The French authorities released a Saudi man who shared the name and age of a suspect in the murder of the dissident writer, saying it was a case of mistaken identity.
Tag: Paris (France)
Josephine Baker Inducted Into French Panthéon
President Emmanuel Macron hailed the American-born dancer and French resistance fighter as a symbol of unity in a time of sharp division.
A Tale of Culinary Reconciliation, Beside the Eiffel Tower
Two decades ago, Spain was the new France, leading gastronomic innovation. Now two iconic chefs have joined forces in Paris.
Survivors of 2015 Paris Terrorist Attacks Testify at Trial
The trauma of the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris was highlighted in testimony by survivors and others at a trial of 20 men accused of involvement.
French Court Convicts Man in the Murder of a Holocaust Survivor
The man, Yacine Mihoub, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Mireille Knoll, 85, in 2018, which judges said was a hate crime motivated by the fact that she was Jewish.
Ex-Macron Aide Convicted of Assault and Posing as a Police Officer
The aide, Alexandre Benalla, who was fired in 2018 after videos emerged of him beating a man at a labor protest, was sentenced to serve a year of house arrest with electronic monitoring.
Wes Anderson’s Dream of France, and the Paris I Remember
With “The French Dispatch,” the director’s latest, yet another American artist falls under the country’s spell. The Times’s Paris bureau chief recalls when the same thing happened to him.
Macron Commemorates 1961 Paris Police Killing of Algerian Protesters
President Emmanuel Macron of France is the country’s first head of state to attend an event marking the deaths, which officials ignored for decades.
As Bikers Throng the Streets, ‘It’s Like Paris Is in Anarchy’
An ecologically minded experiment to make Paris a cycling capital of Europe has led to a million people now pedaling daily — and to rising tensions with pedestrians.
Ex-President Sarkozy Convicted for Campaign Spending Violations
Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegally financing his 2012 presidential bid by exceeding France’s strict electoral rules and sentenced to a year of house arrest. He said he would appeal.