Syrian rebel forces on Friday said they reached Homs, Syria’s third-largest city and home to a large population belonging to President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect. While the claim could not be independently verified, the latest rebel advance triggered a mass exodus of people fleeing the central Syrian city. Source link
If Syrian rebel forces capture Homs in their brazen lightning offensive, it would cut off the capital Damascus from the coast, a long-time redoubt of Assad’s minority Alawite sect and where his Russian allies have a naval and air base. As Islamist insurgents advance on this key central city and Kurdish fighters seize the eastern … Read more
Syrian rebel forces advanced on the central city of Homs and Kurdish fighters seized effective control of the eastern desert, jolting President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power and triggering local revolts against his rule in the south. As rebel advances tear at Assad’s control, while Iran races to send support, FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee is … Read more
This week, our set of experts gathered around Gavin LEE take a look at the last episode in the political crisis France is facing, with the Parliamant voting no confidence to Michel Barnier’s government; how Syria is plunging back into uncertainty, with various rebel groups taking large cities; and what happened when South Korean President … Read more
Amnesty International has demanded the immediate release of seven opposition members and a journalist whom Rwanda put on trial Thursday for seeking to undermine the government. The group was arrested in late 2021 after reportedly planning non-violent protest actions based on part of the book “Blueprint for Revolution” by Serbian writer Srdja Popovic. They face … Read more
The war in Ukraine has entered what some officials say could be its most dangerous phase, with Kyiv now using Western-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, and Russia reported to be using North Korean troops in Ukraine. There is even talk in some Western capitals of sending troops to Ukraine – something that has … Read more
Georgia is sinking deeper into crisis, as a pro-European protest movement is met with a severe police crackdown that has been condemned by EU officials. Our guest has been out in the streets every night, demonstrating against the ruling party’s decision to pause Georgia’s EU membership process, and in protest at the recent parliamentary election … Read more
The world produces some 400 million tonnes of plastic waste every year. About half of all plastic is designed to be single use, that is, thrown away after being used just once. Hopes for a global treaty to tackle plastic production and waste faded at the start of December, when UN-backed talks failed to reach … Read more
2024-12-06 18:54 ‘Socialist party leader Olivier Faure was invited to the Élysée palace on Friday morning’ Source link
In the end, the decision was unanimous for the governors of Germany’s DFB football association: yes to Saudi Arabia 2034. “There was not a single vote that said we were on the wrong track here,” its president, Bernd Neuendorf, said on Friday . “The decision is supported by the entire association.” As a result of … Read more