No regrets, ” Never “ apologies, but no admission either. In his last words at his trial in Paris on Friday, the “Terrorist” Self-proclaimed Mehdi Nemmouche did not mention the ex-hostages which he is accused of having been the jailer in Syria in 2013, launching rather in a long anti-West diatibe. The Special Assize Court … Read more
On March 21, Muslims will enter the last decade of the month of Ramadan, a spiritual summit of a month of full fast – drink, food and marital relations from dawn to bedtime – allowing the authentic fasting, according to Sarrâj Sufi (died in 988), to participate in the independence of God with regard to … Read more
On paper at least, the first phase of the truce follows its course. Sunday, February 9, the Israeli army had completed its withdrawal from the Netzarim corridor which cuts the Gaza Strip into two parts on an east-west axis, respecting the agreement in force with the Palestinian Islamist movement, since the January 19. However, nothing … Read more
Israel’s security cabinet is due to meet on Friday after finalizing the final details of a deal for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, with Washington saying ” confident “ on the start of the ceasefire on Sunday. The truce, announced Wednesday by Qatar and the … Read more
► “No certainty” on the fate of the two Franco-Israeli hostages The head of French diplomacy Jean-Noël Barrot indicated Thursday on RTL that there was no “no certainty” on the fate of the two Franco-Israeli hostages still detained in the Gaza Strip, Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi. “For too many months, we have not heard … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke in Rome on Thursday with his European counterparts about how to stabilize Syria amid clashes with Turkey, as part of his likely final official trip. Mr Blinken, who previously visited South Korea, Japan and France, was dining in Rome with his British, French, German and Italian counterparts. Italian … Read more
The breakdown of a submarine cable between Finland and Estonia on Wednesday, behind which Europeans suspect an act of sabotage by the “Russian ghost fleet”is a “alarm signal” for Berlin, which is pushing for new EU sanctions. “At an almost monthly rate, ships are currently damaging important submarine cables in the Baltic Sea. Ship crews … Read more
► A final council of ministers at the Élysée The day after an unprecedented meeting around Emmanuel Macron of party leaders (excluding LFI and RN), Michel Barnier and his government meet one last time at the Élysée on Wednesday morning. An extremely rare occurrence for a resigning team. On the menu of this council of … Read more
Music, flags, horns: the main candidates for Saturday’s presidential election in Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia and John Mahama, took advantage of the last hours of the campaign to hold their final meetings on Thursday in Accra, the capital, in front of thousands of supporters. According to experts, the election promises to be close between Mahamudu Bawumia, … Read more
The tone is rising on Sunday morning in Busan in South Korea: countries in favor of an ambitious treaty against plastic pollution accused a small group of states of blocking the negotiations, a few hours before the deadline. “We are concerned about the continued obstruction” of certain oil-producing countries, declared French Energy Minister Olga Givernet … Read more