Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A few months into Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidency, Libyan dictator Muammer Gaddafi pitched his Bedouin-style ...

PARIS (AP) — The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 ...

Prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy, on Thursday, March 27, in his trial on charges of allegedly accepting illegal election campaign financing ...

By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris French prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence against former President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, in a trial over accusations that his 2007 ...

PARIS — Prosecutors on Thursday requested that former French President Nicolas Sarkozy be sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly accepting money from the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi ...

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at his trial for illegal campaign financing, at the Paris court, on March 25, 2025. HUGO MATHY/AFP The National Financial Prosecutor's Office was merciless ...

Trial of Former President Sarkozy Sheds Light on France’s Back-Channel Talks With Libya’s Gadhafi PARIS (AP) — The monthslong trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the ...

PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year prison sentence and a 300,000-euro (around $325,000) fine for former President Nicolas Sarkozy, in connection with allegations ...