Middle East's future lies with the son of the Damascus LionThey called him the Lion of Damascus, the Bismarck of the Mid dle East, the Fox and - for his habit of listening more than he…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Syria subdued in black mourning for AssadHe is everywhere. While he lived, President Hafez al-Assad's face seemed to survey every corner of SyriaMon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
A cat called Walter who liked to nap on the telex machineFor the week that our cat Walter - a female, despite the name - spent in the Marais veterinary clinic, Dr Flachaire was businesslike…Wed Jun 7 2000 - 01:00
Chirac calls for new EU defence systemPresident Jacques Chirac has responded to the German Foreign Minister's recent call for a more integrated European federation…Wed May 31 2000 - 01:00
Squabble about beef forgotten over coffee with French MinisterIt was not mentioned in his address to the French Senate's Committee of Social Affairs, and Mr David Byrne, the EU Commissioner…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
For the Shia Muslims, a rare moment of joy long deniedJoy is not an emotion often associated with southern Lebanon. Betrayal, occupation, death and high explosives - yes. Joy, no.Wed May 24 2000 - 01:00
The Ebony VenusShe was the first international black superstar, the "ebony Venus" who later reinvented herself as "Mama of the world"Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
State `could end Lebanon role' if UN does not get security pledgeOne of the Defence Forces' senior officers yesterday said the State could end its peacekeeping role in Lebanon if the UN did …Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Latest attacks complete circle of cynicismAnywhere else in the world, it would have seemed surrealSat May 6 2000 - 01:00
Trichet has little chance of succeeding DuisenbergAt the Brussels summit that launched the euro two years ago, President, Mr Jacques Chirac, and Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin…Fri May 5 2000 - 01:00
£7m revamp for Irish College in ParisIn the most costly project it has undertaken abroad, the Government is to spend £7 million on saving the Irish College in central…Thu May 4 2000 - 01:00
Jospin shifts responsibility for reforms to old rivalWhen Mr Lionel Jospin announced a cabinet reshuffle on March 27th, he promised to continue the reforms that led to the downfall…Thu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
Boy's heart survives centuries to solve royal mysteryFour French doctors who examined the body of a 10-year-old boy in the Prison du Temple on June 9th, 1795, concluded the child…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
To hold Paris, Chirac gives his blessing to a troublesome winnerPresident Jacques Chirac saw the Paris Hotel de Ville slipping from the grasp of his Gaullist RPR party, so he has finally agreed…Fri Mar 31 2000 - 01:00
War and peace revisitedTim Judah's 1997 The Serbs: History, Myth & the Destruction of Yugoslavia was a standard reference book for journalists covering…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Jospin to reshuffle cabinet as popularity declinesRarely has a French politician fallen from favour so quickly and with so little reasonFri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Where the faithful and non-believers flock to Masses with a brotherly touch of operaIt is Sunday morning and the Eglise Saint-Gervais is filled to overflowingWed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
McDaid urges Irish ex-pats to take French leaveThe Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, Dr McDaid, was supposed to talk about "the changing Irish tourism product and…Tue Mar 21 2000 - 00:00
Positions of powerFrancois Mitterrand's wife Danielle used to call her husband "the great seducer" - a reputation that has grown in the four years…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
French banks panic at vulnerability of `smart cards' to electronic fraudEver since a Frenchman named Roland Moreno invented the carte a puces or "smart-card" in the late 1970s, France has been the …Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Jospin's government seen to have lost its wayThe French Prime Minister cannot have been happy to see the newspapers yesterday.Tue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Surrealist poet of the streets commemoratedIf Jacques Prevert were alive today, he probably wouldn't think much of his 100th birthday celebrationsWed Mar 8 2000 - 00:00
Fabric Ireland drive bridges Border divideThe white-and-gold embossed cards for Thursday night's launch of the Fabric Ireland initiative in Paris will be collectors' items…Sat Mar 4 2000 - 00:00
Friend of Mitterrand brought down by a talkative mistressCharlie Haughey had his Charvet shirts, Roland Dumas his £1,320 Berluti shoesThu Mar 2 2000 - 00:00
Jospin defiant on Mid East policyIn an animated National Assembly debate yesterday, the French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, refused to apologise for recent…Wed Mar 1 2000 - 00:00
Opposition plans assembly attack on Jospin for Middle East gaffeOpposition politicians are planning to attack the French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, in the National Assembly this afternoon…Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Chador gives way as attitudes soften in IranWhen I met Roya at an Islamic conference in Tehran 11 years ago, she was a convinced revolutionaryWed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Reform parties sweep the polls in IranReformist parties loyal to President Mohamed Khatami have won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections in IranMon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Iranian reformers attract the votesThey waited patiently to cast their ballots. Cheerfully and calmly, with self-confidence.Sat Feb 19 2000 - 00:00
Fuel-truck driver arrested over Lebanon deathsThe man suspected of causing the deaths of four Irish soldiers in a highway accident on Monday has been arrested by the Lebanese…Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
`Black Road' claims lives of four Irish soldiersThey call it Lebanon's Black RoadTue Feb 15 2000 - 00:00
Time to raise a glass to JoyceThere seem to be no limits to the devotion of James Joyce fansSat Feb 5 2000 - 00:00
The warrior of French politics, a `Hitchcockian beauty' doomed to be noticedThe French Justice Minister, Mrs Elisabeth Guigou, says it is twice as difficult for a woman to succeed in politics as a man, …Wed Feb 2 2000 - 00:00
French paradox casts long shadow on minimum wageAs the Republic prepares to adopt a minimum wage for the first time on April 1st, France celebrated the 30th anniversary of the…Fri Jan 28 2000 - 00:00
Jail fortress takes liberties with prisoners, book allegesThe French tricolour flutters over the giant steel gate of La Sante prisonWed Jan 19 2000 - 00:00
Corsica peace process invoked at trialSeven Corsican nationalists went on trial in Paris yesterday for attempting to extort four million francs (£480,192) in "protection…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
One of the `immortal ones' helps enrich the LouvreEnglish-speaking journalists are received royally in the former apartments of Napoleon III's equerry, for we are part of Mr Pierre…Wed Nov 24 1999 - 00:00
Assassination of Islamist leader deals blow to hopes of negotiated settlement in AlgeriaThe assassination of the moderate Islamist leader, Mr Abdelka der Hachani, in Algiers yesterday represents a serious blow to …Tue Nov 23 1999 - 00:00
French upbeat on beef despite EU legal moveFrench officials last night said they were confident that the six-week-old "mad cow war" between France and Britain could be …Wed Nov 17 1999 - 00:00
La belle Colette: she still inspires fascination, admiration and revulsionForty-five years after her death, Gabrielle-Sidonie Colette, known simply as Colette, still inspires fascination, admiration …Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
France honours `peace militant'While the French Minister spoke, it nestled on a gold-edged velvet pillow, waiting for the magical incantation: "John Hume, in…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Crossing language's invisible frontierThe inside of John Lalor and Janet Ryan's apartment in Montmartre feels like an Irish cottage, with its painted board floor, …Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
Palestinians `still knocking at door'Mr Yasser Arafat looked vulnerable on the stage of the Socialist International CongressWed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
Desperately Seeking JoanThree grimy Englishmen with cockney accents and rotten teeth burst into a medieval French cottageSat Nov 6 1999 - 00:00
Chirac, Jospin square up for battleTwin financial scandals involving France's two leading political parties have claimed their second casualty this week - peaceful…Fri Nov 5 1999 - 00:00
Strauss-Kahn cites sense of responsibility for resignationFor once, the French left and right used almost the same wordsWed Nov 3 1999 - 00:00
Iranian leader calls for a `radical and profound change' in political moralityPresident Mohammad Khatami likes the United NationsSat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
Khatami reflects on the role played by man in building human civilisationIt was a deeply symbolic gesture, whose significance was perhaps lost on President Mohammad Khatami's French hosts, and on his…Fri Oct 29 1999 - 01:00
EU ruling may enable `mad cow war' truceTomorrow's decision by the EU's Scientific Steering Committee could mean a ceasefire in the "mad cow war" between France and …Thu Oct 28 1999 - 01:00
France bars Iranian exiles as Khatami arrives in ParisFor the first time since the Shah was overthrown in 1979, an Iranian head of state has come to ParisThu Oct 28 1999 - 01:00
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