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Boualem Sansal's Arrest: Literary Giants Unite Against Algerian Oppression

Bélinda Ibrahim, 2024-11-24 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The arrest of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal upon his arrival at Algiers airport on November 16 has sparked outrage across the literary world and beyond. At 75 years old, this committed intellectual, who became a French citizen in 2024, is known for his courageous stance against Islamism and totalitarianism. His detention by Algerian ...

Western Powers Voice 'Serious Concern' at Iran Centrifuge Plan

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, Britain, France, and Germany expressed on Saturday "serious concern" over Iran's plans to launch a series of new centrifuges for its nuclear program, urging Tehran to reengage with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran's announcement came after the four Western powers brought a censure motion targeting the Islamic republic at the ...

Marc Bloch Honored: Historian and Resistance Fighter Enters Panthéon

Béatrice Moreau, 2024-11-23 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Marc Bloch, a prominent French historian of the 20th century, will soon join the Panthéon. This decision, announced by President Emmanuel Macron during the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Strasbourg, pays tribute to a visionary intellectual, a devoted patriot, and a courageous resistance fighter who died for France under Nazi gunfire. Born ...

Macron to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Liberation of Strasbourg

This is Beirut, 2024-11-23 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On Saturday, Emmanuel Macron will mark the 80th anniversary of Strasbourg's liberation from Nazi rule with tributes to the Alsatian resistance, forcibly conscripted soldiers, and historian Marc Bloch, who may be honored with a place in the Panthéon. The President, continuing a long cycle of remembrance surrounding the 80th anniversary of ...

Alarm in France over fate of prize-winning French-Algerian writer

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron is concerned about the "disappearance" of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, his office said, after reports that the prize-winning novelist had been arrested in Algeria. Sansal, a major figure in francophone modern literature, is known for his strong stances against both authoritarianism and Islamism as well ...

Michel Polnareff: A Striking Comeback with New Album and Tour

This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At 80 years old, Michel Polnareff, the iconoclast of French chanson, is making a much-anticipated comeback with a new single, an unreleased album, and a tour across France and London. The French-American artist revealed on his Instagram account that his "final tour," titled Ma derrière tournée, will take him across France in 2025, with a major ...

France's Macron Meets China's Xi on G20 Sidelines

This is Beirut, 2024-11-19 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio, as observed by AFP journalists. On the first day of the summit on Monday, Macron spoke of a "very fractured" world order and accused the two largest economies on the planet, the United States and China, of "not ...

Composer of Piaf's 'Non, je ne regrette rien' Dies Aged 95

This is Beirut, 2024-11-18 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Songwriter and singer Charles Dumont, best known for composing Non, je ne regrette rien ("No, I do not regret anything")—immortalized by Edith Piaf—has died at 95, his partner announced to AFP on Monday. Dumont, who also collaborated with American singer Barbra Streisand and French-Italian 1960s star Dalida, passed away at home after a long ...

Apatosaurus Skeleton Sells for 6 Million Euros at French Auction

This is Beirut, 2024-11-16 22:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A skeleton of a 22-meter-long dinosaur (70 feet) was sold for six million euros ($6.4 million) on Saturday, as reported by auction houses Collin du Bocage and Barbarossa. An anonymous collector purchased the vegetarian apatosaurus, which was excavated in the United States, for 4.7 million euros, bringing the total to six million euros after fees. ...

Macron Heads to Argentina to Sway Milei on Global Climate Stance

This is Beirut, 2024-11-16 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Argentina on Saturday to meet with libertarian President Javier Milei, an admirer of Donald Trump, in hopes of “reintegrating him” into the “international consensus” ahead of the G20 summit in Brazil. The French President is scheduled to arrive in Buenos Aires in the evening, where he will ...

French Court Orders Release of Lebanese Militant Held Since 1984

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 17:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats, prosecutors said. The court said Abdallah, first detained in 1984 and convicted in 1987 over the murders, would be released on December 6 provided he leaves France, French ...

Italy and Security-Tight France Lock Up Nations League Quarter-Final Spots

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 10:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Italy ensured qualification for the Nations League quarter-finals with a victory over Belgium on Thursday that also guaranteed France a place in the last-eight despite a lacklustre display in a scoreless draw with Israel under tight security in Paris. Lee Carsley, whose brief reign as England coach ends on Sunday, enjoyed an emphatic victory in ...

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