Middle Orient

Britain’s obedient defence correspondents are refusing to report a story of clear public interest in the middle of a genocide. Britain’s mainstream media have not carried out a single investigation into the extent, impact or legal status of the more than 500 surveillance flights over Gaza that the RAF has …

Les autorités palestiniennes ont accusé, le dimanche 6 juillet, un cabinet de conseil américain et un groupe d’aide soutenu par Israël de comploter pour déplacer de force les habitants palestiniens de la bande de Gaza assiégée, sous couvert d’aide humanitaire. Selon le Financial Times, le cabinet de conseil Boston Consulting …

Après une enquête d’AP accusant une société de mercenaires américains de tirer sur des civils en quête d’aide à Gaza, la société a publié ce qu’elle présente comme de nouvelles images pour minimiser les retombées. Mais ces images ne font qu’accroître les accusations pesant sur cette opération entachée de scandales. …

Nixon et le Watergate L’affaire commence avec Richard Nixon et le Watergate en 1972. Attachez votre ceinture. La vraie raison pour laquelle Nixon a été expulsé de la présidence n’était pas le Watergate. Ce n’était pas cette conspiration criminelle particulière pour conserver le pouvoir pour le Parti républicain. Nixon, tout …

In the chaos following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, looting on a massive scale hit Syria’s armories. Tens of thousands of small arms and light weapons flowed into the hands of civilians, criminals, and armed groups in a country which already had a thriving illicit arms …

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Sunday his group would not surrender or lay down its weapons in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure on the Lebanese militants to disarm. His speech came ahead of a visit expected Monday by US envoy Thomas Barrack during which Lebanese authorities are due to …

Hamas and Israel were resuming talks in Qatar on Monday, a Palestinian official said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington to meet President Donald Trump, who has pushed for a “deal this week” between the foes. The latest round of negotiations on the war in Gaza began on …

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In the aftermath of the coordinated United States (US)-Israel airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the Islamic Parliament of Iran passed a resolution recommending a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz—a 32-kilometre-wide passageway between Iran and Oman that opens in the Arabian Sea. Although the final decision rests with Iran’s Supreme …

US air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have upended the already tense standoff between Tehran, Washington, and Israel, raising urgent questions about what comes next — and just how far Iran might go in its retaliation. Tehran faces the difficult task of crafting a response that is neither too weak …