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Middle East - Page 17

Middle East

Children of Iraq dramatically impacted by ISILs extreme violence and counter-military operations

During the past four years, boys and girls in Iraq have endured immense suffering at the hands of IS..

by The Editor
January 30, 2020
Middle East

Fifty US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after Iranian missile strike

That's an increase of 16 from late last week when the Pentagon said 34 cases had been diagnosed..

by The Editor
January 30, 2020
Middle East

Syrian army takes over key town from rebels in Idlib

Issued on: 29/01/2020 – 12:13Modified: 29/01/2020 – 12:13

Syrian troops are in full control of a k..

by The Editor
January 29, 2020
Middle East

Trump’s ‘deal of the century’: Mideast plan imposes conditions on Palestinians

Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 20:08Modified: 28/01/2020 – 20:08

Donald Trump is unveiling his so-called ..

by The Editor
January 29, 2020
Middle East

A voice for Yemen: Journalist Hind Al-Eriyani fights for human rights

Issued on: 29/01/2020 – 16:47Modified: 29/01/2020 – 16:46

This week, we introduce you to a woman w..

by The Editor
January 29, 2020
Middle East

Coronavirus hits Middle East as first case confirmed in UAE

Issued on: 29/01/2020 – 07:43Modified: 29/01/2020 – 07:43

The United Arab Emirates announced Wedne..

by The Editor
January 29, 2020
Middle East

Israels Netanyahu withdraws bid for parliamentary immunity from corruption charges

Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 10:40Modified: 28/01/2020 – 10:40

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah..

by The Editor
January 29, 2020
Middle East

Netanyahu withdraws immunity request in corruption cases

Netanyahu has been charged with bribery and fraud and breach of trust in three separate corruption c..

by The Editor
January 29, 2020
Middle East

Trump unveils Mideast plan after Netanyahu indicted

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Israels opposition Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz, has endorsed Pre..

by The Editor
January 29, 2020
Middle East

Saudi Arabia wants US troops to stay in Iraq, top official says

Faisal said the American presence in the region played a crucial role in defeating ISIS and was key ..

by The Editor
January 28, 2020
Middle East

Trump to unveil Middle East peace plan despite accusations of pro-Israel bias

Issued on: 28/01/2020 – 09:02Modified: 28/01/2020 – 09:02

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday wil..

by The Editor
January 28, 2020
Middle East

VIDEO: Moqtada al-Sadr, a powerful symbol of resistance in Iraq

Issued on: 27/01/2020 – 11:15Modified: 27/01/2020 – 11:15

For months, Iraq has been rocked by anti..

by The Editor
January 27, 2020
Middle East

US military investigating reports of Afghanistan plane crash

The official could not add any further details. Multiple reports have emerged of a plane crash in th..

by The Editor
January 27, 2020
Middle East

An Iranian plane skidded off the runway onto a road

Photos and videos from the scene on Monday in the Iranian city of Mahshahr show the Caspian Airlines..

by The Editor
January 27, 2020
Middle East

Three rockets hit US embassy amidst protests in Iraqi capital

Issued on: 27/01/2020 – 04:05Modified: 27/01/2020 – 04:05

Three rockets slammed into the US embass..

by The Editor
January 27, 2020
Middle East

12 dead, hundreds wounded as protesters clash with Iraq security forces

Nine protesters were killed in the capital Baghdad and three others in the southern city of Nasiriya..

by The Editor
January 27, 2020
Middle East

Lebanons Mother of the Revolution ready to cling on until real change comes

Issued on: 26/01/2020 – 12:25Modified: 26/01/2020 – 12:25

Leila Boubess became an icon of Lebanons..

by The Editor
January 26, 2020
Middle East

Several killed as Iraqi forces raid Baghdad protest camp

Issued on: 25/01/2020 – 17:37Modified: 25/01/2020 – 17:38

Iraqi security forces raided Baghdads ma..

by The Editor
January 26, 2020
Middle East

Lebanese protesters rally in Beirut to mark 100 days of demonstrations

Issued on: 25/01/2020 – 20:36

Hundreds of Lebanese gathered outside Beirut's central governme..

by The Editor
January 26, 2020
Middle East

French charity says four aid workers missing in Iraq

French non-governmental organization, SOS Chrétiens d'Orient (Christians of the Middle East), c..

by The Editor
January 25, 2020
Middle East

Four members of French NGO Christians of the Middle East ‘missing in Baghdad’

Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 18:42

Four male employees of a French Christian NGO, three French national..

by The Editor
January 25, 2020
Former top diplomat: Idea of US imposing peace plan on Israel, Palestinians ‘is a farce’
Middle East

Former top diplomat: Idea of US imposing peace plan on Israel, Palestinians ‘is a farce’

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Our guest Martin Indyk served as US special envoy for Israel..

January 25, 2020
Middle East

Deadly earthquake rattles eastern Turkey

Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 22:48Modified: 24/01/2020 – 22:48

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude o..

by The Editor
January 25, 2020
Middle East

Loudspeakers blast No, no America! as Baghdad protesters demand US troops quit Iraq

Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 10:37Modified: 24/01/2020 – 10:37

Hundreds of supporters of an influential..

by The Editor
January 24, 2020
Middle East

Hundreds of thousands protest US troop presence in Iraq

Families and children held aloft signs that read "no, no to America" and "no, no to occupation" amid..

by The Editor
January 24, 2020
Middle East

After 100 days of rage, Lebanon has a new government — and a deepening crisis

"Yeah bro, but we keep forgetting to do that. Save it as a reminder," came the snarky response. Hour..

by The Editor
January 24, 2020
Middle East

Trump to unveil stalled Middle East peace plan ahead of Netanyahu and Gantz White House visit

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will release details of his long-delayed peace plan ..

by The Editor
January 24, 2020
Middle East

A closer look at protesters’ injuries and security forces’ violence in Lebanon

Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 09:52Modified: 23/01/2020 – 09:53

Although Lebanons new cabinet met for th..

by The Editor
January 23, 2020
Middle East

LIVE: Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation as world leaders visit Jerusalem

Issued on: 23/01/2020 – 11:57Modified: 23/01/2020 – 11:57

Follow FRANCE 24s special coverage as wo..

by The Editor
January 23, 2020
Middle East

Michelle Keserwany fights Lebanese corruption and patriarchy with songs

Issued on: 22/01/2020 – 16:42Modified: 22/01/2020 – 16:44

This week, we meet Michelle Keserwany, w..

by The Editor
January 23, 2020
Middle East

Emmanuel Macron shouts at Israeli security officers in altercation in Jerusalem

Macron, who is in Jerusalem to attend a large Holocaust remembrance event on Thursday, was visiting ..

by The Editor
January 23, 2020
Middle East

On Israel trip for Auschwitz anniversary, Macron says Iran must never get unclear weapons

Issued on: 22/01/2020 – 21:46Modified: 22/01/2020 – 21:50

President Emmanuel Macron said France wa..

by The Editor
January 23, 2020
Middle East

Leaders are gathering in Jerusalem for the Auschwitz anniversary. Poland’s president won’t be there

With concern about rising anti-Semitism around the world — from attacks in Pittsburgh, San Diego, Mo..

by The Editor
January 22, 2020
Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani: nation will never seek nuclear weapons’, with or without 2015 deal

Issued on: 22/01/2020 – 14:06Modified: 22/01/2020 – 14:06

Iran will never seek nuclear weapons wit..

by The Editor
January 22, 2020
Middle East

Lebanon’s new cabinet holds first meeting amid protests and economic catastrophe

Issued on: 22/01/2020 – 12:55Modified: 22/01/2020 – 12:56

Lebanon's new cabinet held its firs..

by The Editor
January 22, 2020
Middle East

Lebanon announces formation of new government

Issued on: 21/01/2020 – 21:36Modified: 21/01/2020 – 21:37

A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hi..

by The Editor
January 22, 2020
Middle East

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Derq, a start-up based in Dubai and Detroit, is at the forefront of efforts to develop technology so..

by The Editor
January 21, 2020
Middle East

Can smart sensor systems anticipate and avoid danger?

A start-up based in Dubai and Detroit is among those testing advanced technology solutions that coul..

by The Editor
January 21, 2020
Middle East

Iran confirms it fired two missiles at Ukrainian plane

Issued on: 21/01/2020 – 11:57Modified: 21/01/2020 – 11:57

Iran has confirmed two missiles were fir..

by The Editor
January 21, 2020
Middle East

VIDEO: Iraqis split on parliaments call to expel foreign troops

Issued on: 20/01/2020 – 18:59Modified: 20/01/2020 – 18:59

Following the US killing of top Iranian ..

by The Editor
January 21, 2020
Middle East

Iraq protesters battle security forces in bid to shut Baghdad streets

Issued on: 20/01/2020 – 11:00Modified: 20/01/2020 – 11:00

Hundreds of Iraqi anti-government protes..

by The Editor
January 20, 2020
Middle East

Violent unrest grips Beirut as ‘week of rage’ escalates

Protesters were seen attacking bank branches and smashing the windows of one prominent cell phone co..

by The Editor
January 20, 2020
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by The Editor
January 20, 2020
Middle East

80 soldiers killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

"I have said before that the hard-earned progress that Yemen has made on de-escalation is very fragi..

by The Editor
January 20, 2020
Middle East

Lebanon security forces fire water canons at protesters in second day of violent clashes

Issued on: 19/01/2020 – 18:52Modified: 19/01/2020 – 18:52

Dozens of stone-throwing demonstrators d..

by The Editor
January 20, 2020
Middle East

Lebanon police fire tear gas at protesters in violent ‘week of rage’

CNN reporters on the ground near Martyrs' Square saw demonstrators throw molotov cocktails, roc..

by The Editor
January 19, 2020
Middle East

Iran will send downed plane’s black boxes to Ukraine

Rezaifar said that Iran was also prepared to ask for expert analysis from France, Canada and the Uni..

by The Editor
January 19, 2020
Middle East

More than a hundred wounded as Lebanese protesters clash with police

Issued on: 18/01/2020 – 20:26Modified: 18/01/2020 – 20:27

Clashes between police and protesters in..

by The Editor
January 19, 2020
Middle East

The US operation in Iraq could come to an embarrassing end. Iran’s power will only grow

Officials in Iraq's parliament, where powerful blocs have unbreakable ties to Tehran, started a..

by The Editor
January 18, 2020
Middle East

Lebanese block roads as revived protests enter fourth month

Issued on: 18/01/2020 – 07:34Modified: 18/01/2020 – 07:34

Protesters blocked several main roads ac..

by The Editor
January 18, 2020
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