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...Gas-rich Qatar boasts a collection shown across a broad range of museums, from modern art to Islamic antiquities, overseen by the emir’s sister, Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani....
...The construction company is one of the leading businesses contracted to build the mega-projects that have been a hallmark of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime....
...Today’s big read “We thank God for the Houthis,” one Iraqi commenter wrote under an Instagram post by Rashed al-Haddad....
...The lack of drama in Cannes’ property market is part of its appeal for buyers, says Alice Watson-Smith, managing director at Fine & Country’s French Riviera office....
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...As Wachowiak et al correctly note, the recent pressures militating in favour of greater cooperation (Ukraine, a second Trump presidency, fiscal constraints), “have not, to date, proven sufficient to overcome...
...In 2022, McKillen was awarded L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government for his contribution to the country’s culture....
...Hermès, L’Oréal, Dior et al sell an idea of French high-end craftsmanship that derives almost whole cloth from the 17th-century court of Versailles....
...Fuelling the surge in yields is a sharp uptick in government bond supply, said Ed Al-Hussainy, a senior analyst at Columbia Threadneedle....
...Additional reporting by Colby Smith in Washington, John Paul Rathbone in London, Aanu Adeoye in Lagos and Amy Kazmin in Rome...
...Thereafter it’s a whistle-stop tour through Wilde, Evelyn Waugh, Agatha Christie, Judy Garland et al, interspersed with touches of memoir, such as Baker’s Nanna Betty with her crocheted-doll toilet-roll...
...COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber is also the boss of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company....
...A later artist, Ayana V Jackson, poses her “Anarcha” (2017) like an Orientalist odalisque, but the tender image of her turned back suggests not so much exotic allure as vulnerability....
...UK power imports generally come from low-emission sources such as Norwegian hydropower or French nuclear....
...Smith, the sports presenter, had his turn throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for the Yankees. The pros make it look so easy but Smith could barely reach his target....
...Saudi football club Al Hilal has approached Qatar-owned Paris Saint-Germain with a €300mn bid to sign Kylian Mbappé, a record-breaking offer for the French forward....
...Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi et al (Seven Stories Press) The much-feted author of the graphic novel Persepolis leads a collection of vivid, “visually stunning” accounts of the current unrest gripping...
...Aesthetically and intellectually it fits into a no-nonsense box with St John, Labour and Wait, Ercol, Jasper Morrison et al....
...Al-Rumayyan and LIV commissioner Greg Norman declined invitations, citing scheduling conflicts....
...As an example, French labour productivity is much higher than in the UK. But high French labour costs make investing in capital (ie, machinery) more sensible....
...The slide in French inflation follows a similar trend in Spain and Germany and is being fuelled by a decline in the energy prices paid by households and businesses. 4....
...Eurostar narrowly dodged bankruptcy in 2021 after being bailed out by shareholders including French state railway SNCF, Canadian institutional fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Hermes...
...Peynaud’s successors at the University of Bordeaux, currently Marchal et al, produce a detailed report on the growing season every year....
...Barring any plot twists, Ratcliffe has triumphed over Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, who declared he was out of the race this weekend....
...In an analysis of results from the European Working Conditions Surveys for 15 countries, Mariann Rigó of Düsseldorf University et al found “that work stress generally increased from 1995 to 2015, and that...
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