Ali Akbar, 73, honoured by Emmanuel Macron with National Order of Merit for dedication he pours into work Ali Akbar, 73, honoured by Emmanuel Macron with National Order of Merit for dedication he pours into work For more than five decades he’s pounded the pavements of Paris , becoming part of the city’s cultural fabric as he strikes up conversations, greets longtime friends and offers parodies of daily news headlines. On Wednesday, the efforts of the man believed to be France’s last newspaper