Tag: Near and Middle East
“Erdogan is ready for anything”: in Turkey, anger after the conviction of the mayor of Istanbul
On this Wednesday, December 14, night has already fallen on Istanbul, but there are several thousand shouting, in front of the town hall of the Turkish megalopolis, in the Fatih…
Conviction of the mayor of Istanbul: Erdogan, the cursed ally of the West
“These trials, or rather these political maneuvers, will serve us politically as they are ridiculous, but they damage our democracy and the image of justice in our country.” When he…
Israel: this youth seduced by the hate speeches of Itamar Ben-Gvir
On Wednesday, November 23, at around 7 a.m., two parcel bombs exploded a few minutes apart near busy Jerusalem bus stops. Result: two dead and twenty wounded. Less than two…
Qatar: how the emirate is preparing to run out of water
At the beginning of December, a sandstorm rises on the green gardens of The Pearl, an archipelago of artificial islands, in Doha. The gusts make the watering jets waltz: “Why…
World Cup: in Qatar, the beautiful frontage unit of the Gulf
The capital Doha draped in green after Saudi Arabia’s win over Argentina; Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman (aka MBS) with a pro-Qatar scarf around his neck; the enemies Erdogan and…
Xi Jinping in Saudi Arabia: a strong message sent to the rest of the world
No more diplomatic isolation for Mohammed Ben Salman and Xi Jinping. The Saudi crown prince has just spent three and a half years in international quarantine against his will: he…