Issued on: 17/02/2026 - 15:32Modified: 17/02/2026 - 15:32
An adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron was named on Wednesday as head of the Arab World Institute in Paris, after its previous boss stepped down over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Anne-Claire Legendre, 46, will replace veteran ex-culture minister Jack Lang who resigned earlier this month over his and his family's exchanges with child sex offender Epstein. FRANCE 24's James André reports.
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