Tag: Middle East
Israeli airstrikes on Aleppo airport and southern Damascus
This is the 23rd time that Israel has bombed targets in Syria since the beginning of the year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. With our correspondent in…
Amnesty International denounces the attitude of Turkey and Iran towards Afghan refugees
In a report unveiled on Wednesday August 31, the NGO Amnesty International warns of the fate of Afghans who try to flee their country and fall into the hands of…
caution remains in order despite the return to calm after the violence
The Iraqi capital has regained its calm: no mortar shell fire, no bursts of automatic weapons. The previous night had been marked by violent clashes between rival militias after the…
the political crisis plunges the “green zone” of Baghdad into chaos
Twelve people were killed in the Green Zone of Baghdad in the midst of chaos after a new outburst by Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr, who announced his “final withdrawal” from…
Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr announces his ‘permanent retirement’ from politics
Powerful Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday his ” final withdrawal from politics and the closure of institutions linked to his movement “. A statement that comes as…
Mossad chief soon in Washington to plead Israel’s cause
After the Minister of Defense and a close adviser to the head of the Israeli government, it is the turn of the intelligence chief to go to Washington in the…
Philippe Germanos, the irresistible call of the earth
At thirty, Philippe Germanos abandoned a promising career in the world of computer programming and chose to return to his native land. From our correspondent in Beirut, ” Initially, it…
Faced with a lasting political crisis, Iraqis between weariness and anger
New demonstrations are planned for Friday in Baghdad. Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr will gather for the midday prayer while their rivals will be gathered at the entrance to the Green…
In the United States, Benny Gantz joins the campaign against the draft Iranian nuclear agreement
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz joins the campaign against signing a new Iranian nuclear deal. He is in the United States for meetings on this subject which is of particular…
a new part of the silos of the port of Beirut collapses
The entire northern part of the grain silos damaged by the devastating explosion at the port of Beirut in 2020 collapsed on Tuesday August 23, according to AFP correspondents on…