Latest update: 31/10/2012 

- Beirut - Benjamin Netanyahu - Israel - Israeli politics - Lebanon - Syria


France 24 reporters on the frontline in Aleppo

This week’s show includes a report from a France 24 team who followed a group of rebel fighters on the frontline in Aleppo. Our reporters also filmed members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, based in Beirut. The party advocates the formation of a Syrian nation state encompassing neighbouring countries. Finally, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu recently unveiled another political surprise, which has prompted accusations of panic from the opposition left.

A year after the war in Gaza
25/12/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

A year after the war in Gaza

A year after the war in Gaza, how is the Hamas faring? In Nazareth, the discovery of a house dating back from Jesus tells us more on the way of life back then. And in Dubai let's meet the modern-day Robin Hood.
Gaza hemmed in by new wall
18/12/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Gaza hemmed in by new wall

In this edition: Gaza's inhabitants react to Egyptian efforts to seal their mutual border; the anti-Zionism patrol in Israeli universities; and a king-sized scramble for succession in Saudi Arabia.
Voices of dissent inside Tehran's universities
11/12/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Voices of dissent inside Tehran's universities

In this edition: An exclusive look at the battle stirring up inside Iranian campuses; bit by bit, the Dead Sea vanishes; backlash in Saudi Arabia's second city after last month's horrific floods; and Egyptian cinema mourns its golden age.
Dubai, spotlight on a crisis
08/12/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Dubai, spotlight on a crisis

Our special edition of the Week in the Middle East focuses on the crisis that jolted Dubai and sent shares tumbling across markets.
How powerful really is Iran's army?
28/11/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE-EAST

How powerful really is Iran's army?

In this edition: the deadly immigration from Somalia to Yemen; a 'Made in America' town proves popular in Iraqi Kurdistan; is the Iranian army something to worry about?

React to the article
Comment this article typing your message in the above text zone. Please note that this is limited to 1500 characters or less.
(0) Reactions
Read more
Close