[1] Chimelli was born in Munich and studied first law and economy.
In 1968, he went to Beirut, from where he contributed to several newspapers with articles about the Arab world.
In 1972, he moved to Moscow and was from 1979 to 1998 redactor in Paris for the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
[3] In 1992 Chimelli was honored with the Joseph-Roth-Preis, and in 2007 he received the Officer's Cross of the Republic of Germany.
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