Tag: Middle East
Human rights violations in Iran denounced to UN Human Rights Council
“Don’t forget Iran”: this is the call, this March 18, from the commission of inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council, responsible for shedding light on the protest movement born…
Benjamin Netanyahu rejects international pressure, says ground offensive in Rafah will take place
Israeli Prime Minister rejects pressure on his country to stop war. And he proclaims that the ground invasion of Rafah, the town in the south of the Gaza Strip where…
despite the arrival of humanitarian aid by sea, food is still lacking
In the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian situation is disastrous and the UN fears widespread famine. This Saturday, March 16, the first humanitarian aid boat, which left Cyprus, finished unloading its…
signing of an agreement between the EU and Egypt to stop departures to Europe
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is traveling to Cairo this Sunday, March 17, accompanied by the Prime Ministers of Belgium and Greece, and the head…
“I’m not optimistic”
Israel announces that it will send a delegation to Qatar after a new truce proposal from Hamas. The ruling Islamist movement in Gaza is proposing a ceasefire, during which there…
after thirteen years of war, the humanitarian situation is worsening and attacks continue
Thirteen years ago, the Syrian people rose up against the ruling power. After years of war, the regime of Bashar al-Assad managed to regain control of a large part of…
Mohammad Mustafa, close to President Mahmoud Abbas, named new Palestinian Prime Minister
Highly criticized – including within its own population – the Palestinian Authority appears even more weakened since the start of the war in Gaza. It is in this context that…
“We can continue our activities until the end of April”
The UNRWA spokesperson reacts to the resumption of aid by several countries which had suspended their contributions. “ We can continue our activities until the end of April », Says…
Lebanese Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets into northern Israel
Exchanges of fire have been almost daily between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, an ally of Palestinian Hamas, since the start of the war in Gaza. This Sunday, March 10,…
a first boat expected from Cyprus, the hope of a maritime corridor to transport aid
The idea of going through Cyprus, located less than 400 kilometers from the Israeli coast, to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, had been circulating for months, even if nothing seemed…