Political and social events from the Middle East, with exclusive reports and interviews. We also give you the perspective of a journalist from FRANCE 24’s Arabic desk. Every Tuesday at 6.15 pm Paris time.
Latest update : 2011-06-22
As thousands of Syrians continue to flee to Turkey, our correspondent heads to the Red Crescent camps at the border to speak to refugees. Also, Jordan announces political reforms and a move towards a constitutional monarchy. Finally, we visit a hospital in Jerusalem where a group of Israeli and Palestinian doctors are working together to treat Palestinian children with serious heart disease.
This week, a rare deal with the Syrian regime leads to the release of a group of nuns held captive by rebels for over three months. But the move does little to allay the Christian...
This week, the distribution of vital food aid stops as fighting once again breaks out in the Yarmouk district south of the Syrian capital Damascus. Next, hundreds of thousands of...
This week, infighting between rival rebels increases in Syria, with one al Qaeda-inspired group telling another it could be forced out of the country. Next, a stretch of fertile...
This week, Syrian negotiations end without any agreement, and the main opposition group, the Free Syrian Army fires its leader. Then, a Frenchman goes in search of his 15-year-old sibling...
This week, Iran celebrates the 35th anniversary of its Islamic revolution, buoyed by recent relief in sanctions and progress in nuclear negotiations. But as our reporters show, certain...
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