On January 16, 2013, a group of jihadists attacked the In Amenas gas production field in Algeria. The attack took place only a few short days after the French army had launched a military action against Islamic militants in neighbouring Mali. Forty heavily armed assailants assaulted hundreds of employees on their way to work, at dawn. During four full days of captivity, the hostages would be beaten, humiliated and, eventually, executed. They were separated according to their identity and religion, and used as human shields. While the Islamic fanatics were determined to slaughter and die as martyrs, the Algerian army stormed the compound without any prior attempt at negotiation. At least thirty-eight civilians lost their lives in this tragedy. They had come to work at In Amenas from around the world: Great-Britain, the United States, France, Japan, the Philippines... Reporters from the famous French weekly magazine “Paris Match” gathered enough evidence and testimonies in Algeria across North Africa to provide an hour by hour timeline of the murderous raid. They recount the victims’ suffering and pay tribute to the anonymous heroes willing to give their lives to save dozens of colleagues. Their exclusive revelations also provide some answers to the questions raised by this horrific carnage. Who are these men, determined to kill innocent people in cold blood, and face-to-face? What are their goals? How did they obtain their weapons? Who gave them such accurate information? Who is Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Al-Qaeda in the Sahara warlord and the leader of this brigade of fanatics? A few days after the outcome, Paris Match is now publishing the first detailed account of a bloodbath, which will be remembered as one of the most ghastly terrorist attacks of the current decade. We are now only beginning to understand its consequences. By Marie-Pierre Gröndahl and Alfred de Montesquiou, with Lemine Ould Salem and Zinab ben Zita

This surprisingly quick read contains over 50 illustrations with a few carefully chosen words. It describes how to listen well, prepare for gatherings, manage conflict, and move through suffering towards connection. Lara Match uses her heartfelt design language of endearing figures, emotive swirls, and dotted outlines to show the patterns of poignant moments we encounter with others. A pictorial translation of Chiara Lubich’s The Art of Loving, this book offers techniques to create, elevate, and maintain our relationships at home, at work and with our best selves.

From the makers of the UK’s best football magazine! MATCH is the UK’s bestselling football annual and is top of Christmas wish lists for footy fans everywhere. Inside the MATCH Annual 2025, readers can build the ultimate player using superstars from the Premier League, check out the craziest football haircuts through the years, swot up on the 2025 Women’s Euros, learn about the best academies on the planet, and look back on Jurgen Klopp and Emma Hayes’ rocking reigns in England! Plus, don't miss the best moments from Euro 2024, epic profiles of the world's top wonderkids, tons of brain-busting quizzes, cool cartoons, the chance to design your own boots, pick your MLS team, LOL at the funniest footy snaps, and loads more! Don’t miss it!

This is the story of a discovery that shook the art world and stacked expert against expert. Released a few short days after the Paris Match revelations about Gustave Courbet’s The Origin of the World, our story began in 2010 when an art collector acquired this “lustful beauty” in a Parisian antique shop for €1,400. Upon arriving home, he noticed the painting’s edges had been severed, as if cut away from a larger work. He also noticed that it hadn’t been signed. Yet he later discovered a stamp on the canvas’ back, perhaps that of a local hardware store. The collector spent endless hours hunting through documents, hoping to retrace the identity of this mystery woman. Finally, one night: “Shaking, he downloaded an online copy of The Origin, made a life-size print (46 by 55 cm) and placed it nearly exactly over his painting ... a revelation.” In June, luck struck once again: he discovered a copy of Courbet’s Woman With a Parrot. It was nearly the same portrait. The woman’s name was Joanna Hiffernan, the painter’s model and mistress, undoubtedly the subject of The Origin of the World. Following a four-month investigation, he met Gustave Courbet expert Jean-Jacques Fernier at the Gustave Courbet Institute, “the only person qualified to attribute the master’s works.” The expert confirmed that indeed, the scandalous painting was an incomplete work, a fragment from a larger work. The collector turned his painting over to the specialists at the private art research center, CARAA. Their results were a perfect match. The analysis provided sufficient proof for Jean-Jacques Fernier to register the work in volume III of the Gustave Courbet catalogue raisonné. This fantastic discovery is exclusively detailed here in the context of Courbet’s life: the most unusual story of The Origin of the World. By Anne-Cécile Beaudoin, Danièle Georget and François Pédron

Would You Rather . . . Sniff Ronaldo's stinky sock or chew Buffon's smelly glove? Pick your gaffer’s nose or be left on the substitutes’ bench forever? Lick your best mate’s football boots or wash your team’s kit all year? Kiss Harry Kane’s socks or wear Heung Min-Son’s boxers on your head for a day? Packed full of gross, silly and bonkers WOULD YOU RATHER questions about football! If you love the Match Annual then you'll love Would You Rather? brought to you by MATCH! the makers of the UK's #1 footy magazine. Perfect for any young footy fan looking for a laugh.

If you love the Match Annual then you'll love Match! Football Records Book! Discover over a thousand epic footie records and bonkers player facts, from the makers of the UK's #1 football magazine! From fastest goals to top scorers and most red cards to tallest stars, this footy mad book is packed full of brilliant records and stats about all your favourite players and teams. Includes amazing player facts, biggest transfer fees, fantastic footie legends, trophy trivia, stunning stadiums, incredible strange-but-true revelations, all the firsts, and the fastest, tallest, boldest facts about the Champions League, the Premier League, the FA Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the World Cup. Discover more footy fun in this awesome series, with MATCH! Joke Book, MATCH! Build Your Own Club, MATCH! Puzzle Book and MATCH! England Football Heroes.

If you love the Match Annual then you'll love Match! Football Stars. Brought to you by MATCH! the makers of the UK's #1 footy magazine! Who's your favourite footballer of all time? To help you decide, Match! Football Stars tells you everything you need to know about the world's BEST current and future players! Packed full of information on all football's greats: including incredible player profiles, awesome facts you might not know, incredible stats, epic quizzes and all your hero’s greatest moments. Includes profiles on Leo Messi, Christiano Ronaldo, Megan Rapinoe and loads more! Discover more footy fun in this awesome series from MATCH! Magazine, with MATCH! Euro Sticker Diary, MATCH! Fun Book, MATCH! Joke Book, MATCH! Build Your Own Club, MATCH! Puzzle Book and MATCH! England Football Heroes.