Nicolas Sarkozy

...been playing 'hide the baguette' with? That's the first lady of France, Carla Bruni! "If you fire me I'll call President Sarkozy and he'll be all over you like Truffaut on Hitchcock," Homer warns, in a dig at French cinema's supposed...

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy, seen here at a press conference for the EU summit being held in Brussels, says any decision about a possible replay isn't his to make. Photo: Getty Images By Fionnan Sheahan Political Editor in Brussels

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...and Yade quickly became fixtures in France's media, favorites in public-opinion polls and darlings of the image-conscious Sarkozy. After Sarkozy named the women to his first cabinet in May 2007, however, the ambitious Dati wound up creating...

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...to the negotiating table with the Turkish mediator," Assad said on French TV Friday. In the Al-Riyadh interview, Sarkozy said he told both Assad and Netanyahu that "France is ready to facilitate a restart of the talks if both parties...

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In this article: Nicholas Sarkozy, Riyadh, France, Saudi Arabia, Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Dhabi, Bernard Kouchner, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Israel

Perks of high office for Sarkozy PARIS: For Nicolas Sarkozy, a 1.65-metre head of state with a statuesque wife, a penchant for Cuban heels and an arch-enemy who refers to him as ''the dwarf'', size most certainly matters. But the French...

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...new presidential jet, which critics in France have nicknamed 'Air Sarko One'. Published: 11:41AM GMT 17 Nov 2009 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni Photo: PA The French President currently uses an ageing Airbus 319s but...

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DUBAI: France's President Nicolas Sarkozy begins his third visit this year to the Gulf today as he seeks to capitalise on disillusionment with America and Britain. He arrives in Saudi Arabia laden with offers to sell nuclear power...

In this article: France, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Britain, United Arab Emirates, Rafale, Areva, and Kuwait

Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, will on Tuesday begin his third visit to the oil- and cash-rich Gulf this year as he seeks business deals and contracts that would capitalise on widespread disillusionment with America and Britain in...

In this article: Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Nuclear power, Abu Dhabi, United Kingdom, France, Rafale, and Areva

...threatened to resign over the breakdown in the drive for peace. Israel Radio reported that Sarkozy, while in talks with Netanyahu, called Abbas to urge him to pursue negotiations. Officials with the Palestinian Authority say peace talks...

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