Tag Archives: Middle East

Un bateau de pêche transportant plusieurs centaines de migrants a fait naufrage au large du Péloponnèse, mercredi, faisant au moins 78 morts. Entre 200 et 500 personnes sont toujours portées disparues, tandis que les recherches se poursuivent.

Is there any such thing as a “salt tooth”? We are familiar with a sweet tooth, and sugar cravings, along with the negative effects of those. We are broadly aware of the downsides of too much salt, including high blood pressure, which puts pressure on the blood vessels, the heart and the kidneys. It can also lead to water retention.

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election, according to the country’s Supreme Election Council and unofficial data from the state-run Anadolu Agency, in a tense run-off after he failed to secure more than 50 percent of votes required for an outright victory in the first round on May 14.

La Turquie s'apprête à un second tour inédit dimanche pour élire son président au terme d'une campagne amère, emplie de promesses et d'anathèmes jetés par les deux camps contre les Kurdes et les réfugiés syriens.

Alors que les chefs d’État des sept pays les plus industrialisés se réunissent à Hiroshima du 19 au 21 mai, des rumeurs contradictoires circulent quant à la venue du président ukrainien au Japon. En attendant, Volodymyr Zelensky s’est rendu ce vendredi en Arabie saoudite pour le sommet de la Ligue arabe.

Protests were held along the Gaza-Israel border in protest at the Israeli far-rights provocative march in Jerusalem.  Israeli forces have used live fire and tear gas against Palestinians who joined a demonstration on the besieged Gaza Strip’s eastern border with Israel, injuring several Palestinians, as far-right Israelis held a so-called ‘flag …

Syria’s regional policy ought to be grounded in respecting the national and security interests of other Arab states, particularly the Gulf states. It is in Syria’s interest if its foreign policy is based on pursuing diplomacy, dialogue and common interests to strengthen bilateral and multilateral relationships with the countries of the region.  

« Si les électeurs turcs arrivent à déloger Erdogan de son palais présidentiel, c’est un tournant géopolitique majeur », veut croire l’ancienne ministre espagnole des affaires étrangères, Arancha Gonzalez, doyenne de l’Ecole des affaires internationales de Sciences Po à Paris.

This weekend, my country will choose. If the unlikely unity coalition of opposition parties beats the goliath that is President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey will be able to tear off the straitjacket that it has worn for years. If the regime wins, however, we will be mourning a country that once was, that could have been.

Syria is back in the influential Arab League, more than a decade after being thrown out for its brutal repression of pro-democracy protests, which led to the ongoing civil war.