NYT > World News Extra! Extra! Read All About Last Newspaper Hawker in Paris Par :Roger Cohen 18 juillet 2025 à 05:02 Ali Akbar started selling papers on the streets in 1974. He is still at it, winning over Parisians and presidents with persistence, humor and his signature catchphrase: “Ça y est!” © Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York TimesAli Akbar, 72, has been hawking newspapers in the streets of Paris for more than a half-century.