Paul Balta (24 March 1929 – 27 January 2019) was a

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journalist and writer.

Biography

After attending

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, Balta decided to become a journalist. From 1970 to 1985, Balta specialized in the Middle East and

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for ''

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''.Then, from 1987 to 1994, he directed the Center for Contemporary Oriental Studies at the New Sorbonne University Paris 3. Balta died on 27 January 2019.

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