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One man seems to be grabbing the headlines here in France this morning: Dominique Strauss-Khan. The head of the International Monetary Fund was in Paris over the weekend. He attended a conference about the G20 but the French were mostly interested to hear about his views on the next presidential election...

IN THE PAPERS
By Aurore Cloe DUPUIS

Dominique Strauss-Khan met with six readers of Aujourd’hui en France. He didn’t say whether he would take part in the 2012 presidential election but he gave them a few hints.

The right-wing newspaper Le Figaro criticizes DSK for being too confusing about his political ambitions.  The paper doesn’t mince its words: “If Strauss-Kahn didn’t want to run in the elections, he wouldn’t make such a fuss about it”
 
Meanwhile, the crisis in the Arab world is also being felt in France. Libération talks about a “diplomatic clash”. According to the latest survey, 72% of the French believe that France’s image abroad has deteriorated. At the heart of the controversy,  a scandal involving the French Foreign Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie using the private jet of a Tunisian businessman close to Ben Ali.
 
In other news, the Christian newspaper La Croix talks about the annual agriculture fair. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy attended the event on Saturday. According to the newspaper, he has already started campaigning for 2012. L’Humanité finds it off that Sarkozy has suddently “found a passion for cows, pigs and apples”.
 
And finally, Aujourd’hui en France reports about the village of Bugarach in Southern France. Some say it’s where aliens are based... 
Racism in Israel: 'the price of incitement'
25/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Racism in Israel: 'the price of incitement'

Violence against African migrants this week in Tel Aviv has sparked angry debate in Israel. Haaretz is accusing members of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party of "incitement". That - and the latest on the Facebook IPO fiasco - is the focus for this look at the world's papers this Friday 25th May, 2012.
Air France: over-staffing and a jackpot bonus
25/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Air France: over-staffing and a jackpot bonus

The French press looks at the latest bad news for the economy. Air France is restructuring and layoffs are certain. Libération asks: what can the new left-wing government do? This as Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui-en-France reports on union anger that a former Air France CEO could, despite the economic crisis, get a "jackpot" bonus. That's the focus for this Friday, 25th May 2012.
'Egypt's revolution now seems light years away'
23/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Egypt's revolution now seems light years away'

Today we focus on the Egyptian elections - will the military be the real winners? We're also looking at Quebec's student protests, and the race to save this year's Parmesan.
What does the new French government do, exactly?
23/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

What does the new French government do, exactly?

The French press looks at the Egyptian elections, today's EU summit, and some of the rather poorly defined roles of the new French government.
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'Obama's Afghanistan debacle'
22/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Obama's Afghanistan debacle'

Has Obama's policy in Afghanistan been a disaster, why is Syria's conflict tipping over into Lebanon, and who's going to win the Egyptian election? It's all in the international press review.
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