International – Page 33

Etats-Unis : changement ou faux-semblant

13 February 2017

Depuis l’élection de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche, les médias français et européens se déchaînent. Les dirigeants européens ne cessent de multiplier les déclarations et de dicter des leçons. Les responsables politiques français mettent en garde le protectionnisme économique, tandis que les Allemands insistent […]

Entre Téhéran et Riyad, la politique libanaise avance en terrain miné

13 February 2017

Les milieux politiques libanais sont en effervescence. Face aux changements qui pointent à l’horizon régional, voire international, chaque partie cherche à prédire de quoi l’avenir sera fait pour faire ses choix à l’intérieur. Ayant perdu depuis longtemps l’initiative, une grande partie de la classe politique […]

Trump adviser discussed sanctions with Russian envoy: Washington Post

10 February 2017

White House national security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow’s ambassador to the United States during the month before President Donald Trump took office, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. Citing unnamed current and former U.S. officials, the Post said […]

Admiral Kuznetsov’s Mission ‘Dispels Doubts Over Russia’s Naval Capabilities’

10 February 2017

The naval group led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has returned to its home port of Severomorsk following a two-month-long deployment to the eastern Mediterranean where it took part in Moscow’s anti-Daesh operation. Defense analyst Alexander Zhilin told Radio Sputnik that the mission has […]

Iraqi Prime Minister Calls on Trump to Review US Immigration Order

10 February 2017

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi called on US President Donald Trump in a phone conversation to review the travel restrictions imposed by him on the Iraqi citizens among the nationals of six other states, Abadi’s press service said in a statement. © REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook […]

US Commander Expects Counter-IS Forces to Take Mosul, Raqqa in 6 Months

9 February 2017

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend (center right) speaks with an Iraqi officer during a visit to an area north of Baghdad, Feb. 8, 2017. Share See comments PENTAGON — The top U.S. commander on the ground in Iraq says that he expects counter-Islamic State forces […]

Trump Administration Considers Ban on Muslim Brotherhood

9 February 2017

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on Sept. 28, 2016 shows Jordan’s Prime Minister Hani Mulki taking a oath at the swearing-in ceremony of Jordan’s new government in Amman. Jordan’s King Abdullah II re-appointed Prime Minister Hani al-Malki on September 25,2016 to […]

METRO EXPLOSION Smoke-filled Paris Metro

9 February 2017

METRO EXPLOSION Smoke-filled Paris Metro evacuated after ‘huge explosion’ rocks capital underground ‘leaving at least eight injured’ Police have sealed off the station in the south of the city A ‘HUGE explosion’ has rocked the Paris metro resulting in dozens of terrified passengers being evacuated. […]

Coming to America: One translator’s harrowing journey

8 February 2017

An Iraqi translator who worked extensively with the US military spent almost seven years trying to get his family to America. But with days to go before their departure, President Trump signed a travel ban that put the family’s future in question. Friday, 27 January […]

Dehgan: l’Iran a fabriqué plus de 115 nouvelles armes au cours des trois dernières années

7 February 2017

Le ministre de la Défense iranien, le général Hussein Dehghan a affirmé qu’ » au cours des trois dernières années, l’industrie militaire a évolué de 69 pour cent », ajoutant que « durant cette période plus de 115 armes ont été confectionnées, produits et testées […]

Qui fournit l’information ?

7 February 2017

Le point culminant de la couverture médiatique occidentale des guerres en Irak et en Syrie a été le siège d’Alep-est, qui a commencé sérieusement en juillet et s’est terminé en décembre, lorsque les forces gouvernementales syriennes ont pris le contrôle des dernières zones tenues par […]

Turkish Security Forces Launch Major IS Crackdown

7 February 2017

Turkish anti-terrorism police stand by their armoured vehicle during an operation to arrest people over alleged links to the Islamic State group, in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, early Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Share See comments ISTANBUL — Since early Sunday, Turkish police have been breaking down the […]