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Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties

Jack Lang, France’s former culture minister, stepped down as head of the Arab World Institute after his name surfaced in newly released Epstein files and amid a French tax investigation. © Siegfried Forster / RFI

France’s former culture minister Jack Lang has officially resigned as president of the Arab World Institute in Paris, bowing to mounting political pressure after his name surfaced repeatedly in newly released US files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lang, 86, one of the most recognisable cultural figures of the French left, submitted his resignation over the weekend ahead of a planned summons to the foreign ministry, which oversees the Arab World Institute.

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