Le château de Versailles évacué après une alerte à la bombe

Oct 14, 2023 | Le château de Versailles a été évacué ce samedi après-midi après une alerte à la bombe déclenchée après un message anonyme envoyé via le site moncomissariat.fr. Plus tôt dans la journée, c’est le musée du Louvre qui a été évacué et fermé pour «pour des raisons de sécurité» alors que la France est en alerte «urgence attentat».

Le Louvre et le château de Versailles évacués « pour raisons de sécurité » : Le plus grand musée du monde a fermé ses portes à la mi-journée après avoir « reçu un message écrit faisant état d’un risque pour [la structure] et pour ses visiteurs », tandis qu’une alerte à la bombe a été signalée pour le monument historique des Yvelines. »

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Protester Throws Pastry at the Mona Lisa

The protester faked a disability to get close to the painting before throwing a pastry at it, smearing cream on its glass case. The painting was not damaged.

« La Joconde » entartée, le Louvre porte plainte : L’homme, âgé de 36 ans, a été admis à l’infirmerie psychiatrique de la préfecture de police et une enquête a été ouverte pour « tentative de dégradation d’un bien culturel ». »

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A Stroll through Paris, from the Louvre to La Défense

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Saudi Arabian Treasures in Paris
CNN: CNN's Icon previews a new collection of Arabian artifacts, the fruit of a 40-year archeology project.

Report: Saudi King Cancels Visit to France
YNET NEWS: Decision comes less than two weeks after Le Figaro quoted Abdullah as saying both Israel and Iran don't deserve to exist

Saudi Arabia's state news agency said King Abdullah has indefinitely postponed a trip to France planned for this week.

The Saudi monarch was to open an exhibition of Saudi antiquities at the Louvre museum in Paris during his visit.

The Saudi Press Agency on Saturday did not say why the trip was postponed. But the decision comes less than two weeks after the French daily Le Figaro quoted King Abdullah as saying both Israel and Iran don't deserve to exist. >>> Associate Press | Saturday, July 10, 2010

LE POINT: Diplomatie – Riyad confirme le "report" d'une visite du roi d'Arabie saoudite en France: L'Arabie saoudite a confirmé samedi le "report à une date qui reste à déterminer" d'une visite du roi Abdallah en France, prévue initialement pour ce lundi et au cours de laquelle il devait notamment rencontrer le président Nicolas Sarkozy. La visite "a été reportée à une date qui reste à déterminer, la plus proche possible pour les deux parties", a indiqué l'agence officielle SPA, citant un responsable gouvernemental anonyme. Le motif du report n'a pas été précisé. >>> AFP | Samedi 10 Juillet 2010

Sarkozy Plays a Round of Gulf
The United Arab Emirates' President, Sheikh Kalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, accompanies THE French President Nicolas Sarkozy after their meeting in Abu Dhabi. Photo courtesy of The Independent
THE INDEPENDENT: France took an ambitious step into the cauldron of Gulf politics yesterday, opening a military base, or "peace camp", in Abu Dhabi.

The naval and air station - the first French military base to be built abroad in half a century - is intended to make France a serious player in the previously "Anglo-Saxon" game of Gulf security and the military containment of Iran.

The base, formally opened by President Nicolas Sarkozy, may also improve France's chances of selling military hardware to the United Arab Emirates, starting with 63 Rafale jet fighters. During his visit, President Sarkozy dug the first spade of sand for the foundations of an Abu Dhabi branch of the Louvre museum, part of a drive to promote French culture, and cultural exports, in the Middle East.

Although the military base has been declared to be part of France's contribution to the fight against Indian Ocean pirates, its real importance is diplomatic and strategic. "France is showing that it is ready to assume its responsibilities in guaranteeing the stability of a region vital to the entire world," M. Sarkozy told the Emirates news agency, Wam. >>> By John Lichfield in Paris | Tuesday, May 26, 2009