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Middle East - Page 16

Middle East

Merkel, Macron seek Syria talks with Putin and Erdogan

Issued on: 20/02/2020 – 23:10Modified: 20/02/2020 – 23:10

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Fren..

by The Editor
February 21, 2020
Middle East

Iran’s elections are set to be dominated by hardliners. Here’s what that means

The vote comes after months of anti-government protests that were fueled by a nosediving economy and..

by The Editor
February 21, 2020
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Middle East

Moderates sidelined as Iranians head to the polls

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Iranian voters on Friday will pick 290 parliamentarians in t..

by The Editor
February 20, 2020
Middle East

Jordan’s Wadi Rum desert: Hollywood’s new place to film

Issued on: 19/02/2020 – 17:12Modified: 19/02/2020 – 17:14

Its breathtaking landscapes seem out of ..

by The Editor
February 19, 2020
Middle East

Netanyahu’s corruption trial will start two weeks after Israel’s elections

The trial will begin one day after the country's newly elected parliament is sworn in and in th..

by The Editor
February 19, 2020
Middle East

Netanyahu must be present for start of corruption trial set for March 17, Justice Ministry says

Issued on: 18/02/2020 – 15:27Modified: 18/02/2020 – 15:27

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus corru..

by The Editor
February 18, 2020
Middle East

Syrian refugees in desperate race to outrun regime offensive

They fled their village in a panic, the older children carrying the little ones, walking for seven h..

by The Editor
February 17, 2020
Middle East

Hamas hackers ‘seduce’ Israeli soldiers

Issued on: 17/02/2020 – 13:53Modified: 17/02/2020 – 13:54

Israel's military said on Sunday it..

by The Editor
February 17, 2020
Middle East

Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Fast Facts

Since 2003, worldwide concern over Iran's nuclear program has increased as Iran and the Interna..

by The Editor
February 17, 2020
Middle East

Attacks on Marib hospitals limit medical services available to thousands of displaced people in Yemen

Sanaa, 10 February 2020 – Initial reports indicate that on 7 February, Al Jafra Hospital, and Al Sau..

by The Editor
February 16, 2020
Middle East

WFP and the Iraqi Ministry of Education relaunch school feeding

BAGHDAD – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and its implementing partners in collaborati..

by The Editor
February 16, 2020
Middle East

Exiled Turkish novelist Asli Erdogan acquitted in terror trial

Issued on: 14/02/2020 – 11:33Modified: 14/02/2020 – 11:35

A Turkish court on Friday acquitted reno..

by The Editor
February 14, 2020
Middle East

The Ethiopian migrants who make the desperate journey to Saudi Arabia via Yemen

Issued on: 14/02/2020 – 13:41Modified: 14/02/2020 – 13:41

REPORTERS © FRANCE 24
By: Charles EMPT..

by The Editor
February 14, 2020
Middle East

UN publishes ‘blacklist’ of companies doing business in Israeli settlements

The database took more than three years to complete, after being mandated in a resolution passed by ..

by The Editor
February 13, 2020
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Middle East

For the first time in 9 years, two nation states are going toe-to-toe in Syria

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by The Editor
February 13, 2020
Middle East

UN lists more than 100 firms linked to Israeli settlements in West Bank

The U.N. human rights office on Wednesday released a list of more than 100 companies it said are com..

by The Editor
February 13, 2020
Middle East

French researcher Adelkhah jailed in Iran ends hunger strike

Issued on: 12/02/2020 – 11:43Modified: 12/02/2020 – 11:43

French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah,..

by The Editor
February 12, 2020
Middle East

Israeli TV series inspired by news events get adapted worldwide

Issued on: 12/02/2020 – 11:42Modified: 12/02/2020 – 11:42

In recent years, Israeli productions bas..

by The Editor
February 12, 2020
Middle East

Benjamin Netanyahu Fast Facts

Birth date: October 21, 1949Birth place: Tel Aviv, IsraelBirth name: Binyamin NetanyahuFather:Benzio..

by The Editor
February 12, 2020
Middle East

Abbas blasts Trumps Swiss cheese plan for Palestine in UN speech

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that the world..

by The Editor
February 12, 2020
Middle East

Dozens of people were killed in Syrian airstrikes, a human rights group says

Sixty-two of the victims were civilians, including nine children and five women. Nine militants were..

by The Editor
February 12, 2020
Middle East

Boxed in by US and Israel, an ailing Abbas takes defiant stance against Trump peace plan

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is 84 years old and in fragile health. Speaking Tuesda..

by The Editor
February 12, 2020
Middle East

Fighting continues in Idlib as Turkey-Russia talks end inconclusively

Issued on: 11/02/2020 – 14:08Modified: 11/02/2020 – 14:09

Government forces seized control of a hi..

by The Editor
February 11, 2020
Middle East

Israel and the Palestinians: An impossible peace process?

Issued on: 10/02/2020 – 15:47Modified: 10/02/2020 – 15:48

Our guest is Khalil Tafakji, director of..

by The Editor
February 11, 2020
Middle East

Syrian army shelling kills five Turkish soldiers in Idlib

Issued on: 10/02/2020 – 15:16Modified: 10/02/2020 – 15:16

Five Turkish soldiers were killed and fi..

by The Editor
February 11, 2020
Middle East

Iranian satellite fails to reach orbit in latest setback for space programme

Issued on: 09/02/2020 – 18:50

An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, st..

by The Editor
February 9, 2020
Middle East

Christians in northeast Syria living in fear as Turkish forces, IS group active in region

Issued on: 07/02/2020 – 15:06Modified: 07/02/2020 – 15:10

In northeastern Syria, the Christian com..

by The Editor
February 7, 2020
Middle East

US Mideast peace plan architect Jared Kushner blames Palestinians for violence

The chief architect of the U.S. blueprint to resolve the decades-old conflict between Israelis and P..

by The Editor
February 7, 2020
Middle East

Russia says civilian jet made emergency landing after brush with Syrian fire

Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that Syrian air defense systems responding to Israel..

by The Editor
February 7, 2020
Middle East

Syrian army enters key town in Idlib after clashes with opposition fighters

Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country's last rebel stronghold Thursd..

by The Editor
February 7, 2020
Middle East

Inside Iraq’s uprising: FRANCE 24 follows the pro-reform movement

Issued on: 06/02/2020 – 20:15Modified: 06/02/2020 – 20:15

Could Iraq be on the brink of civil war?..

by The Editor
February 7, 2020
Middle East

Deadly spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence as unrest flares

Issued on: 06/02/2020 – 15:14Modified: 06/02/2020 – 15:14

A spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence ..

by The Editor
February 6, 2020
Middle East

Three Palestinians killed, 12 Israeli soldiers hurt in 24 hours of violence

Early Thursday morning, a Palestinian assailant carried out a ramming attack against Israeli soldier..

by The Editor
February 6, 2020
Middle East

Jerusalem car ramming into nightclub goers is being investigated as ‘terror attack’

Issued on: 06/02/2020 – 06:23Modified: 06/02/2020 – 06:23

A car ramming at a popular night spot in..

by The Editor
February 6, 2020
Middle East

Collision course: Turkey warns Syria over Russia-backed Idlib offensive

Issued on: 05/02/2020 – 20:28Modified: 05/02/2020 – 20:28

It's a grim endgame in northwest Sy..

by The Editor
February 6, 2020
Middle East

Plane skids off Istanbul runway, breaks into pieces injuring dozens

Issued on: 05/02/2020 – 18:38Modified: 05/02/2020 – 18:38

A plane skidded off the runway Wednesday..

by The Editor
February 5, 2020
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Middle East

Palestinians say Trump’s deal is racist. But their leaders are bereft of ideas on how to fight it

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by The Editor
February 5, 2020
Middle East

Targeted killings: Inside the shadowy world of Israeli intelligence

Issued on: 05/02/2020 – 13:51Modified: 05/02/2020 – 13:51

The often ruthless work of spy agencies ..

by The Editor
February 5, 2020
Middle East

Half a million flee Syrian regime’s offensive in Idlib

A regime offensive in Syria's last rebel enclave has caused one of the biggest waves of displac..

by The Editor
February 5, 2020
Middle East

Commander of extremist Syrian rebel group arrested in France for war crimes

Issued on: 05/02/2020 – 11:51Modified: 05/02/2020 – 11:51

This week, we talk to Clémence Bectarte ..

by The Editor
February 5, 2020
Middle East

Rival protesters clash in Iraq as unrest continues

Issued on: 04/02/2020 – 17:18Modified: 04/02/2020 – 17:18

Anti-government demonstrators faced off ..

by The Editor
February 4, 2020
Middle East

Exclusive: Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani warns ‘great possibility’ of IS group returning

Issued on: 04/02/2020 – 16:29Modified: 04/02/2020 – 16:30

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24..

by The Editor
February 4, 2020
Middle East

Turkey suffers first deaths in direct combat with Syria since start of war

Nine other troops were also wounded in northwest Syria's Idlib province after they came under h..

by The Editor
February 3, 2020
Middle East

Female genital mutilation kills 12-year-old in Egypt as illegal practice resists eradication

Issued on: 03/02/2020 – 17:31Modified: 03/02/2020 – 17:31

The arrest of the parents of a 12-year-o..

by The Editor
February 3, 2020
Middle East

WHO raises alarm as more than 50 health facilities are forced to cease operations in Northwest Syria

3 February 2020, Geneva-Cairo-Copenhagen – The World Health Organization raises alarm over critical ..

by The Editor
February 3, 2020
Middle East

Syrian government shelling kills Turkish troops in Idlib, Ankara says, prompting retaliatory strike

Issued on: 03/02/2020 – 09:24Modified: 03/02/2020 – 09:24

At least four Turkish soldiers were kill..

by The Editor
February 3, 2020
Middle East

Iran no longer sharing evidence on Ukraine airliner crash with Kiev after audio leak

Issued on: 03/02/2020 – 11:49Modified: 03/02/2020 – 11:49

Iran is no longer sharing evidence from ..

by The Editor
February 3, 2020
Middle East

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas suspends relations with the US, Israel

Issued on: 01/02/2020 – 13:48Modified: 01/02/2020 – 13:48

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abb..

by The Editor
February 1, 2020
Middle East

Palestinians in Lebanon say Trump peace deal falls short

Issued on: 31/01/2020 – 09:49Modified: 31/01/2020 – 09:49

The so-called "deal of the century" that..

by The Editor
January 31, 2020
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Middle East

Lebanese central bank governor discusses country’s financial crisis

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With Lebanon bogged down in a serious economic crisis, Leban..

by The Editor
January 31, 2020
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