French President Nicolas Sarkozy

TRIPOLI – On March 2013, crowds flocked to Tripoli's town hall to welcome Nicolas Sarkozy, “the saviour of Libya”, as he climbed the red-carpeted staircase. Officials, security personnel and customers from nearby cafes - everybody was hoping to touch him, to get a photo of their hero. The mayor at the time ...

If I were in a position of influence — and I'm not — my detractors might apply that term to me: But it is a state of mind that has often been applied to Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France. The 63-year-old is back in the news with the word that he is to stand trial for corruption and influence peddling, ...

If I were in a position of influence — and I'm not — my detractors might apply that term to me: But it is a state of mind that has often been applied to Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France. The 63-year-old is back in the news with the word that he is to stand trial for corruption and influence peddling, ...

Andrzej Krauze on Nicolas Sarkozy and Libya – cartoon. Sarkozy, the former French president, faces a trial over allegations of bribery and accepting illegal campaign donations from Muammar Gaddafi. Illustration, of Gaddafi as genie offering Sarkozy pile of notes, by Andrzej Krauze. Illustration by Andrzej ...

The wisdom contained in the words of Rome's most famous and illustrious emperor, a man whose very name is synonymous with power, is confirmed in the plight of Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of the French Republic for whom ignominy beckons with the news that he has been charged with corruption ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is reportedly set to face trial over charges he misused his influence to secure leaked details of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign. The case came about after investigators used phone-taps to examine separate allegations that late ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves after a meeting at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on June 25, 2016. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / AFP/Getty ... Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling. It is one of multiple ...

Nicolas Sarkozy, who is embroiled in several criminal investigations, denies any wrongdoing and has vowed to have all cases dismissed. ... Paris: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered on Thursday to stand trial for influence peddling over accusations he offered to help a prosecutor get ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, prosecutors say. The case centres on an alleged attempt by Mr Sarkozy to get a judge to reveal information about an investigation into illegal funding of his 2007 campaign. The judge and Mr Sarkozy's lawyer have also been ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling involving a judge from whom he sought information about an investigation, a legal source told AFP on Thursday. Sarkozy's lawyer Thierry Herzog and former judge Gilbert Azibert must ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to face corruption trial. Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 04:12 PM. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling. It is one of multiple corruption cases targeting Mr Sarkozy, and marks the second case so far in ...

Last week, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation following two days of questioning in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. He and close colleagues are accused of receiving 50 million Euros from Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi in his successful 2007 presidential ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says allegations he received campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are making his life "hell". "I am accused without any physical evidence," Mr Sarkozy told magistrates, Le Figaro newspaper reports. He has been placed under formal ...

PARIS — Former President Nicolas Sarkozy of France was questioned by the police on Tuesday as part of an investigation into whether his 2007 election campaign received illegal financial support from the Libyan regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Mr. Sarkozy, 63, was taken into custody in Nanterre, ...

Former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is one of more than 20 local and international speakers in town this weekend for Abu Dhabi Ideas Weekend. The two-day event is part private conference, part public festival and takes place at New York University Abu Dhabi on Friday and Saturday. It seeks to ...

Nicolas Sarkozy took in the sun at the Beverly Hills Hotel in LA on Sunday with members of his family — except wife Carla Bruni. A witness said of the former French leader: “He was in . . . salmon-colored swim [trunks], reading while lounging. Carla was not in tow, but some of his children were at the pool.”.

Nicolas Sarkozy, Fashion Crowd Cheer On Carla Bruni at Her L.A. Concert ... Los Angeles' European contingent — led by former French president Nicolas Sarkozy — was out in full force Wednesday night for Carla Bruni's concert at The Orpheum Theatre downtown in support of her new album, “French ...

More than 300 French dignitaries and stars, including ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, have signed a manifesto denouncing a "new anti-Semitism" marked by "Islamist radicalisation" after a string of killings of Jews. The country's half-a-million-plus Jewish community is the largest in Europe but has been hit by ...

Mr Sarkozy, who is embroiled in several criminal investigations, denies any wrongdoing and has vowed to have all cases dismissed. His lawyers said they would appeal Thursday's decision to try him. "Nicolas Sarkozy will ... calmly wait for the result of the motion for a declaration of invalidity," his lawyers ...

Nicolas Sarkozy denies illegal funding allegations. The former president of France has come out swinging, calling his Libyan accusers 'assassins, criminals and delinquents'. by Paul Brennan. 23 Mar 2018 14:55 GMT. France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has defended himself after being put under formal ...

PARIS — Nicolas Sarkozy, the flamboyant former French president who had hoped to revive his political career, is facing a formal investigation over allegations that his 2007 campaign received illegal funding from the Libyan strongman Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. It is not certain that Mr. Sarkozy, who led ...

PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling. It is one of multiple corruption cases targeting Sarkozy, and marks the second case so far in which he is being sent to trial. He has denied wrongdoing in all of them.

The axis of power is shifting from West to East as visionary leadership is surpassing democratic governance as key to stability and prosperity, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy told the Abu Dhabi Ideas Weekend forum. Mr Sarkozy was the final speaker to address the forum hosted by Tamkeen and ...