Lebanon
100 Years On: Sykes-Picot Agreement Still Haunts the Middle East
100 years ago, the terms of a secret deal dividing the Middle East between the UK and France were put forward. A century on,...
The Recapture of Palmyra
By Robert Fisk
The biggest military defeat that Isis has suffered in more than two years. The recapture of Palmyra, the Roman city of the...
Terror and double standards
The Paris and Brussels attacks have rightly caused outrage across the globe. However, while millions in the West took to social media to share...
Syria and Russia
The announcement of a partial retreat of Russian forces from Syria puzzled more than one international observers. Here we bring to the attention of...
Behind the end of the historic role of France in MIddle...
Alain Gresh, of Monde Diplomatique explains the reasons behind the French eclipse in the Middle East. Read the article in L' Orient-Le Jour
http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/958545/alain-gresh-diagnostique-la-fin-du-role-historique-de-la-france-au-moyen-orient.html
and also
http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/975041/palestine-quel-malaise-francais-.html
A looming provocation? Turkey, Syria and the refugees
It seems that neither Turkey or Saudi Arabia are very happy with the Obama-Putin agreement in Syria. They are not also happy with the...
La Syrie et son État national : une victoire certaine.
La Syrie et son État national : une victoire certaine.
Malgré la férocité de la conspiration et de la guerre contre la Syrie, laquelle approche de...