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Israel cancels visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers ahead of visit
Middle East • 21:43
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Israel cancelled visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers and officials days before their planned Sunday visit to Israel and Palestinian territories, the group said. The move comes days after Israel barred two UK Labour MPs from entering the country and a
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Israeli military admits 'professional failures' in killings of Palestinian medics in Gaza
Middle East • 14:33
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An investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Rafah found that Israeli forces committed “professional failures”, which would lead to the dismissal of a deputy commander. Israel initially alleged that the medics' vehicles did n
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Samedi 19 avril 2025
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in two days
Middle East • 13:03
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Israel’s army killed more than 90 people in the past 48 hours, including women and children, the healthy ministry in Gaza said on Saturday. Many of those killed were sheltering in areas designated as humanitarian zones by Israel.
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Second round of US-Iran nuclear talks end, third round set for next week
Middle East • 05:45
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Representatives from the US and Iran met in Rome on Saturday for the second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme. The mediated talks were held in a “constructive atmosphere” and ended after about four hours, Iranian sta
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Vendredi 18 avril 2025
Israeli strikes kill two in Lebanon, Hezbollah chief says 'will not let anyone disarm' it
Middle East • 20:16
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Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Friday that it "will not let anyone disarm" it, despite pressure that the Iran-backed movement hand over its weapons. Earlier in the day, Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli air strikes killed two people in souther
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Is Israel's partition of Gaza a prelude to total control of the enclave?
Middle East • 15:42
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The Israeli military is tightening its hold on the Gaza Strip, expanding buffer zones and security corridors and keeping border crossings closed. Since the end of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on March 18, the partition of the Gaza Strip has accelerated, pe
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'We aren't scared': Meet the Turkish students defying Erdogan
Middle East • 09:55
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The first trials of those arrested during recent anti-government protests in Turkey are expected to open this Friday. The rallies were sparked by the arrest one month ago of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, seen as a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erd
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Scores killed in US strikes on Yemen fuel port, Houthis say
Middle East • 06:16
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At least 74 people have been killed and 171 were wounded in a series of US air strikes on the key Yemeni fuel port of Ras Issa, the country's Houthi rebels said early Friday. It is one of the highest reported death tolls so far from US President Donald T
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Hamas rejects Israel's latest ceasefire proposal, calls for comprehensive deal
Middle East • 02:50
1 min
Hamas on Thursday rejected Israel's latest truce offer, demanding a "comprehensive" deal to end the 18-month war. The group's chief negotiator spoke after Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes killed at least 40 people, mostly women and children, in renewed
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Jeudi 17 avril 2025
'Trump doesn't want to go to war with Iran,' former top White House adviser says
Middle East • 13:43
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FRANCE 24 spoke to Elliott Abrams, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. Abrams, who served as Special Representative for Iran from 2020 to 2021 in the first Trump administration, discussed the ongo
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Russian court removes Taliban's 'terrorist organisation' designation
Middle East • 13:17
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Russia on Thursday removed the Taliban's label as a "terrorist organisation" in a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan's rulers. The decision does not amount to formal recognition for the Taliban authorities, who are seeking
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Reportage: Autopsies reveal Gaza medics shot in head and chest
Middle East • 10:26
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Autopsy reports have revealed that some of the Gaza medics allegedly killed by Israeli troops last month were shot in the head and chest, FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
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At least 37 people killed in Israeli strikes, most in displacement camps, Gaza rescuers say
Middle East • 10:23
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Gaza rescuers said Thursday that Israeli air strikes on Gaza had killed at least 37 people, mostly women and children sheltering in displacement camps, as Israel pressed its military offensive amid stalled ceasefire talks.
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Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb, IAEA chief warns ahead of critical talks
Middle East • 07:00
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi warned that Tehran is dangerously close to building a nuclear bomb before his visit to Iran on Wednesday. Grossi is expected to meet with senior Iranian officials ahead of a second round o
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Israel says troops to remain indefinitely in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria
Middle East • 02:09
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Israel's defence minister said on Wednesday troops would stay in "security zones" in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, potentially complicating ceasefire and hostage talks with Hamas. Israeli forces, having retaken over half of Gaza, resumed operatio
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Mercredi 16 avril 2025
Israeli Defense Minister vows to use humanitarian aid to pressure Hamas
Middle East • 15:18
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The Israeli government confirmed Wednesday that it has no plans to ease the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israel will continue blocking aid from entering the territory, with no changes to this policy in the
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Israeli army faces growing dissent: ‘I will never again serve under this government’
Middle East • 15:18
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Israeli media have reported a marked increase in the number of reservists refusing to show up for army duty, pointing to rapidly declining support for a war that critics – including within the military – say is no longer motivated by Israel’s security in
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How Gaza is becoming the deadliest conflict zone for journalists
Middle East • 14:43
1 min
Gaza has become one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists, with over 170 media workers killed since the war began. Foreign reporters are banned, making it increasingly difficult for Palestinians to gather information. In France, journalist
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Being a Palestinian journalist in Gaza has become increasingly difficult
Middle East • 13:30
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Gaza has become one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. With foreign reporters banned from entering, it is increasingly difficult—and deadly—for Palestinians to simply gather information about what is happening. A press freedom
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Perimeter probe describes harrowing policy of creating veritable 'kill zone between Israel and Gaza'
Middle East • 13:20
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In early spring 2025, Israel’s defense minister warned that parts of Gaza would be annexed if Hamas didn’t release Israeli hostages. Two weeks later, over half the territory reportedly became inaccessible to Palestinians as the military created a “buffer
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‘No humanitarian aid will enter Gaza,’ Israel defence minister says
Middle East • 10:41
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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israel will keep blocking aid to Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages, even as the UN warned of the enclave’s worst crisis since the war began and Doctors Without Borders de
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Hamas says ‘lost contact’ with captors of Israeli-American hostage key to Gaza truce proposal
Middle East • 08:17
1 min
Hamas’s military wing on Tuesday said it had “lost contact” with the captors holding the Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander after a direct Israeli strike on their location. Alexander is reportedly central to a 45-day ceasefire proposal put forward b
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Majority of Israelis support ending war in Gaza, peace activist Itamar Avneri says
Middle East • 00:34
1 min
A leading Israeli peace activist has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how people need to pick a side in the Middle East conflict. But he says those sides are the right-wing Israeli government and Hamas, as opposed to the Israeli people and the Palestinian peopl
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Mardi 15 avril 2025
Hamas says ‘lost contact’ with captors of Israeli-American hostage key to Gaza truce proposal
Middle East • 16:47
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Hamas’s military wing on Tuesday said it had “lost contact” with the captors holding the Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander after a direct Israeli strike on their location. Alexander is reportedly central to a 45-day ceasefire proposal put forward b
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'Trump tore up nuclear deal: Ironically, Iran's nuclear programme among most advanced in the world'
Middle East • 14:54
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday voiced satisfaction with recent talks with the United States, expressing confidence in the Islamic Republic's position but casting doubt on US intentions. For in-depth analysis and a deeper peerspec
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Israeli military, academics and civilians unite in challenging Netanyahu's war strategy
Middle East • 14:18
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More than 6,500 Israeli academics and teachers, along with students' parents, signed a petition on Monday evening demanding that the Israeli government ensure the return of hostages in Gaza, even at the cost of ending the fighting. France 24's Kethevane
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Netanyahu tells Macron that establishment of Palestinian state will ‘reward’ terrorism
Middle East • 14:11
1 min
Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phonecall that the creation of a Palestinian state would “be a huge reward” for terrorism. Macron, who last week said his country may recognise such a state,
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Israeli reservists condemn Netanyahu’s leadership for return to Gaza war
Middle East • 14:10
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Thousands of Israeli reservists are condemning Benjamin Netanyahu's war in Gaza. The movement, which began last week with a group of Air Force pilots, has since gained support from paratroopers, tank corps reservists, physicians, academics, and former Mo
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Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens amid longest Israeli aid blockade
Middle East • 04:05
1 min
As Israel's blockade on critical aid flowing into Gaza continues halfway into its second month, the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave has reached its lowest point since the war began in October 2023, according to the UN. Palestinian Authority c
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Israel requests hostage return for ceasefire amid spiralling Gaza humanitarian crisis
Middle East • 01:16
1 min
Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if Hamas releases half of the hostages still held in Gaza, Hamas said Monday, adding that it had refused Israel's request for the Palestinian militants' disarmament. The UN said that, a month into Israel's blockade o
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What do we know about Israel's latest Gaza ceasefire proposal?
Middle East • 00:02
1 min
Senior Hamas officials have said that Israel has delivered a new ceasefire proposal to the Palestinian militant group nearly one month after Israel's renewed bombardment and ground assault on Gaza broke the previous truce. Here's what we know so far.
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Lundi 14 avril 2025
Lebanon, 50 years on: Anatomy of a civil war
Middle East • 18:19
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How to truly reconcile a nation with itself? Perhaps a first step is to examine the path that was taken. Lebanon is marking 50 years since the first shots of a civil war fuelled by sea change in the wider region. Today, with Assad out in Syria, Iran on t
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Five decades after Lebanon's civil war, battle-scarred buildings reflect ongoing trauma
Middle East • 09:41
1 min
Fifty years ago, Lebanon descended into one of the darkest periods in its modern history: the civil war. The brutal 15-year conflict was marked by sectarian violence and shifting front lines. In the capital Beirut, some buildings still bear the scars of
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Palestinian ministry condemns Netanyahu's 'unjustified attack' on Macron
Middle East • 09:22
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The Palestinian foreign ministry blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for attacking French President Emmanuel Macron over his plan to recognise a Palestinian state within months. It called Netanyahu's comments "a blatant rejection
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Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri: 'The civil war ended, but the conflict never ended'
Middle East • 00:45
1 min
A world-renowned filmmaker whose films are linked and mirror the events of the Lebanese civil war that broke out exactly 50 years ago has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the conflict is still having a huge effect on the country. Ziad Doueiri said that even
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Dimanche 13 avril 2025
Israel strikes hospital in northern Gaza, forcing evacuations
Middle East • 09:37
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An Israeli air strike early Sunday hit Al-Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza, forcing health officials to evacuate patients from the building. Israel said it struck a command centre at the hospital used by Hamas to plan and execute attacks.
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Lebanon displays bullet-riddled bus to commemorate start of civil war, 50 years on
Middle East • 08:49
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An attack on a bus in the Christian suburb of Beirut on April 13, 1975 helped spark the Lebanese civil war. Lebanon is still grappling with the war's legacy 50 years on, and displaying the bus as a grim reminder of its bloody past.
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Samedi 12 avril 2025
Iran, US hold 'constructive' nuclear talks in Oman, agree to meet again
Middle East • 18:35
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Iran and the US conducted nuclear talks on Saturday in Oman, holding their first face-to-face meeting since Trump’s return to office. Envoys called the exchange constructive, with more negotiations set for next Saturday.
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First round of high-stakes Iran-US indirect talks conclude
Middle East • 17:18
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The first round of indirect talks between Iranian and US delegations in Oman on Iran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme wrapped up Saturday with the two sides agreeing to meet next week, according to Iran’s foreign ministry. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto
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Israel takes over key Gaza corridor, calls on residents to evacuate
Middle East • 13:05
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Israel on Saturday announced the full takeover of a key corridor in southern Gaza, pushing deeper into Palestinian territory. Meanwhile, Hamas released a video of a hostage alive in Gaza, reportedly Israeli-American Edan Alexander, who was filmed critici
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Israeli reservists call for Gaza ceasefire, hostages’ release in open letter
Middle East • 10:52
1 min
Nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force reservists and retirees signed a letter published Thursday, demanding the immediate return of the hostages, even at the cost of ending the fighting. FRANCE 24 speaks to one of the signatories, IDF Reserve Colonel Avner Neri
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A look at the history of Iran's nuclear programme
Middle East • 10:42
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The United States and Iran begin high-stakes talks on Tehran's nuclear programme on Saturday, with President Donald Trump threatening military action should they fail to produce a new deal. FRANCE 24 looks at the history of Iran's nuclear programme.
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Vendredi 11 avril 2025
Fifty years after Lebanon's civil war, ex-fighters warn young people against violence
Middle East • 16:11
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Five decades after the start of Lebanon's civil war, veterans of the conflict are speaking out about their past role in the country's warring militias and how they broke with their respective parties. With the threat of war ever present, they worry that
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'Not just a strategic partner: Europe needs a Turkey that upholds democracy, honors its commitments'
Middle East • 15:44
1 min
The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders due to take place in the city. Protests in the aftermath of the arrest have broug
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'Not just a strategic partner: Europe needs a Turkey that upholds democracy, honors its commitments'
Middle East • 14:53
1 min
The arrest and detention of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, last month has forced the cancellation of an international conference of Olympics officials and sports leaders due to take place in the city. Protests in the aftermath of the arrest have broug
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Five things to know about the US-Iran talks in Oman
Middle East • 14:03
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As tension mounts between the US and Iran, an “indirect” meeting between envoys from Washington and Tehran is taking place in Oman on Saturday. It’s a rare diplomatic exchange between two countries that have been locked in a kind of cold war for almost h
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UN finds 36 Israeli strikes on Gaza killed only women and children
Middle East • 10:32
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The UN said on Friday that 36 strikes in Gaza have killed only women and children and hundreds have hit residential buildings and tents since Israel resumed intense strikes on the Palestinian enclave on March 18.
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Turkey's march towards 'pure autocracy': 'Very serious' cases against Imamoglu 'political in nature'
Middle East • 08:41
1 min
Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was arrested on March 19 on corruption and terrorism charges, is seen as the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule. His imprisonment has been widely viewed as politically motivate
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Jeudi 10 avril 2025
Amb. Bertrand Besancenot: 'The time has come' for a two-state solution
Middle East • 18:04
1 min
French President Emmanuel Macron has now publicly said that France could recognise a Palestinian state in June, adding that in turn some countries in the Middle East could recognise the state of Israel. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRA
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Israel FM rejects Macron's proposed recognition of a Palestinian state
Middle East • 11:56
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has decried an announcement made by French President Emmanuel Macron that France could acknowledge a Palestinian state by June, saying it would be a "prize" for terrorism.
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'Everything is on the table': 'Equally likely' US-Iran nuclear talks lead to accord or 'lead to war'
Middle East • 11:52
1 min
Iran's reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian pledged that his nation is “not after a nuclear bomb” ahead of talks between Tehran and the United States, going as far as dangling the prospect of direct American investment in the Islamic Republic if the cou
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Mercredi 9 avril 2025
Exposure to Israeli intelligence may have prompted Hezbollah's reported disarmament overture
Middle East • 21:08
1 min
As calls for Lebanon's Hezbollah to disarm gain momentum, a senior Hezbollah official has told Reuters the group is ready to hold talks with the Lebanese president about its weapons if Israel withdraws from south Lebanon. Filippo Dionigi, a senior lectur
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Macron says France could recognise a Palestinian state 'in June'
Middle East • 19:59
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France could recognise a Palestinian state at an upcoming UN conference, adding that in turn some countries in the Middle East could recognise the state of Israel. The Palestinian Authority welcomed
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Macron representing a 'completely different view' from Trump's 'Riviera Plan' for Gaza
Middle East • 13:30
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The leaders of France, Egypt and Jordan on Monday said the Palestinian Authority must head post-war governance in the Gaza Strip. On a visit to Cairo where he met his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as well as Jordan's King Abdullah II, French President
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Israeli Supreme Court sets deadline for solution on Shin Bet chief dismissal
Middle East • 08:04
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The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the cabinet and attorney general's office a deadline to find a path forward to the government's controversial decision to sack domestic security chief Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet internal security agency
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Israeli strike on Gaza residential block kills at least 23, rescuers say
Middle East • 00:01
1 min
Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, rescue workers said, adding that most of the victims were women or children. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a senior Hamas m
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Mardi 8 avril 2025
UN chief calls Gaza a 'killing field', blames Israeli aid blockade
Middle East • 23:39
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called Gaza a "killing field", blaming Israel's ongoing aid blockade for the situation. An Israeli official refuted the claim, asserting there is "no shortage" of humanitarian aid in Gaza.
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Iran has no other choice but to engage with US, analyst says
Middle East • 21:01
1 min
Iran said on Tuesday that a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States, provided Tehran's longtime adversary shows sufficient goodwill in upcoming talks, as Israel warned of military action if talks drag on. Tara Kangarlou, a journalist, aca
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Israel supreme court rules Shin Bet chief to stay in post 'until later decision'
Middle East • 18:51
1 min
Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that Shin Bet director Ronen Bar will stay in his position for the next 12 days, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to fire him last month. The government and the attorney general have until April 20 to c
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Macron's Sinai signalling: Can France bolster Egypt plan for Gaza?
Middle East • 18:13
1 min
France's president is jetting from Cairo to the Sinai, near the border with Gaza, to show that Europe has not forgotten the plight of Palestinians who are back under daily bombardment since the collapse of last month's ceasefire with Israel. But was ther
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