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France's Sarkozy Faces Verdict after Key Accuser Dies

This is Beirut, 23/09 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Paris court will rule this week whether former French president Nicolas Sarkozy accepted illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, after his key accuser died on Tuesday in Beirut. Thursday's verdict represents another critical juncture for Sarkozy, who denies the charges. The 70-year-old, who was president from 2007 ...

Macron Says Trump Can Only Win Nobel If Gaza Conflict Stopped

This is Beirut, 23/09 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump could only win the Nobel Peace Prize if he stopped the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians over Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Macron told BFMTV in an interview from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that "there is only one person who could do something in the ...

PSG Star Dembele Wins Men's Ballon D'Or

This is Beirut, 23/09 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France forward Ousmane Dembele on Monday won the men's Ballon d'Or, the most prestigious individual prize in football, rewarding his starring role in the Paris Saint-Germain side that lifted the Champions League trophy last season. Dembele, 28, pipped Barcelona and Spain teenage sensation Lamine Yamal to the prize at a ceremony in Paris and ...

Macron Recognizes Palestinian State at Landmark UN Summit

This is Beirut, 22/09 23:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron officially recognized a Palestinian state at the United Nations on Monday, spurring a wave of Western moves to defy Israel in making the landmark -- if symbolic -- move. Macron, speaking at a summit that Israel and its chief backer the United States did not attend, called for an end to the war in Gaza. "The ...

France Confirms Loan of Bayeux Tapestry to British Museum Amid Conservation Concerns

This is Beirut, 22/09 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron's office stressed Monday that the planned loan of the nearly 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry to Britain next year was a surmountable challenge following expert outcry over the diplomatic gesture. Several heritage advisors have argued that the extremely fragile 11th-century masterpiece depicting the Norman conquest ...

Marseille Hoping to Catch PSG at the Right Time in Ligue 1

This is Beirut, 20/09 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Marseille play host to Paris Saint-Germain in French football's biggest club fixture on Sunday, and are hoping it is the ideal time to face the reigning European champions. PSG top the Ligue 1 table as the only team to have won their first four games. They sit six points clear of their weekend opponents. Luis Enrique's PSG side had a drastically ...

David Guetta Takes on Stade de France in 2026

This is Beirut, 20/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For over two decades, David Guetta has been a global hit-making machine. Now, the French DJ is taking on what he calls a “big challenge”: headlining the Stade de France for the very first time on June 13, 2026. His goal, he told AFP, is simple: to share “a moment of positivity.” Guetta, who has two Grammy Awards and four “Best DJ in the ...

Calais Exhibits Possible Remains of Lady Emma Hamilton, Legendary Lover of Horatio Nelson

This is Beirut, 20/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Remains that could belong to Lady Emma Hamilton, the legendary lover of British naval hero Horatio Nelson who defeated French forces at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, went on display at a French church on Friday after a year-long investigation. It is not 100 percent certain that the remains are those of Lady Hamilton, who died in poverty in the ...

Notre-Dame’s Twin Towers Reopen: A New Chapter in Parisian Heritage

This is Beirut, 19/09 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reopened the two great medieval towers of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris for public visits, one of the final steps in its immense reconstruction following a devastating fire. The inauguration of the restored towers by Macron, who has spearheaded reconstruction efforts since the April 15, 2019 fire, ...

France Halts Counter-Terror Ties with Mali, Expels Diplomats

This is Beirut, 19/09 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Paris has suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two Malian diplomats to leave after the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako, a French diplomatic source told AFP on Friday. Authorities in the West African nation said last month that a French national had been arrested on suspicion of working for Paris's intelligence ...

Palestinian Authorities Arrest Suspect Over 1982 Antisemitic Paris attack: French prosecutors

This is Beirut, 19/09 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Palestinian authorities have arrested a key suspect in an antisemitic attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris which left six people dead in Paris in 1982, French prosecutors said on Friday. The announcement comes as France gears up to formally recognise Palestine's statehood at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. The office of the ...

Macron: Recognition of Palestinian State Key to Isolating Hamas

This is Beirut, 19/09 00:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Thursday that recognizing a Palestinian state would isolate the militant group Hamas and reiterated his condemnation of Israel's devastating offensive in Gaza. "Recognising a Palestinian state is just deciding to say: 'The legitimate perspective of Palestinian people and what they suffer today has nothing ...

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