May, 2021

• 5 May

  US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down

  The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said Sunday as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run television that deals had been struck. Prisoner swaps between the U.S. and Iran are not uncommon and both countries in …

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• 4 May

  Des militaires ont-ils le droit de dire qu’ils s’inquiètent pour la France?

  

  Des centaines de militaires, de tous grades, ont co-signé une lettre ouverte aux représentants de la Nation, texte relayé depuis dans Valeurs Actuelles. Ils y font part de leurs inquiétudes, que toute personne de bonne foi au fait de la situation du pays ne peut que partager. Ils affirment qu’ils …

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• 4 May

  Les Turcs en France: un «isolat» séparatiste?

  

  «L’assimilation est un crime contre l’humanité» affirmait le président turc Erdogan en Allemagne en 2008. En France, qu’il se rassure, les immigrés turcs ne se caractérisent pas franchement par leur assimilation. Chiffres. Au mois d’octobre 2020, diverses villes de France ont été le théâtre des mêmes scènes stupéfiantes. À Dijon, …

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• 4 May

  A Palestinian State: What Would Ben Gurion Have Said?

  

  When the decision to hold the elections was first declared, some of us hoped that it would provide an opportunity for Palestinians to attempt three changes in their political trajectory: to organize a change of generations at the top levels of political decision-making, to forge a minimum of understanding among …

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• 4 May

  Biden’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan Undermines His Own Global Strategy

  

  Far worse than failing to intervene is intervening to fail. The withdrawal from Afghanistan is just that. US allies who have themselves invested huge military and economic resources in Afghanistan fear a Taliban return to power and the blood-bath that would likely accompany it. Their concerns are shared by General …

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• 4 May

  Qatar Declares “Understanding and Rapprochement” with Russia on the Syrian File

  

  Qatar has uncovered the existence of rapprochement and understanding with Russia according to the new Qatari ambassador to Moscow, Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim al-Thani. Thani has said that Qatar and Russia have reached an “understanding” in the Syrian file, with the aim of reaching “a solution and ending the …

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• 4 May

  New Batch of “Ahmed Al-Audeh” Fighters Heading to Syrian Desert

  

  A new batch of fighters from the former opposition leader “Ahmed Al-Audeh” left the Daraa governorate to the Syrian Badia to fight the Islamic State (ISIS), with support and guidance from Russia. Media sources from Daraa told Al-Souria Net that the group includes 100 fighters, and they left in the …

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• 4 May

  Syrian-Iraqi Talks to Enhance Cooperation in Oil and Energy Sectors

  

  Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Bassam Tohmeh has discussed means of boosting joint cooperation between Syria and Iraq in the fields of oil, energy, training and the exchange of experiences with Iraqi Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail. The two sides, during a session of talks in Baghdad, stressed …

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• 4 May

  Ahrar Al-Sham Reshapes Leadership

  

  The Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement announced the formation of a new leadership council consisting of 12 leaders, after a dispute that rocked the movement over the past months. The General Commander of the movement, Amer Al-Sheikh, announced the formation of a new leadership council, based on the agreement between the …

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• 4 May

  Netherlands Seeks Refugees Help to Arrest War Criminals

  

  The Dutch War Crimes Unit released a video calling on Syrian refugees to help Dutch police search for people believed to have participated in committing war crimes in Khan Shaykhon, Idleb. The video indicated that during 2014 the wanted men attacked the Al-Boussiah military checkpoint and killed its members. The …

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