Jacques René Chirac  29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who served asPresident of Francefrom 1995 to 2007. He was previouslyPrime Minister of Francefrom 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well asMayor of Parisfrom 1977 to 1995.

Karaj (Persian: کرج; pronounced [kæˈɾædʒ]  is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province the county, and the district.

With just days to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, many people may be casting their minds back to more than five years ago, when the city’s treasured Notre-Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames.