New Israeli attacks on Gaza refugee camps have left dozens dead, including a doctor on duty and a group safeguarding aid trucks. The UN says the humanitarian situation on the ground is ‘unnecessarily impossible’, with...
Bayrou as French PM: Macron’s longtime comrade facing biggest challenge • FRANCE 24 English
François Bayrou, one of few political heavyweights to have stood by French President Emmanuel Macron since he came to power in 2017, now faces his biggest challenge after finally being promoted to prime minister. Here’s...
Historians seek to preserve Gaza’s cultural heritage in Geneva • FRANCE 24 English
It’s been more than 400 days since Israel launched its offensive on Gaza. The ongoing war has been denounced as a “genocide” of Palestinians last week by Amnesty International, which urges the global community to act...
Freed Syrians recount ordeals inside Assad regime prisons
Under more than 50 years of Assad family rule, Syrian people lived in fear and repression. With the regime now toppled, they hope their loved ones who were arrested, detained and tortured may still be alive. Many former...
Syria: Hundreds attend funeral of al-Assad regime opponent • FRANCE 24 English
Hundreds of Syrians attended the funeral on Thursday of 36-year-old activist Mazen al-Hamada, whose body was found in a hospital morgue near Damascus after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The 46-year-old had...
#Syria : Rebels seize vast haul of banned #drug captagon
In the aftermath of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in #Syria, victorious Islamist #rebel fighters say they have unearthed evidence of a massive government-led drug-smuggling operation. They say they have seized...