Tag: Middle East
police used Pegasus software within law, investigation finds
The Israeli daily calcalist revealed earlier this month large-scale, extralegal cyber-surveillance directed against Israeli citizens. This deeply shocked public opinion, and caused a state scandal. With our correspondent in Jerusalem,…
Tehran calls on Washington to make gestures
Negotiations on the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers have made progress in recent days, according to all parties. But while Westerners are asking Tehran to make decisions, the…
Turkish President signs several agreements with the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates and Turkey announced on Monday the signing of several agreements during the first visit in ten years of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to this wealthy…
Calendars in ancient civilizations
After a short stopover on the calculation processes of the different calendars, present in the first part of this file (see bottom of page), we leave here on the traces…
Turkish President in the United Arab Emirates to consecrate the warming between the two countries
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting the United Arab Emirates this Monday, February 14. The two countries, cold for years, want to strengthen their exchanges. Turkey is going through a major…
Lebanon returns over 330 antiquities to Baghdad
These pieces are said to have been looted during the years of war in Iraq. They were finally spotted in a private Lebanese museum after it opened in 2018, then…
a year after his assassination, Lokman Slim’s killers are still on the run
On February 4, 2021, Lebanon lost one of its greatest intellectuals: Lokman Slim, 58, was found dead in the early morning, shot dead in his car. This director, publisher and…
Yemen rebels fire missiles at UAE and Saudi who retaliate
New outbreak of fever in recent hours between the Houthi rebels in Yemen and several Gulf countries. Ballistic missiles have been fired at the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia,…
Mikati government meets for the first time in three months
In Lebanon, the Council of Ministers is meeting on the morning of Monday January 24 after more than three months of blockage due to political differences concerning the investigation into…
In the occupied West Bank, Jewish settlers attack Palestinians and Israeli left-wing activists
New attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank occurred on Friday January 21 in Burin, near Nablus. Jewish settlers, masked, attacked Palestinians and a group of left-wing Israeli activists,…