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| March 03, 2008 #2008-020 The Carlyle Group Names Olivier Sarkozy Co-head of Global Financial Services Group |
Washington, DC – Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group today named Olivier Sarkozy Co-head and Managing Director of Carlyle’s Global Financial Services Group. Mr. Sarkozy joins Carlyle from UBS, where he is Joint Global Head of FIG Investment Banking. He will be based in New York and begin his duties in April 2008. David M. Rubenstein, Co-founder and Managing Director of Carlyle, said, “Olivier is a remarkable addition to our financial services team. He has an incredible track record and network that will help Carlyle capitalize on the dislocation in the financial services sector and extend our record of success to this important and growing part of the global economy.” |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8443679/Two-arrested-in-France-as-burka-ban-comes-in.html
Two arrested in France as burka ban comes in
Two Muslim women wearing face veils were arrested on Monday as France because the first country to enforce a ban on full face coverings.
Kenza Drider demonstrates against the ban of the Burka in front of the Notre Dame cathedral Photo: AFP
Kenza Drider, a 32-year-old, travelled to Paris from her home in Provence to force a confrontation with police, and was one of those arrested.
There were minor scuffles as officers apprehended her outside Notre Dame Cathedral together with another niqab-wearer staging an illegal demonstration against the new law.
Technically, the women could now face fines of 150 euros, or 132 pounds, as well as citizenship lessons.
But Alexis Marsan, a public order official, said they were solely given warnings for taking part in an illegal gathering.
Five men and another women were also held for taking part in the demonstration.
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Abdel Jalil pointedly named French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who the rebels hail as a hero, as the leader of the coalition supporting his forces.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/uk-libya-idUKLDE71Q0MP20110412
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The criticism by London and Paris followed new shelling of Misrata on Monday and the collapse of an African Union peace initiative.
Echoing rebel complaints, Juppe told France Info radio, "It's not enough."
He said NATO must stop Gaddafi shelling civilians and take out heavy weapons bombarding Misrata. In a barbed reference to the alliance command of the operation, Juppe added: "NATO must play its role fully. It wanted to take the lead in operations, we accepted that."
Foreign Secretary William Hague also said NATO must intensify attacks, calling on other alliance countries to match London's supply of extra ground attack aircraft in Libya.
NATO, is operating under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians, stepped up air strikes around Misrata and the eastern battlefront city of Ajdabiyah at the weekend. It rejected the criticism.
"NATO is conducting its military operations in Libya with vigour within the current mandate. The pace of the operations is determined by the need to protect the population," it said.
Libyan state television said on Tuesday a NATO strike on the town of Kikla, south of Tripoli, had killed civilians and members of the police force. It did not give details.
PEACE TALKS FAIL
The spat within the alliance came after heavy shelling and street fighting in the coastal city of Misrata on Monday where Human Rights Watch says at least 250 people, mostly civilians, have died.
Rebels on Monday rejected an African Union peace plan, saying there could be no deal unless Gaddafi was toppled. His son Saif al Islam said such an idea was ridiculous.
Rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil on Tuesday thanked Western countries for the air strikes but said they could not relieve besieged cities and appealed for arms and supplies.
"NATO's air fleet cannot deliver the occupied cities where Gaddafi's forces, using the civilian populations as a human shield, have now taken cover," he said in a statement, adding that the insurgents needed time to build an army capable of toppling the Libyan leader.
Abdel Jalil pointedly named French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who the rebels hail as a hero, as the leader of the coalition supporting his forces.
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Abdel Jalil pointedly named French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who the rebels hail as a hero, as the leader of the coalition supporting his forces.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/uk-libya-idUKLDE71Q0MP20110412
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France, Britain say NATO must step up Libya bombing
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An rebel elder shouts ''God is Great'', as he raises his handgun along the front line at the western entrance of Ajdabiyah April 12, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Yannis Behrakis
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) - France and Britain, who first launched air attacks on Libya in coalition with the United States, on Tuesday criticised NATO'S bombing campaign, saying it must do more to stop Muammar Gaddafi bombarding civilians.NATO took over air operations from the three nations on March 31 but heavy government bombardment of the besieged western city of Misrata has continued unabated with hundreds of civilians reported killed.The criticism by London and Paris followed new shelling of Misrata on Monday and the collapse of an African Union peace initiative.
Echoing rebel complaints, Juppe told France Info radio, "It's not enough."
He said NATO must stop Gaddafi shelling civilians and take out heavy weapons bombarding Misrata. In a barbed reference to the alliance command of the operation, Juppe added: "NATO must play its role fully. It wanted to take the lead in operations, we accepted that."
Foreign Secretary William Hague also said NATO must intensify attacks, calling on other alliance countries to match London's supply of extra ground attack aircraft in Libya.
NATO, is operating under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians, stepped up air strikes around Misrata and the eastern battlefront city of Ajdabiyah at the weekend. It rejected the criticism.
"NATO is conducting its military operations in Libya with vigour within the current mandate. The pace of the operations is determined by the need to protect the population," it said.
Libyan state television said on Tuesday a NATO strike on the town of Kikla, south of Tripoli, had killed civilians and members of the police force. It did not give details.
PEACE TALKS FAIL
The spat within the alliance came after heavy shelling and street fighting in the coastal city of Misrata on Monday where Human Rights Watch says at least 250 people, mostly civilians, have died.
Rebels on Monday rejected an African Union peace plan, saying there could be no deal unless Gaddafi was toppled. His son Saif al Islam said such an idea was ridiculous.
Rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil on Tuesday thanked Western countries for the air strikes but said they could not relieve besieged cities and appealed for arms and supplies.
"NATO's air fleet cannot deliver the occupied cities where Gaddafi's forces, using the civilian populations as a human shield, have now taken cover," he said in a statement, adding that the insurgents needed time to build an army capable of toppling the Libyan leader.
Abdel Jalil pointedly named French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who the rebels hail as a hero, as the leader of the coalition supporting his forces.
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