Al-Qusayr, in the region of Homs, is a bastion of the Syrian resistance. In order to dodge shells and snipers, the people lie low. With each attack, the wounded flood into secret makeshift clinics. But short of ammunition and outgunned, the soldiers of the Free Syrian Army do not know how much longer they can hold out. France 24's reporters take you inside Al-Qusayr to meet the struggling resistance.
Reporting from the western Syrian city of Al-Qusayr near Homs, FRANCE 24’s reporters find a city terrorised by snipers in the second part of our exclusive coverage from inside Syria.
FRANCE 24 broadcasts exclusive coverage of the uprising in Syria from the town of al-Qusayr, where fighters from the rebel Syrian Liberation Army wait in fear for the next onslaught by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
In Haiti, water has become synonymous with death. The lack of sanitation coupled with poor hygiene has resulted in an outbreak of cholera - not seen for over a century - in this country still recovering from the devastating earthquake. Despite international aid, it seems to be a losing battle against this deadly disease.
In the wake of the revolution in Egypt, there's been an explosion of violence against the Coptic Christian community there. Anger has flared up into deadly riots, and houses, shops and churches have been set ablaze. FRANCE 24’s Alexandra Renard went to meet this community living in fear.
Misrata, Libya’s third largest city, is the rebels’ only stronghold in the west of the country. Very few foreign journalists have been able to get inside the city. But France 24’s Matthieu Mabin and Alexandra Renard spent several days there and saw street battles raging day and night. They bring us this exclusive report.
In 35 seconds, the city of Léogane was almost entirely destroyed by last year’s earthquake. A year after, 80% of the victims are still living in camps surrounded by rubble, without water or electricity. Despite millions in international aid, the rebuilding process is at a standstill.
It was a highly symbolic attack against Iraq’s Christian community: on October 31st, during an All-Saints-Day Mass, a group of al-Qaeda gunmen attacked the church of Our Lady of Salvation in Baghdad, killing 46 and injuring dozens more. France 24 met Iraqi Christians, to hear eyewitness accounts from survivors of this atrocity.
With 5 million potential consumers, demand for halal food in France is soaring. Industry and supermarket chains are taking notice. But there's no regulatory body ensuring compliance with religious law. France 24 takes a closer look at this burgeoning market, where profit often supersedes religious concerns.
