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Israel hits home of Hamas leader in Gaza

May 16, 2021

The Israeli army bombed the house of the Hamas leader for the Gaza Strip on Sunday (May 16), reaching a new level in its…

As hopes for a truce fade in Gaza, conflict spreads to West Bank

May 15, 2021

The territory is under high tension. On Friday evening, Al Aqsa’s martyrs’ brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, marched through the streets of Jenin…

In Israel, an uninhibited far right?

May 15, 2021

We knew it was latent. His awakening is spectacular. Violent. Prime-time live footage on Israeli TV of the lynching of a suspected Arab man…

“Death to the Arabs”, story of a night of clashes in Jerusalem

April 23, 2021

The tension rose, from provocation to provocation, until an explosion that everyone expected, but that no one knew how to prevent. Since the start…

Iraq: Christians in Baghdad celebrate Easter with resignation

April 5, 2021

Easter Sunday. Mass has just ended in the Syrian Catholic Church of Our Lady of Salvation (Sayidat Al-Najat), in central Baghdad. In just a…

King Abdullah II consolidates his power in Jordan

April 4, 2021

A crossroads country in the Middle East, Jordan is going through a period of tension within the reigning dynasty. Considered a crucial pole of…

Dubai: Why is Princess Latifa being held “hostage” by her father?

February 20, 2021

The UN and London had requested proof of life. The response from the United Arab Emirates was quick: Princess Latifa, daughter of the Emir…

In Yemen, “the rebels present themselves as defenders of the people”

February 14, 2021

La Croix L’Hebdo : Who are the Houthis? Luca Nevola : It was initially a study group of young Zaïd believers, created in 1992…

Jeddah attack: is France being targeted?

November 12, 2020

The non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was targeted by an explosion on Wednesday November 11 as many Western diplomats commemorate November 11, 1918….

Lebanon: John Achkar, revolution through reconstruction

August 20, 2020

Located in the heart of the Geitaoui district in Beirut, a disused service station has become the headquarters of the volunteers. Under its rickety…