Tag: Near and Middle East
Iran, “a daily hell”: between record inflation and restrictions on freedoms
In the Tajrish market, in the upscale neighborhoods of northern Tehran, the stalls display the usual bright colors, the deep red of sumac, the bright green of fresh herbs, the…
War in Iraq: a calamity, yes, the beginning of chaos, no!
Twenty years ago, the United States and 43 allies attacked Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Upstream, the motive was fallacious and misleading; imperialist and highly criminal as this demiurge was, he had…
Turkey: Erdogan facing the sling of football fans
“Government, resign!” In a Turkey forced into silence, the slightest criticism of the authorities finds a resounding echo. Especially when it is chanted by thousands of fiery supporters. After the…
Israel: Netanyahu, like a fish in chaos
In June 2021, the Knesset returns after several weeks of interruption and long negotiations to form a government. In the middle of Parliament, Benyamin Netanyahu seems lost, until a colleague…
Israel: why army reservists are defecting to demonstrate
Their mobilization is exceptional. This Wednesday, March 8, dozens of Israeli Air Force reservists will not report for a day of training normally required to remain operational. Instead, they will…
Negar Djavadi: “The Iranian mullahs are ready to do anything to stay in power”
Leaving Iran illegally at the age of 11, Negar Djavadi experienced the upheavals of the Iranian revolution of 1979. Coming from a family committed against the Shah, then against the…
Turkey: Kiliçdaroglu, the man who dreams of turning the page Erdogan
Eventually, it will be him. After three days of chaos within the Turkish opposition, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu has been chosen to lead the May 14 presidential battle against Recep Tayyip Erdogan.…
Iran: the poison of revenge against women
Is Iran Talibanizing? Of the many criticisms that could be addressed to the Islamic Republic, that of preventing girls from accessing education did not appear there. The advent of the…
Turkey: “Erdogan wants full powers for eternity”
After 20 years in power, Recep Tayyip Erdogan must return to the voters on May 14, 2023, at the heart of an unprecedented storm: Turkey is going through a deep…
Israel: behind the government’s call to arms, the risk of slippage
Friday, January 27, shortly after the start of Shabbat, Alqam Khayri, a 21-year-old Palestinian, opened fire on Israelis returning from a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, a Jewish neighborhood in East…