Emmanuel Macron a annoncé la « transformation profonde » de la présence militaire française au Sahel. Il n’a pas encore dévoilé les détails du futur dispositif mais plusieurs pistes se dessinent. Enlisement ou ensablement, c’est selon… Huit ans après son lancement, en août 2014, dans la continuité de l’opération Serval …
Read More »Quelle politique africaine pour le camp de la France?
La France met fin à l’opération Barkhane en Afrique de l’Ouest. Sur ce continent, ne perdons-nous pas notre temps et notre énergie ? Le plan Marshall pour l’Afrique, personne n’y croit vraiment. Il faut en revanche se préparer à contrer les hordes migratoires qu’on nous promet, prévient Jean Messiha. L’actualité …
Read More »Le duel Macron/Le Pen, c’est donc fini?
Fini, bien fini? Il y a quand même des aspects réjouissants à cet effondrement de la démocratie représentative qui ne représente plus grand monde, même pas les représentants. Le désintérêt pour les élections régionales doit beaucoup à la réforme régionale décidée de manière totalement technocratique par le président Hollande sur …
Read More »Germany’s Largest Right-Wing Extremist Group is Turkish, not German
The German Parliament and other federal agencies estimate that the true number Grey Wolves in Germany is above 18,000. This is five times more than the number of members (3,500) of Germany’s neo-Nazi party. The ideology underpinning the Grey Wolves movement is a Turkish version of Aryanism and sets itself …
Read More »Syria’s Idlib University bans mixed-gender online groups
Idlib University, managed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s government in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, issued a decision banning mixed-gender groups on social media, causing uproar and division among students. Idlib University, which is run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Syrian Salvation Government in the northwestern province of Idlib, recently banned mixed-gender …
Read More »Doha’s Decision-Makers Deliberate on Diplomatic Dialogues, Dose Distribution
Qatar on Monday kicked off its three-day Economic Forum 2021, which will bring together world leaders, diplomats, and leading businessmen to discuss “global leadership and strategies to support post-pandemic economic growth.” In his opening remarks, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called the event “a springboard for a …
Read More »Truce Talks in Yemen Proceeding Encouragingly
Cease-fire negotiations between Houthi forces and the Saudi-led coalition battling it out over Yemen have significantly advanced, and the sides are close to hammering out an interim deal that would halt the majority of hostilities ravaging the country, sources close to the talks told Reuters on Tuesday. According to the …
Read More »Raisi Makes First Remarks Since Election
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday held his first news conference since being announced the Islamic Republic’s next leader, expressing support for the ongoing Vienna talks over resuscitation of the 2015 nuclear deal, but rejecting a hypothetical offer to meet with US President Joe Biden. “We support the negotiations that …
Read More »Turkey Under Pressure Over Military Presence in Libya
Analysts say Turkey is expected to come under pressure to remove its military from Libya when world leaders gather Wednesday at a conference in Berlin. The meeting will include discussions on elections and the withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-torn north African country. The Berlin conference is the second …
Read More »Stealth jets fight Daesh in first combat missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth
The UK’s Carrier Strike Group has joined the fight against Daesh with F-35 jets carrying out their very first combat missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth. tealth jets of the renowned 617 Squadron RAF (The Dambusters) carried out operational sorties for the first time from HMS Queen Elizabeth in support of …
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