November, 2020

• 18 November

  Al Qaeda’s No. 2, Accused in U.S. Embassy Attacks, Was Killed in Iran

  Israeli agents shot Abu Muhammad al-Masri on the streets of Tehran at the behest of the U.S., officials said, but no one — Iran, Al Qaeda, the U.S. or Israel — has publicly acknowledged the killing. Al Qaeda’s second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly …

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• 18 November

  Ethiopia Edges Closer to Civil War

  The Ethiopian military has moved swiftly against forces loyal to the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front in northern Ethiopia, and the escalating conflict is threatening to create a humanitarian crisis in East Africa. The fighting risks tarnishing the image of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, most known for his peacemaking efforts …

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• 18 November

  Regional Powers Compete to Expand Influence throughout the Caucasus

  The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has resulted in an intense competition between regional powers to expand their influence. Erdogan has positioned Turkey to play a more central role in foreign affairs, a decision that has brought Ankara into conflict with other powers.

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• 18 November

  Bahrain FM to meet with Netanyahu, Pompeo in Jerusalem this week

  The cabinet ratified the normalization deal with Bahrain on Sunday. Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani will visit Israel for the first time on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday. Al-Zayani is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and US Secretary of …

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• 18 November

  Pakistan's PM Imran Khan pressured to recognize Israel

  Khan refused to name the countries that have been pressuring him. Pakistan faced pressure from another country to establish diplomatic ties with Israel, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said over the weekend.

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• 18 November

  PLO: Pompeo can't resurrect Trump administration with settler winery visit

  If Pompeo goes ahead with his plans, he would be the first US secretary of state and the highest US ranking official to visit a West Bank settlement or the Golan Heights.

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• 18 November

  PA: Pompeo’s visit to a settlement is a provocation

  Several Palestinian factions denounced Pompeo’s planned visit to Psagot. Hamas called it a “new American aggression against the Palestinians and Arabs.” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s planned visit to a settlement in the West Bank during his upcoming tour of the region is a provocation against the Palestinian people …

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• 17 November

  « Ils ne passeront pas », disaient-ils…

  Il est urgent de revoir notre paradigme sécuritaire, alors qu’aucun service spécialisé ne peut vraiment faire face devant ce « terrorisme du couteau ». En 1940, l’armée française disposait de moyens assez comparables à ceux de l’Allemagne. En 1932, dans Le Fil de l’épée, le général de Gaulle avait couché …

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• 17 November

  N’invoquons pas le « risque pénal » des politiques à tout bout de champ!

  Après la perquisition chez Edouard Philippe dans le cadre de l’enquête sur la gestion de la crise sanitaire, beaucoup ont reproché à la justice de se mêler de ce qui ne la regarde pas. Terrorisés à l’idée d’éventuelles poursuites judiciaires, nos gouvernants se réfréneraient quand il faut agir. Philippe Bilger …

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• 17 November

  Pour la Russie, le blasphème est l’affaire de tous

  Alors que la planète s’islamise dangereusement et que des zones entières sont gangrénées par le terrorisme (singulièrement la France), Vladimir Poutine adopte un discours original. Lors de la journée de l’unité nationale, il a échangé avec les quatre grandes religions et appelé au calme et au respect .

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