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Epstein fallout: Anne-Claire Legendre replaces Jack Lang as head of Arab World Institute

Until now Emmanuel Macron's adviser on North Africa and the Middle East, Anne-Clark Legendre says she will champion "the Arab strand in French culture"as the new head of the Arab World Institute. She replaces Jack Lang who resigned from the post over revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Euronews

Two new Jeffrey Epstein probes launched and Jean-Luc Brunel case revisited in Paris

Prosecutors said old investigations will also be revisited in the light of new revelations

The Independent UK

French prosecutors widen Epstein probe with raid on Jack Lang’s former institute

French police raid the Arab World Institute as ex-Culture Minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline face a probe into alleged Epstein-linked tax fraud and offshore funds.

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Former French culture minister's offices raided in Epstein files fallout

French investigators raided the offices of former Culture Minister Jack Lang, 86, on Monday, as prosecutors step up efforts to examine potential links between French nationals and the crimes of US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Radio France Internationale

The Epstein scandal has punctured all the age-old myths about the French elite

Suddenly, venerable figures presumed immune to sordid compromise have been exposed – although some have shown that moral courage is possible, says political commentator Agnès Poirier

The Guardian - UK

Former French culture minister quits Arab World Institute over Epstein ties

France has become another European country to be shaken by the Epstein affair as ex-minister Jack Lang resigns and is set to face a tax fraud probe over alleged financial ties to the late disgraced financier.

Euronews

Veteran French politician quits as head of prestigious institute after Epstein links revealed

Former culture minister Jack Lang resigns from Arab World Institute in Paris and is also subject of tax investigation

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Who is Jack Lang? Former French minister resigns from Arab World Institute amid probe into Epstein links

French political veteran Jack Lang has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris amid increasing scrutiny over his past links to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The Times of India

Former French minister says he is ‘clean as a whistle’ – but what about his ‘splendid time’ sponsored by the sex offender?

Pressure is mounting for him to step down from his duties.

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Russian actors behind smear campaign to frame Macron in the Epstein files

A large-scale disinformation campaign backed by Russian bots is using doctored French media reports to falsely link Emmanuel Macron to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein.

Euronews

Former French culture minister Lang summoned to explain Epstein ties

France's former culture minister Jack Lang has been summoned to the foreign ministry to explain his links with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, amid growing calls for him to resign as chair of the Arab World Institute in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Europe in the Epstein files: How far is the continent's political elite implicated?

The release of more than three million extra documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has prompted resignations, accusations and a wave of online vitriol towards members of Europe’s political elite. But who is actually named in the files, and to what extent?

Euronews

Jack Lang’s daughter steps down from film post over Epstein revelations

The daughter of former French culture minister Jack Lang has stepped down from her post as head of a film producers’ union following renewed scrutiny of the family’s past links to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Radio France Internationale

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