Yesterday
'Must look at full picture': Netanyahu warns ceasefire is temporary, Israel retains right to fight
• 7:41 PM
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As a ceasefire in the Gaza war is set to begin, after Israel's cabinet voted to approve the truce and hostage-prisoner release deal, FRANCE 24 welcomes Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Programme at Chatham Hous
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Netanyahu says Israel will not proceed with Gaza ceasefire until it gets hostage list
• 5:24 PM
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel will not proceed with Gaza ceasefire until it gets receives the list of names of hostages to be released from Gaza as agreed. Israel had expected to receive the names by 4pm local time Saturday. Netan
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Hamas to release three hostages Sunday as ceasefire comes into effect
• 5:00 PM
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The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 8:30 am local time (0630 GMT) on Sunday, mediator Qatar said. The first exchange of captives between both sides is expected to take place in the afternoon after 4pm which would include three I
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Palestinians 'happy' and 'terrified' as ceasefire due to take effect
• 4:54 PM
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People in Gaza are both "happy" and "terrified" as the ceasefire deal announced by mediators is due to come into effect Sunday morning, Palestinian journalist Shrouq Al Aila told FRANCE 24. Gazans are happy as "it feels like there is an end to this madne
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The devil is in the details: What's in the Gaza ceasefire deal?
• 3:25 PM
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As the world waits with bated breath for the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas to finally take effect on Sunday, FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto breaks down the details of the multi-phase agreement brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt.
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Gaza ceasefire deal a 'political decision' for Netanyahu
• 2:34 PM
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The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was a "political decision" for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Israeli political commentator Dr. Ori Goldberg told FRANCE 24. "He (Netanyahu) understands two things: one is that Israel has absolutely
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ICC chief prosecutor meets with Syria's new leader al-Sharaa
• 2:14 PM
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan met with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria's new leader, to discuss options for pursuing justice for victims of torture and war crimes perpetrated by the regime of ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
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Syria's new leaders reckon with reintegrating vestiges of Assad regime
• 11:32 AM
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Syria's new leadership has seized abandoned military housing previously occupied by former high-ranking soldiers who fled following the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. But questions remain over how to rehome the large numbers of low-ranking ex-
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Israelis anxious and confused ahead of Gaza ceasefire
• 11:25 AM
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Israelis are feeling “deep anxiety, deep confusion” ahead of the Gaza ceasefire deal which is scheduled to take effect Sunday, FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky said. “Among all of the groups who have a major stake in the current war, Israelis are the only on
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Weakened but still standing: Hamas fights on in Gaza
• 9:30 AM
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Israel launched a full force military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip following the October 7 attacks. After a devastating 15 months of war which saw former leader Yahya Sinwar killed, the Palestinian group has been considerably weakened but rem
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Integrating Syria's former civil servants poses 'difficult' problem for new leadership
• 9:20 AM
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Syria's new leadership, HTS, faces a conundrum over what to do with millions of civil servants, formerly employed by the Assad regime, who now have not been paid for more than a month. HTS said it plans to reintegrate some civil servants into its adminis
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Israel's cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal due to start Sunday
• 9:19 AM
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Israel's cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement's scheduled start. Fighting is exp
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Syria’s HTS begins requisitioning homes of former Assad soldiers
• 9:07 AM
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Syria's new leadership has seized abandoned military housing previously occupied by former high-ranking Republican Guard soldiers who fled following the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, but questions remain over how to rehome the large numbers o
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Israelis question why Netanyahu stalled on Gaza ceasefire deal
• 8:08 AM
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As mediators and the Israeli government have confirmed that the approved Gaza ceasefire agreement is the same as a deal that was rejected more than six months earlier, "the question many Israeli's are asking right now is why did it take two US presidents
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Netanyahu warns that Israel could resume Gaza war after Israeli cabinet approves truce deal
• 5:55 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel reserves the right “to resume the war” in Gaza if necessary, “with American support”. He spoke after the Israeli cabinet earlier approved a three-phase Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release
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Netanyahu likely to resist troop withdrawal from Gaza, expert says
• 12:16 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is likely to resist the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal which would see Israeli troops pull out of Gaza, said Ahron Bregman, department of war studies senior teaching fellow at King’s College London. “For
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Friday, january 17, 2025
Ex-CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking docs on Israel's plans to strike Iran
• 8:05 PM
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A former CIA employee who was accused of leaking classified documents about Israel's plans to strike Iran has pleaded guilty to criminal charges that he willfully retained and transmitted national defense information. Asif Rahman, 34, was arrested by the
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A truce for Gaza? Is TikTok's time up? Beware the 'oligarchy'
• 7:42 PM
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It’s been a week of high-stakes developments around the globe. In Gaza, a long-awaited ceasefire deal has been reached, set to begin on Sunday, with plans to exchange hostages for prisoners in a bid for "sustainable calm." In South Korea, the dramatic ar
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Iranians and Israelis barred from entering Syria, airport source says
• 5:59 PM
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Iranian and Israeli citizens have been banned from entering Syria, a source from Damascus airport said, after international flights to the country resumed last week. Syria's new leadership has no diplomatic ties with Israel and has frozen relations with
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Biden or Trump: Who should we thank for the ceasefire in Gaza?
• 5:00 PM
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In the wake of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, outgoing US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, who returns to office on Monday, both raced to take credit for what they hope will be a major diplomatic success. It is a d
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All eyes on Gaza: United Arab Emirates positions itself for post-war period
• 1:34 PM
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With Israel and Hamas on the cusp of a ceasefire in Gaza, our reporters investigated the strategy of the United Arab Emirates in the region. The oil and gas-rich Gulf monarchy – a Middle Eastern heavyweight which has a strong rivalry with neighbouring Qa
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The Independent's front page looks at terrible cost of war in Gaza, in numbers
• 10:34 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, January 17: We look at reactions from the press as Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet prepares to vote on a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Also: the Lebanese paper L'Orient-Le Jour interviews French President Emmanuel Macron as he ar
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Israeli cabinet ministers set to resign over ceasefire deal with Hamas
• 7:22 AM
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Right-wing ministers in Israel's cabinet have threatened to resign over a proposed ceasefire deal in Gaza, which they see as a failure from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to deliver "absolute victory" over Hamas. "They were promised that Hamas would b
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Mixed reactions in Israel to Gaza ceasefire deal
• 1:08 AM
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Right wing protesters and cabinet ministers in Israel on Thursday voiced disapproval for ceasefire deal with Gaza while crowds in Tel Aviv gathered to support the deal and urge a swift release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas
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Israel publishes list of prisoners set for release as security cabinet backs Gaza ceasefire
• 12:22 AM
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The Israeli justice ministry on Friday published a list of 95 Palestinian prisoners, the majority women, who are to be freed starting Sunday in return for Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Israel's security cabinet earlier recommended approving the ceasefir
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Thursday, january 16, 2025
Red Cross ready to ramp up delivery of desperately needed aid to war-torn Gaza
• 8:28 PM
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The ceasefire deal in Gaza comes as 90% of the population faces acute food insecurity with the limited food supply under strain, and as humanitarian lorries have struggled to reach much of the besieged strip. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen is joined by Tommaso De
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Israel far-right minister Ben Gvir says will quit cabinet if Gaza deal approved
• 8:16 PM
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Thursday that he and his party colleagues would quit the cabinet if it approved a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, though they would not leave the country's ruling coalition. FRAN
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France to host Syria conference in Paris on February 13
• 5:54 PM
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France plans to host an international conference on Syria next month to support the war-torn country's transition after half a century of Assad family rule, President Emmanuel Macron's office said Thursday.
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Why Gaza's future remains unclear despite the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement
• 5:43 PM
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Despite the announcement that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire and hostage-for-prisoner exchange agreement on Wednesday, the question of who is going to govern Gaza after the war's end remains unresolved. Both Israel and the US, alongside the Pal
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British-Palestinian surgeon on facing 'tsunami' of dead and wounded in Gaza
• 2:47 PM
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A British-Palestinian surgeon who was in Gaza at the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel in October 2023 has spoken of his hope that the ceasefire deal will mean the Palestinian people can begin to rebuild their lives. Ghassan Abu-Sittah worked for
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Exclusive: Ex-hostage Louis Arnaud describes harrowing two-year ordeal in Iran
• 1:34 PM
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French former hostage Louis Arnaud shared his two-year ordeal in Iran's Evin Prison in an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24's Stuart Norval. Arnaud, a banking consultant, had been sentenced to five years in jail on national security charges after being
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'We have a deal': Papers react to ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
• 6:51 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 16: We look at reactions and analysis as an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal is agreed. The Arabic press calls it a defeat for Israel, whereas members of the Netanyahu government say it is dangerous for the country's national
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Wednesday, january 15, 2025
What are the details of the ceasefire deal in Gaza?
• 10:37 PM
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Key mediator Qatar said on Wednesday that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in the Palestinian territory. Israel earlier said it would release about 1,000 Palestinian prison
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Israel-Hamas deal 'a spoilers' dream' as factions will seek to undermine it, expert says
• 9:55 PM
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. Yet O
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Gaza ceasefire deal: What we know
• 9:53 PM
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A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been reportedly agreed on, after a devastating 15 months of war in Gaza. The deal is divided into three different phases – we explain the details in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Israel-Hamas deal "a spoilers' dream" as factions will seek to undermine it, expert says
• 9:47 PM
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Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. Oliver McT
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The long road to peace: Netanyahu facing resistance from far-right ministers within his cabinet
• 9:39 PM
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For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney welcomes Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies & International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. He breaks down
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Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal reached
• 7:17 PM
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It's a done deal for some; close but not quite over the line for others. After so many false starts since the last ceasefire 14 months ago, a deal finally appears at hand for the guns to go silent in the Gaza Strip.
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Thousands celebrate in Gaza after Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement announced
• 5:29 PM
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Thousands of people took to the streets in Gaza Wednesday night as news broke of a ceasefire agreement and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of bloodshed. Although Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Th
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Israeli cabinet delays Gaza vote as hardliner Ben-Gvir threatens to resign
• 5:04 PM
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Thursday he would resign from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's government if it ratifies a ceasefire deal in Gaza, with Israeli media reporting that a cabinet vote on the fragile ag
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Syrians in the Golan Heights refuse to leave ‘in exchange for peace' with Israel
• 4:03 PM
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As Damascus celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syrians living in the Quneitra governorate in the Golan Heights looked on as Israeli troops suddenly drove into their villages. The near-daily Israeli raids are scaring the population, who say they now
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Tuesday, january 14, 2025
What we know about the Gaza truce between Israel and Hamas
• 5:16 PM
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The long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, facilitated by the US, Qatar, and Egypt, is expected to take effect on Sunday, with onlookers hoping its foundations are strong enough to definitely end the devastating, 15-month conflict.
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Israel and Hamas on 'brink' of Gaza ceasefire
• 10:42 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, January 14: We look at front-page reactions after outgoing US President Joe Biden announces that Israel and Hamas may be close to a temporary truce in the 15-month war in Gaza. Also in the news: confirmation hearings begin for Don
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Gaza ceasefire negotiations in 'final stages', key mediator says
• 6:18 AM
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Israel and Hamas are in the "final stages" of negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza that could bring an end to more than a year of conflict in the Palestinian territory, a spokesperson for key mediator Qatar said on Tuesday.
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Monday, january 13, 2025
'Syrian above all': The Alawite community refuses to pay for Assad's crimes
• 4:53 PM
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A month after Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed, Syria's Alawite minority, which served as the regime's backbone, fears a witch hunt. In their stronghold of Tartus, members of the community recount that they too suffered under the former dictator's bloo
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Lebanon's president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as prime minister
• 3:53 PM
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Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun on Monday summoned Nawaf Salam, the Lebanese president of the International Court of Justice, to designate him as the country's new prime minister. A local media tally had earlier said that Salam had the back
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Iran nuclear talks resume ahead of Trump's return: What's at stake?
• 2:52 PM
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Talks resume this Monday in Geneva between Iran and the UK, France and Germany over Tehran's nuclear programme. The discussions are a continuation of ones held last month and come ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump next week. Th
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Frenchman held in Iran since 2022 reveals identity in audio message
• 8:29 AM
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A Frenchman detained in Iran since 2022 revealed his identity in an audio message broadcast on French radio Monday as he called on authorities to help secure his release and that of two other detainees. Olivier Grondeau, who had previously been identifie
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Netanyahu and Biden discuss 'progress' in Gaza ceasefire, hostage talks
• 12:17 AM
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Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu discussed Gaza hostage negotiations with outgoing US President Biden, who urged an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid access alongside hostage releases. Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas resumed last week
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Sunday, january 12, 2025
Saturday, january 11, 2025
Syria, Lebanon pledge 'long-term strategic relations' after Assad ouster
• 9:40 PM
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Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanon's prime minister vowed on Saturday to build lasting ties after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa said the new Syria would "stay at equal distance from all" in Lebanon, and "try to solve problems through neg
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Syria’s forced disappearances: No relief for grieving families
• 3:40 PM
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Thousands of people who vanished during former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's reign are still missing, a month after the regime's collapse. While some families have been reunited after the release of the regime's prisoners, others are desperately sea
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Friday, january 10, 2025
Gaza death toll 40 percent higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates
• 8:33 AM
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A study in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that 64,260 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, which would mean the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip had under-reported the number of deaths to that poin
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Iran 'recognises' damage Europeans can inflict on them but they're no longer 'impressed by Europe'
• 2:21 AM
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Iran is reeling from a cratering economy and stinging military setbacks across its sphere of influence in the Middle East. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Iran's unprecedented challenges at home and abroad, FRANCE 24's François Picard w
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Thursday, january 9, 2025
Military defeat has 'significantly weakened' Hezbollah's ability to impose its will in Lebanon
• 9:55 PM
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Lebanese lawmakers elected army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacancy and marking a step towards lifting the war-battered country out of financial meltdown. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ayman Mhanna, exec
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From Aleppo to Damascus: Scenes of a post-Assad Syria
• 8:35 PM
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Less than a week after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr travelled to Syria to interview rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Crossing from Aleppo in the north to Damascus in
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Lebanese parliament elects Joseph Aoun as president, ending political deadlock
• 1:25 PM
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After two years of a presidential vacuum, Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was elected president Thursday in the second round of a parliamentary vote. Addressing parliament shortly after the vote, Aoun emphasised the need for reforms and said his tenure w
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Lebanon set to elect president, army chief emerges as frontrunner
• 8:29 AM
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Lebanon's parliament on Thursday looked set to elect army chief Joseph Aoun as the country's new president after a Hezbollah-backed candidate withdrew from the race, ending more than two years of political deadlock. FRANCE 24's Rawad Taha reports from Be
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Lebanese parliament set to pick new president
• 7:25 AM
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Lebanon’s parliament was set Thursday to make yet another effort to elect a president, filling a vacuum that's lasted for more than two years. FRANCE 24's correspondent, Rawad Taha tells us more.
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Lebanon army chief Joseph Aoun elected president, ending political deadlock
• 7:04 AM
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Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun was voted in as president in a second round of parliamentary voting Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the crisis-hit, war-battered country. French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Lebanon very soon, t
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