Erdogan triumphs after difficult election
Point of view. Maverick President Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected with a majority of around 52.5% over the more Western compatible opposition coalition, led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Near East
Relief in Moscow as Erdogan favorite in key Turkish elections
Forget Bahkmut and FI6s, this is crucial for Russia in its diplomatic war against the US and NATO in Ukraine. With Erdogan returned to power for another five years, Russia’s Black Sea coast line will be secure against NATO threats as long as the war lasts.
Censorship to the rescue of vaccines
For suggesting that the monkeypox epidemic was linked to mRNA vaccines Professor Shmuel Shapira, former director of the Israel Institute for Biological Research between 2013 and 2021, is censored by Twitter.
History and geography of the “Mizrahim
Michale Boganim evokes in a useful and fascinating documentary “The Forgotten of the Promised Land”, the fate of the discriminated “Oriental” Jews in Israel.
Demonstrations against French interests in Chad
Hundreds of demonstrators protested in several towns in Chad to denounce Paris’ support for Mahama Idriss Déby Itno and the ruling junta in N’Djamena.
Israeli police charge at funeral of Palestinian journalist
Israeli police brutally dispersed the funeral procession accompanying the coffin of Al Jezeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed last Wednesday in the West Bank. The indignation is widespread.
Journalist killed in Djenine: “end impunity for killers
The National Union of Journalists (SNJ) denounces this heinous crime and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) files a complaint with the International Criminal Court.
Mobilization for Palestinian journalists
A group of twenty Members of the European Parliament have co-signed a petition jointly mounted by Euro-Med Monitor and RSF. They ask the Israeli authorities to guarantee the freedom of movement of dozens of Palestinian journalists blocked by Israel.
“A hero” in spite of himself
“Everyone has his reasons”, in the film by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, awarded at Cannes. A dramatic fable between Kafka and Shakespeare.
Three existing drugs active (in vitro) against SARS-CoV-2
A team of Israeli scientists led by Prof. Isaiah Arkin, a biochemist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has identified three drugs that are nearly 100% effective in treating Covid-19.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict imported into France
While the world is witnessing a new escalation in this endless conflict between Israelis and Palestinians which, since 1948, is a problem of territory and law since there are clear but unfulfilled UN resolutions, pro-Palestinian associations are organizing rallies this Saturday throughout France.
Two Russians detained in Libya
Two Russian citizens, Maxim Shugalei and his interpreter have been detained in Libya for nine months now. A case with still blurred contours.