Poetry-loving PM a threat to Sarko's Elysee dreamsParis Letter: Nicolas Sarkozy has played Brutus to Jacques Chirac's Caesar for yearsFri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
'Country girl' who champions the European idealFRANCE: In the days following France's rejection of the European constitutional treaty, President Jacques Chirac showed how …Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
Old rift leaves French left in turmoilFRANCE: France's former socialist prime minister Michel Rocard set the tone for the Socialist Party's "summer university", which…Sat Aug 27 2005 - 01:00
Olympics would lift French depressionWhatever the merits of the case made by President Jacques Chirac and Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoë before the International Olympic…Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Referendum leaves a divided FranceAnalysis: When he came to power 37 months ago, the French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin coined the expression "La France…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Irish ambassador honoured by French foreign ministryPádraic MacKernan, Ireland's outgoing Ambassador to Paris, was yesterday awarded the rank of Grand Officier de l'Ordre National…Tue May 31 2005 - 01:00
Chirac accepts defeat as French vote NoThe people of France created a political earthquake for their own country and the entire European Union yesterday by becoming…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
No vote predicted as French decide on EU treatyThe French campaign for tomorrow's referendum on the European constitutional treaty officially ended at midnight last night, …Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Ambitious Fabius has become a hate figure for the Yes campaignFrance: Laurent Fabius was France's youngest prime minister and Jacques Chirac was only mayor of Paris when they clashed in …Tue May 24 2005 - 01:00
Chirac looks to the skies for some inspirationFRANCE: Jacques Chirac has been promoting an integrated defence policy, writes Lara Marlowe , in Le Luc en ProvenceWed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
French resistanceJacques Godbout, French-Canadian writer, film-maker and quiet revolutionary, tells Lara Marlowe about the challenge of maintaining…Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Report recounts Assad threat to Hariri in SyriaSYRIA: Syria's president Bashar al-Assad threatened the former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri less than six months before…Sat Mar 26 2005 - 00:00
'Living martyr' becomes living witnessMiddle East: Marwan Hamadé and Bassel Fleihan are known as Lebanon's "living martyrs"Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
French hit back against the Google invasionParis Letter: I don't know if it's the legacy of Gen de Gaulle, or competition between the twin revolutions of 1776 and 1789…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
France honours law enshrining secularismParis letter: The 1905 law on the separation of church and state is considered a pillar of the French Republic, an integral …Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
French daily awaits news of missing 'star'FRANCE: Readers of Libération are likely to see a sadly familiar box on the front page of their newspaper this morningWed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Chirac warns French journalists not to go to IraqFrance: The French President Jacques Chirac yesterday asked journalists not to go to Iraq, saying "the security of our press…Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
US warns Syria to end its domination of LebanonMIDDLE EAST: US officials this week delivered their most strident ultimatum that Syria end its domination of LebanonThu Jan 06 2005 - 00:00
Hizbullah TV station ordered off air after series of shows targets JewsParis Letter: Three unrelated media stories are making headlines here: the banning of the Lebanese Hizbullah television station…Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Arafat 'in the final phase of his life', says ambassadorFRANCE: In a deep coma, having survived a brain haemorrhage on Tuesday and the failure of his liver and kidneys yesterday, Mr…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
French thinker Derrida diesFRANCE: The French intellectual Jacques Derrida, sometimes called the world's greatest living philosopher, has died in Paris…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
France dips its toes in Turkey's so-called 'river of Islam'Paris Letter: If a long, collective sigh rises over the Élysée Palace, National Assembly and Quai d'Orsay this morning, it will…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Some Texans lose faith in Bush justiceAcross America: Freddie Brookins will not be allowed to vote against George W. Bush on November 2ndWed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Trying to restore hope to a defeated peopleAcross America: Wounded Knee was where the Indian wars endedMon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Clinton loyalists are now Don't KnowsAcross America: The art deco Cadillac building in downtown Detroit, once the highest in the US, has been gutted pending reconstruction…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Town tainted by shame of Abu GhraibAcross America: When the 372nd Military Police Company left for Iraq in the spring of 2003, the residents of Cresaptown, a small…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
Thorn in the side of Bush and AshcroftAcross America: Michael Ratner is the anti-Ashcroft, the scourge of the US Attorney GeneralTue Sept 07 2004 - 01:00
Maimed soldier prepared to go back and lose other legAcrossAmerica: Sgt Luke Wilson of the First Cavalry Division has not received his purple heart yetMon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00
Pope's visit fulfils a 'personal wish'FRANCE: The Pontiff is visiting the shrine at Lourdes as 'a sick man among sick people', writes Lara Marlowe in ParisSat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Chequered career catches up with Chirac's Mr Fix-ItParis Letter: Four times between 2001 and 2003, Judge Philippe Courroye asked the European Parliament to lift Jean-Charles Marchiani…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
For the Anglo-Saxons, adultery is as French as red wine and baguetteParis Letter : Like so much of French cultural life these days, the manner of Isabelle Adjani's break-up with the musician Jean…Wed Jul 21 2004 - 01:00
Report that Chirac backed Ahern for EU job deniedPresident Jacques Chirac did not ask the Taoiseach to be a candidate for the presidency of the European Commission, a source …Mon Jun 21 2004 - 01:00
Chirac resists call for PM to resign as socialists triumphFrance: President Jacques Chirac yesterday rejected demands for the resignation of his prime minister following the ruling UMP…Tue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00
Socialists consolidate pole positionFrance: The European elections have dramatically altered the political landscape of France, confirming the socialists as the…Mon Jun 14 2004 - 01:00
French call for euro presidency to promote 'growth'FRANCE: The French minister for the economy and finance, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, has made sweeping proposals for an "economic government…Thu Jun 03 2004 - 01:00
Constitutional treaty needs 'political will'EU: At the Paris stop on his marathon tour of European capitals prior to the June 17th-18th European Council, the Taoiseach …Thu Jun 03 2004 - 01:00
Jewish groups lose defamation case against French intellectualsFRANCE: Three prominent French intellectuals, one of them an MEP, were cleared yesterday of "defamation on racial grounds" and…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
French PM and envoys visit home of Monnet, the 'Father of Europe'FRANCE: The French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin went to the house where Europe's grand project was born, to celebrate…Tue May 04 2004 - 01:00
Chirac stalls on EU vote and Turkish entryFRANCE: Two days before the enlargement of the European Union, President Jacques Chirac yesterday attempted to reassure the …Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Mission impossibleProfile Paul Bremer: For an experienced diplomat, Paul Bremer is surprisingly prone to confrontation and while his word is law…Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Iraq descends into state of near anarchyA year to the day after US forces overthrew Saddam Hussein, Iraq has descended into a state of near anarchy, with fighting between…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Sisyphean task of clearing Iraq's unexploded cluster bombsAttempts to clean up after last year's invasion are still continuing, writes Lara Marlowe in BaghdadThu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Death stalks Shia Muslims the Americans came to save from SaddamSo it has come to thisWed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Revisiting the dogs of warMemoir: Lt Col Bozidar Popovic was proud of his prison campSat Feb 28 2004 - 00:00
Amnesty asks Irish company to explain its policy on wallISRAEL : The human rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the Irish company, Cement Roadstone Holdings (CRH), to…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Breton town proud of Kerry's French connectionPARIS LETTER/LARA MARLOWE : Brice Lalonde is so proud of his American cousin, the US presidential candidate John Kerry, that…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Lansdowne was 'the right decision'The Tánaiste, Ms Harney, said yesterday she was pleased that the Cabinet had chosen Lansdowne Road over Abbotstown as the site…Sat Jan 31 2004 - 00:00
Finding inspiration on streets of indifferent cityPARIS LETTER: Some day, I expect, there'll be a plaque on an unassuming building in Châtillon, just the other side of the périphérique…Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
Economist finds all Gaul in decline and fallLetter from Paris: The theme is as old as the Romans and crops up through history with persistent regularityWed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Moderates pin their hopes on unofficial peace planSWITZERLAND: Two signs on either side of the stage in Geneva clearly stated the message of the ceremonyTue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
