Latest update: 05/12/2012 

- Bashar al-Assad - Egypt - India - Mohammed Morsi - Olympic Games - Syria


'Is Bashar al-Assad close to breaking point?'

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INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, 05/12/12: Unrest in Egypt is getting a lot of attention in the international press today following clashes yesterday outside of the presidential palace in Cairo. Le Monde takes a closer look at the controversial draft constitution that's sparked outrage. Meanwhile, The Independent wonders if Bashar al-Assad is close to breaking point. Articles in both the Independent and Gulf News argue against foreign intervention in Syria.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT
Portrait of Sarkozy painted by his father could sell for €14,000
10/02/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Portrait of Sarkozy painted by his father could sell for €14,000

Is Pal Sarkozy capitalising on his son’s fame?! The father of the French President has painted his son and his daughter-in-law, Carla Bruni and their paintings are included in an exhibition of the First Father’s work in his home city of Budapest.
“France’s greatest thinker fooled by Kant hoax”
09/02/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

“France’s greatest thinker fooled by Kant hoax”

The Times’ Paris correspondent Charles Bremner is in gleeful mood this morning recounting the woes of famous French philosopher Bernard-Herni Lévy. “BHL” as he is known is “the laughing stock of the Left Bank” having referenced a philosopher who does not exist in his latest book.
French debate on national identity was a “fiasco”
09/02/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

French debate on national identity was a “fiasco”

Libération’s editorial this morning is entitled “rabbit fart” – not exactly a flattering summing up of Immigration Minister Eric Besson’s three-month debate on French national identity. Le Figaro is also critical saying that the Government’s proposals at the conclusion of the national identity debate “fall far short of expectations”.
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Ukraine: "Enough with raping our democracy"
08/02/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Ukraine: "Enough with raping our democracy"

In today’s international press review, we talk about the presidential elections in Ukraine.
Regional elections: "France in Pink"
08/02/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Regional elections: "France in Pink"

In today’s French press review, we focus on the upcoming regional elections.
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