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(L-R) Moshe Ashkenazi,Omri Givon,Tomer Kapon and Ninet Tayeb pose with the Best Series Award from 'When Heroes Fly' at the 1st Cannes International Series Festival at Palais des Festivals on April 11, 2018 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
April 12, 2018, 10:55 pm
Israeli TV show wins best series at inaugural Cannes competition
‘When Heroes Fly’ tells of four veterans of special commando unit who reunite for one last mission — a daring rescue in Colombia
By JTA
French police officers stand guard outside the Palais des Festivals in the southeastern French city of Cannes on May 10, 2016 on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 69th Cannes Film Festival. AFP/ ALBERTO PIZZOLI)
August 15, 2017, 9:53 pm
Knife-wielding motorist in France suspected of threatening to ‘kill the Jew’
Man wearing Star of David pendant threatened in front of his family after confronting driver over near-collision
By JTA
A courtroom sketch depicting Jeremy Bailly looking on during his trial before a Special Court of Assizes at the Paris courthouse on April 20, 2017. (AFP/Benoit PEYRUCQ)
June 23, 2017, 1:28 pm
French terror cell sentenced over grenade attack on Jewish store
18 members of group described as missing link between Toulouse killer and Bataclan attack jailed for 2012 incident that left one wounded
By AFP
German actress Diane Kruger poses with her trophy during a photocall on May 28, 2017 after she won the Best Actress Prize for her part in the film 'In The Fade" (Aus Dem Nichts) at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (AFP/LOIC VENANCE)
May 29, 2017, 3:12 am
Diane Kruger wins at Cannes for film on neo-Nazi attack
German-born Hollywood star garners best actress award for portrayal of woman who loses her husband, son in the bomb attack
By Deborah Cole
A woman wearing a burkini joins a demonstration outside the French Embassy in London on August 25, 2016, during a 'Wear what you want beach party' to protest the ban on the swimwear on French beaches, and to show solidarity with Muslim women. (AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS)
August 31, 2016, 2:55 am
Cannes burkini ban overturned after top French court ruling
Local Nice court concludes ban violates basic freedoms, is illegal because no proven risks of disruption to public order
By PHILIPPE SOTTO
Women join a demonstration organized by "Stand up to Racism" outside the French Embassy in London on August 26, 2016 against the burkini ban on French beaches. (AFP Photo/Justin Tallis)
August 27, 2016, 4:59 pm
French resorts defiant as top court suspends burkini ban
Beach towns vow to continue fining women wearing full-body swimsuit despite court ruling overturning the ‘clearly illegal’ restriction
By Claudine Renaud and Aurelia End
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the media outside Paris on August 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
August 24, 2016, 11:39 pm
France’s Sarkozy calls burkinis ‘provocation,’ vows religious sign ban
Conservative ex-president, running for job again, says full body swimsuit worn by some Muslim women indicates support for radicalized Islam
By Agencies
Muslim models display burkini swimsuits at a shop in western Sydney on August 19, 2016. (AFP/SAEED KHAN)
August 24, 2016, 12:18 pm
Woman on French beach ordered to remove burkini
Cops tell sunbather to strip off Muslim modesty garb on Nice seashore; another fined for wearing headscarf in Cannes
By Stuart Winer and AFP
Illustrative photo of a burqini (YouTube screen capture)
August 12, 2016, 10:37 pm
Rights groups in uproar over French resort burqini ban
Cannes mayor under fire from anti-racist organizations who vow to fight ‘deeply worrying’ move in the courts
By AFP
Illustrative photo of a burqini (YouTube screen capture)
August 12, 2016, 3:22 am
French mayor bans burqinis on Cannes beaches
Full-body swimsuits worn by devout Muslim women ‘create risks of disrupting public order,’ says ruling
By AFP
French-Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani poses on May 16, 2016 during a photocall for the film 'Paterson' at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP)
May 22, 2016, 6:24 am
Cannes spotlight puts Iranian cinema center stage
In a country where scripts must be approved by the regime, many filmmakers leave, while others struggle against the odds to make their mark on the cinema world
By Ali Noorani
US director Woody Allen poses on May 11, 2016, during a photocall for the film 'Cafe Society' ahead of the opening of the 69th Cannes Film Festival, southern France. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)
May 11, 2016, 2:40 pm
Woody Allen faces biggest fears: Terrorists, reporters
Self-proclaimed ‘world’s biggest worrywart’ says he’s ‘hypochondriacal when it comes to terrorism’
By AFP
French gendarmes taking part in a mock terrorist attack exercise in front of the "Palais des Festivals" as part of the security measures set for the upcoming Cannes film festival, in Cannes, southeastern France on April 21, 2016. (AFP/VALERY HACHE)
May 10, 2016, 11:00 am
Cannes said to enlist help of ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest
Bomb sweeps, extra police and security cameras to flood town along with world’s glitterati as France, still jittery from Paris and Brussels attacks, tries to balance glamour and safety
By TOI staff and Agencies
Director Laszlo Nemes, right, is presented the Grand Prix award by actor Mads Mikkelsen for the film Son of Saul during the awards ceremony at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
May 9, 2016, 12:40 am
A murdered Jewish founder and 4 other things to know about Cannes
France’s then-education minister Jean Zay, who came up with the idea of a global film festival in 1939, was later killed by his collaborationist government
By AFP
People sit and stand by the water as workers disassemble an elevator on the public beach near the Saudi King's villa in the Golfe-Juan seaside resort in Vallauris, southeastern France, August 3, 2015. (AFP/VALERY HACHE)
August 5, 2015, 1:11 pm
French reclaim beach from Saudi royal
King Salman packs up and leaves Cote d’Azur 8 days into month-long visit after installing elevator and closing off coast
By Catherine MARCIANO
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