Tag: Near and Middle East
Israel-Gaza: what we know about the return to calm after five days of war
After five days of clashes by interposed rocket fire, calm has returned between the Gaza Strip and Israel. A few more rockets were fired in the quarter of an hour…
Iran: who are the four French nationals who are still detained?
A real relief for France. The French Benjamin Brière and the Franco-Irish Bernard Phelan, imprisoned in Iran, were released this Friday, May 12. “They will be in Paris tonight where…
Erdogan: the origins of an authoritarian drift
In power since 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never been in such bad shape since the beginning of his political career. This Sunday, May 14, he is running for the…
Why did Saudi Arabia restore relations with Syria?
Damascus finds a place in the diplomatic game, until it becomes a frequent partner? Saudi Arabia and Syria announced on Tuesday, May 10, the return of their diplomatic representations to…
the scenarios of defeat for Erdogan
In this episode of La Loupe, Charlotte Baris assesses the possibilities of a political alternation in Turkey with Corentin Pennarguard, journalist for the World service of L’Express. Listen to this…
Turkey: Erdogan still in pursuit of Atatürk’s glory
In the streets of Istanbul and Ankara, only one man can dispute his visual omnipresence with Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On giant billboards, in official buildings or advertisements, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk…
In Lebanon, the dangers of a cash economy: “400,000 dollar housing paid for in cash”
In front of Elie’s small exchange office in Dekouané, in the suburbs of Beirut, customers line up on the sidewalk. “Next!” says his security guard, staring at each new person.…
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates… The space race of the Gulf countries
The International Space Station is preparing to welcome a new nationality on board: two Saudi astronauts will take off on Monday May 8 at 10:43 p.m. (4:43 a.m. on Tuesday…
Kiliçdaroglu, the Joe Biden of Türkiye?
At 74, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu sometimes looks like Joe Biden. Like the oldest US president in history, the Turkish politician is often airheaded and has an involuntary taste for gaffes. In…
Erdogan-Putin, the pact of autocrats
In Turkey, Russia is not only exporting its nuclear knowledge or its anti-missile defense systems. Moscow also inspires Ankara for its Potemkin ceremonies: on April 27, Vladimir Putin and Recep…