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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Former French President Francois Hollande, outgoing French Justice Minsiter Gerald Darmanin and Former French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Dominique de Villepin, French Ombudswoman (Defender of Rights) Claire Hedon, Lebanese-born French author and Perpetual Secretary of the Academie Francaise Amin Maalouf and outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu during ceremony to induct Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice, into the Pantheon in Paris, France on October 9 2025. Former French lawyer and minister of Justice and famous for his fight against the death penalty, which he supported abolishing in 1981, Robert Badinter, is laid to rest in The Pantheon mausoleum during a solemn ceremony presided over by the French President on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty, which he authored. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ceremony to Induct Robert Badinter at Pantheon - Paris

Amin Maalouf during ceremony to induct Robert Badinter, former Minister of Justice, into the Pantheon in Paris, France on October 9 2025. Former French lawyer and minister of Justice and famous for his fight against the death penalty, which he supported abolishing in 1981, Robert Badinter, is laid to rest in The Pantheon mausoleum during a solemn ceremony presided over by the French President on October 9, 2025, the anniversary of the enactment of the law abolishing the death penalty, which he authored. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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64th Festival Jazz A Juan - Ibrahim Maalouf

Ibrahim Maalouf and his ensemble T.O.M.A (Trumpets of Michel Ange) perform at the 64th Jazz in Juan Festival at the Pinède Gould in Antibes on July 18, 2025. The celebrated trumpeter captivated the audience with his bold fusion of jazz, classical, and contemporary sounds. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Uzbekistan's President At Elysee Palace - Paris

Lebanese-born French author and Perpetual Secretary of the Academie Francaise Amin Maalouf arrives for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 12, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Uzbekistan's President At Elysee Palace - Paris

Lebanese-born French author and Perpetual Secretary of the Academie Francaise Amin Maalouf arrives for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 12, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Uzbekistan's President At Elysee Palace - Paris

Lebanese-born French author and Perpetual Secretary of the Academie Francaise Amin Maalouf arrives for a state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 12, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christian Jambet Academie Francaise

Lebanese-born French author and Perpetual Secretary of the Academie Francaise Amin Maalouf attending the ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, France on February 06, 2025. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

Rachida Dati, Daniel Rondeau, Pascal Ory, Amin Maalouf, Xavier Darcos during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Alain Guizard/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves with members of the French Academy (from French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos and French writer Daniel Rondeau after the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron receives from the perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron receives from the perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron receives from the perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron receives from the perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron receives from the perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

France's President listens as Perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf delivers a speech during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron receives from the perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

France's President listens as Perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf delivers a speech during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

France's President listens as Perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf delivers a speech during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

France's President listens as Perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf delivers a speech during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

France's President listens as Perpetual secretary of the Academie Francaise and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf delivers a speech during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf during the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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9th Edition of the French Academy Dictionary - Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives and He is welcomed by members of the French Academy France's former Minister of Higher Education and Research Xavier Darcos, French writer Daniel Rondeau, French writer and historian Pascal Ory and French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf prior to the solemn session of presentation of the 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise (Dictionary of the French Academy), which is the official dictionary of the French language in Paris on November 14, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Finalement Premiere

Ibrahim Maalouf attending the Finalement Premiere at the Grand Rex Cinema in Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Finalement Premiere

Victor Hadida, Raphael Mezrahi, Francoise Gillard, Michel Boujenah, Elsa Zylberstein, Kad Merad, Claude Lelouch, Barbara Pravi, Marianne Denicourt, a guest, Ibrahim Maalouf, Didier Barbelivien and Laurent Dassault attending the Finalement Premiere at the Grand Rex Cinema in Paris, France on October 30, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM