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President Nicolas Sarkozy's rocky relationship with France's literary elite has suffered a fresh blow after his plan to transfer Albert Camus' remains to the Pantheon was rejected by the great writer's son amid claims of...
President Nicolas Sarkozy's rocky relationship with France's literary elite has suffered a fresh blow after his plan to transfer Albert Camus' remains to the Pantheon was rejected by the great writer's son amid claims of...
PARIS — No tumbrels have appeared in Paris' Place de la Concorde, but a revolution may be under way in France nonetheless. Recent weeks have seen the trial of former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and the conviction of...
African version of Spitting Image has delighted big audiences by ridiculing corrupt politicians A rapping president describes himself as "a real bad dude"; a prime minister and vice-president fight over lavatories; and a set of...
Shombit Sengupta Posted: Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 2140 hrs IST Updated: Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 at 2140 hrs IST : Subtlety resides in the subliminal private garden of every person. Subtlety introduces an element of elevation into...
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's romantic novel, whose thinly disguised lovers are modelled on himself and Diana, Princess of Wales, has turned into a literary flop. Valery Giscard D'Estaing with Princess Diana in 1994 Photo: SIPA...
Veiled Threat: The guerrilla graffiti of Princess Hijab Bitch Magazine by Arwa Aburawa November 19, 2009 Since 2006, the elusive guerrilla artist known as Princess Hijab has been subverting Parisian billboards, to a mixed...
Given Thierry Henry has gone straight to the top of the charts in the least popular Frenchman stakes in many people's minds - especially in Ireland - Sportsmail decided to dig deep into French history in a bid to find some...
When Jeffrey Immelt, chief executive of General Electric, flew into Paris last month he knew he would seek out his old friend, Nicolas Sarkozy. The boss of one of the world’s largest companies has met the French president every...
France has secured entry to the World Cup finals by cheating. C’est normal — that’s what the French do. You could hear the ancient refrain about the dastardly Frogs everywhere yesterday. I hate to spoil a good cliché but the...
