thieves made off with royal jewels during a daylight ...

L’Oréal Eyes Armani Stake, Honoring a Designer’s Final Wish

This is Beirut, 21/10 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Luxury L'Oréal Armani France Italy Culture

French cosmetics group L'Oreal said Tuesday it is interested in taking a stake in Italian company Armani, as its late founder suggested, even as it moves ahead with a multi-billion-dollar purchase of Kering's beauty division. "The acquisition of Kering's beauty activities changes nothing in terms of our intention to be part of Armani," L'Oreal ...

A Daring Daylight Heist Has Shaken the Louvre in Paris

This is Beirut, 20/10 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Louvre France Heist

Spectacular heist at the Louvre. Four suspects stole nine historic pieces from the Apollo Gallery, including France’s Crown Jewels. The crown of Empress Eugénie, abandoned during their escape, has been recovered. According to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, the investigation is ongoing.

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