French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Iran must comply by December or face sanctionsSeptember 25th, 2009 Sarkozy gives Iran December deadlinePITTSBURGH — French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Iran faces possible new international sanctions if it doesn't come clean on its nuclear program by December. Sarkozy said that Iran was in clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions in building a second plant to manufacture nuclear fuel and trying to hide if from the world for years.
French president's office says Sarkozy congratulates Ali Bongo on election as Gabon presidentSeptember 8th, 2009 France's Sarkozy hails Bongo in Gabon electionPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he has sent a letter of congratulations to Gabon's newly elected president, Ali Bongo — in a vote contested by the opposition in the African country. A Sarkozy spokesman says the presidential palace sent the letter but that the receiving country usually announces such correspondence.
Sarkozy says health is 'good,' days after his hospitalization for collapse while joggingJuly 29th, 2009 Sarkozy says health is 'good'PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy sought to dispel worries about his health Wednesday during his first official appearance since an overnight hospital stay following his collapse while jogging. "My health is good," he told reporters outside the Elysee presidential palace following a Cabinet meeting.
'I ran out of gas', Sarkozy says about recent illnessJuly 29th, 2009 PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that his recent collapse while jogging was just a matter of running out of gas. "I ran out of gas, the way everyone one does," Sarkozy told journalists at the Elysee Palace after a meeting of his cabinet.
French leader Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart check; Docs say no further treatment neededJuly 27th, 2009 France's Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart checkPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was discharged Monday from the hospital where he spent the night after collapsing while jogging. Doctors said his illness was due to heat and overwork and ordered the 54-year-old to rest but prescribed no further medical treatment, his office said.
French leader Sarkozy expected to be released from hospital after collapsing while joggingJuly 27th, 2009 Sarkozy's heart checked after jogging collapsePARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was recovering in the hospital Monday while doctors watched his heart, a day after he collapsed while jogging in hot weather, his office said. Military doctors quickly performed a battery of tests on the 54-year-old president, who is known for his sportiness and hectic schedule.
French leader Sarkozy leaves hospital after undergoing heart check; No irregular heartbeatJuly 27th, 2009 Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart checkPARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has been discharged from the military hospital where he spent the night and his office says the French leader's collapse while jogging was due to heat and overwork. A statement by the Elysee Palace says medical tests on Sarkozy's heart conducted Monday show no signs of irregular heartbeat and no long term consequences for the president's heart.
Sarkozy leaves hospital after a day, cancels official appointmentsJuly 27th, 2009 PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy left hospital on Monday after suffering a dizzy spell while jogging on Sunday. Sarkozy had spent a night in hospital after collapsing while jogging.
Sarkozy falls ill, hospitalisedJuly 26th, 2009 PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy was taken to hospital Sunday after falling ill while exercising, French media reports said. France Info radio said the incident occurred before noon at his residence in Versailles.
French leader Sarkozy hospitalized after collapsing during jog, staying in hospital overnightJuly 26th, 2009 Sarkozy hospitalized after collapsing during jogPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy collapsed while jogging Sunday on the lush grounds of the Chateau of Versailles and will stay at a hospital overnight even though tests so far have found nothing wrong, his office said. Military doctors quickly performed a battery of tests on the 54-year-old president, who is known for his hyperactivity.
Sarkozy's office says French president feels faint while exercising, undergoing medical examJuly 26th, 2009 France's Sarkozy has health scare while exercisingPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy felt unwell while exercising Sunday and was undergoing medical tests, the Elysee Palace announced. Sarkozy "felt faint" Sunday while exercising and his personal doctor immediately took charge and ordered medical tests, the two-paragraph statement said.
Sarkozy says crisis not finished, but leading to world where French voice will be better heardJune 22nd, 2009 Sarkozy warns crisis not over yetVERSAILLES, France — French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Monday that the economic crisis "is not finished," but added that the profound changes it is causing mean France's views will carry more weight around the world. Sarkozy also pledged that he would not introduce austerity policies as a result of the downturn, and said "I will not raise taxes because ...
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin hospitalized after fallMay 6th, 2009 French fashion designer Pierre Cardin hospitalizedPARIS — Fashion designer Pierre Cardin has been hospitalized after fainting and falling earlier this week. A spokesman for the Cardin fashion house says the designer was taken Tuesday by helicopter to a hospital in Marseille, on the southern coast of France.
Sarkozy visits town of 1,600 - accompanied by 700 policemenFebruary 19th, 2009 PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, angered by protest incidents in the past, is now paying visits to local communities with protection provided by hundreds of police and gendarmes, officials confirmed Thursday. A visit to the Loire valley town of Daumeray with a population of 1,600, took place with 700 police providing security, the gendarme office in Angers said.
Sarkozy visits town of 1,600 - accompanied by 700 policemenFebruary 19th, 2009 PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, angered by protest incidents in the past, is now paying visits to local communities with protection provided by hundreds of police and gendarmes, officials confirmed Thursday. A visit to the Loire valley town of Daumeray with a population of 1,600, took place with 700 police providing security, the gendarme office in Angers said.