November, 2020

• 22 November

  Ethiopia’s Abiy Is on the Brink of a Widening War in the Horn of Africa

  When a Nobel Peace Prize winner goes to war little more than a year after receiving the world’s most prestigious honor, it may come as a shock. But when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won the prize in 2019, announced last week that he was launching a military offensive …

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• 22 November

  Islamophobia, Hate Crime, or Trade War? Muslims vs the West, in France and Beyond

  This is an appraisal of Islamophobia, mainly in the West, and the so-called Westophobia among Muslims from a different viewpoint. I believe that since all wars are “trade wars”, the ideological conflicts between Islam and Western civilizations are primarily motivated by economic reasons, so they are “trade wars” by other …

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• 22 November

  As Israel Destroys EU Projects in Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent

  Belgium is furious. On November 6, the Belgian government condemned Israel’s destruction of Belgian-funded homes in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank. Understandably, Brussels wants the Israeli government to pay compensation for the unwarranted destruction. The Israeli response was swift: a resounding ‘no’.

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• 22 November

  The US's long financial war on Hezbollah – and Lebanon

  The United States has piled sanctions on the Lebanese movement, but to what effect? Over the past two decades, Lebanon has been under close scrutiny from the US Treasury for potential money laundering or financing of US-designated terrorist organisations.

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• 22 November

  Israel Says Iranian and Syrian Forces Targeted in New Attack on Damascus

  Israeli planes fired a number of missiles at Iranian and Syrian targets in Damascus, hitting a number of their targets, while other missiles were intercepted reports Al-Masdar.

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• 22 November

  Islamic State Kills Brig. Gen. Bashir Ismail in Eastern Syria

  Brig. Gen. Bashir Salim, who was known as The Lion of the Desert, was killed in an Islamic State attack in Deir ez-Zor writes Enab Baladi. Syrian activists in local circles said that Brig. Gen. Bashir Salim Ismail was killed in the Deir ez-Zor desert, eastern Syria.

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• 22 November

  US imposes fresh Iran-related sanctions, targets Khamenei-linked charity

  The US also slapped sanctions on Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi, accusing his ministry of playing a role in human rights abuses against Iranians, including during the November 2019 protests.

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• 22 November

  China calls for action from Australia; raps agreement with Japan

  China on Wednesday called on Australia to take action to stem worsening relations between the two countries, in the latest indication that Beijing will offer few if any compromises to resolve their disputes.

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• 22 November

  La Libye, nouvelle côte des Barbaresques

  Au mois de juin dernier, le navire roulier Cirkin s’est retrouvé au centre d’un incident opposant les marines française et turque. En plus de mettre en lumière l’une des facettes de l’expansionnisme turc en Méditerranée orientale, cet incident a rappelé que la guerre civile en Libye pouvait poursuivre son cours …

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• 22 November

  Contre l’islamisme: pas de «tenaille identitaire» qui vaille!

  Tandis que la lutte contre l’islamisme sous toutes ses formes appelle de plus en plus une mobilisation résolue, les complices et les idiots utiles de ce totalitarisme du troisième type s’évertuent à jeter le discrédit ou le venin du soupçon sur les prétendues intentions cachées de ceux qui s’y opposent. …

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