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Our special correspondents in Beirut were able to visit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, which have been under Israeli bombardments for a week.At least 500 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the war in the Middle East and some 700,000 others have been forced to flee, according to the latest figures. But some residents remain in the area despite the danger.
Since the war has started, fourteen ships have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran vows to carry out an 'oil blockade'. Although oil prices have gone down after sharply increasing, concern remains. French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on G7 leaders to work together to reestablish 'freedom of navigation' in the region as soon as possible. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle looks at the politics ...
Since the war has started, fourteen ships have been hit in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran vows to carry out an 'oil blockade'. Although oil prices have gone down after sharply increasing, concern remains. French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on G7 leaders to work together to reestablish 'freedom of navigation' in the region as soon as possible. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle looks at why ensuring ...
A British monitoring agency says three ships in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz were struck in separate incidents on March 11, a day after several US media reported Iran had started laying mines in the strategic passagepoint. The UN meanwhile has urged for 'humanitarian exemptions' to get aid through the Strait.
Over 700,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes, with nearly 600 having died since the start of the war. Although the capital has mostly been spared, it has suffered two strikes in its heart. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent speaks from where the latest bomb struck.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said its 32 members would release a record 400 million barrels from strategic reserves to steady markets as the Middle East war continue to push oil prices higher and threaten global supply.
FRANCE 24 spoke to Artak Beglaryan, former state minister and human rights ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh. The peace declaration signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan last August in Washington raised cautious hopes, but for displaced residents of Nagorno-Karabakh the situation remains difficult. “It’s relatively good news,” Beglaryan said, “but nothing was written in this declaration about Nagorno-...
A British warship is on its way to Cyprus. More than a week ago, a British Royal Air Force base was hit by an Iranian-made drone. The opposition criticizes the UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer for taking too long to send reinforcements. The country's ministry of Defence defended its actions saying the Royal Navy worked hard to complete six weeks' of work in 6 days.
Twelve days after the start of the US-Israeli military campaign, Israelis are spending hours a day in bomb shelters as Iranian bombs pour on the country. But since the start of the conflict, neither the Prime minister nor the Defence minister have directly addressed the Israeli population. On top of that, the war is helping 'a de facto annexation of the West Bank', says FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsk...
An Israeli strike hit an apartment block in the heart of Beirut. it is the second time Israel has targeted the heart of the Lebanese capital since the war started. The southern suburbs of Beirut and south Lebanon have come under a regular intense Israeli attack with more than 500 killed and around 700,000 displaced in twelve days. FRANCE 24 travelled to the mountains north of Beirut where families...
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has threatened Gulf ports and disrupted global trade through the Strait of Hormuz through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes. Iran tells the world to prepare for $200 oil barrels, as three more ships came under attack in the blockaded Gulf.
Iranian officials on Wednesday said new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was injured but safe after the strike that killed his father Ali Khamenei during the war with US and Israel after rumours regarding his wellbeing.
With 570 people killed and more than 750,000 displaced amid fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon finds itself in what Iva Kovic-Chahine, head of the Beirut-based news outlet L’Orient Today, describes as an “absurd” situation. She tells FRANCE 24 that many Lebanese felt “intense rage” after the Iran-backed group fired rockets into Israel to protest the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. T...
Jessie Buckley takes the title role in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s 21st-century retelling of a 1930s silent movie, and film critic Emma Jones explains why her performance alone is worth the ticket price. We also discuss some of the criticism the film has received for its feminist stance and assess Christian Bale’s turn as the lab-made monster. Actor-director Andrea di Stefano offers a very personal story ...
Paris gears up to turn the page after 12-years of Anne Hidalgo. Can the French Socialist party retain control of City Hall after ruling the city for 25 years? Find out who the main contenders in the race are in this edition of Entre Nous.
The Iranian women’s soccer team left Australia without six squad members after frantic final efforts inside the terminal by Australian officials, who sought to ensure the women understood they were being offered asylum. Initially offered to seven, one of the players changed her mind in a last-minute decision after speaking to other squad members.
Rising inflation has dampened Ramadan celebrations in Libya. Across the country, families have had to cope with higher prices. In the eastern city of Benghazi, residents have embraced the spirit of the holy month by lending a helping hand to the city's most disadvantaged people. FRANCE 24's Lilia Blaise and Hamdi Tlili report.
The son of Iran's president has said the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound" following reports the late ayatollah's son was injured in a strike that killed his father and his wife on the first day of the war. Khamenei has not been seen since his nomination, sparking rumours regarding his wellbeing.
FRANCE 24 has gathered rare testimonies from residents of Tehran, directly affected by US-Israeli strikes since February 28. Vahid, an opponent of the regime whose identity has been concealed for security reasons, describes daily life in the Iranian capital. A supporter of military intervention, he also shares his doubts and fears about the future.
For the past ten days, Israel has been relentlessly bombing Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut’s southern suburbs as well as southern Lebanon. As the number of displaced people now approaches 760,000, some have found shelter in reception centres in the capital, while others are forced to sleep on the streets. Our special correspondents spoke to several of them.
In Egypt, Ramadan is not just a time for religious fasting – it is also a critical financial lifeline for the country’s public and charitable healthcare system. Without the generosity of Zakat (obligatory alms) and Sadaqa (voluntary charity), many major hospitals would struggle to survive. For a month, Egyptian TV and social media are flooded with appeals from hospitals seeking donations, as compe...
France will be sending 60 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon, as entire towns in the south of the country are under evacuation after orders were issued by the Israeli army. But across the border in Israel the strategy is different and many choose to stay put. The government is determined to keep people in their homes after it spent billions housing hundreds of thousands of displaced following the...
An Israeli strike hit an apartment block in central Beirut on March 11, further widening Israeli attacks in the capital beyond the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs where heavy bombardment continued. Israeli strikes have killed nearly 600 people in Lebanon, and uprooted 700,000 more, according to Lebanese authorities.
Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is injured but "safe and sound", the son of the president said on March 11, offering the first official explanation for why the 56-year-old has not been seen since his appointment. Meanwhile, the US and Israel are hoping to see an uprising in Iran which would dislodge the regime - to no avail. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley looks into the political situation ...
More than 2,000 Iranian drones have been fired at Gulf states since the start of the war in the Middle East on February 28, with Tehran targeting US allies in the Gulf. The Iranian regime claims to have decimated the US military in the region, while the US says it has destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels.
A French aid worker for the UN children's agency was killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, after air strikes overnight killed several people in the city of Goma.
The DRC is preparing to elect its next president. But some young voters in the African country are increasingly disillusioned with politics. Incumbent leader Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is 82 years old, is the favorite to win after more than forty years in power.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 11 countries had asked Kyiv for help in how to counter Iranian drones being fired by Tehran in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. In return, Ukraine is sending drone experts to three countries - with the hope this will prove to be useful leverage for its fight against Russia back home.
Israel has warned of attacks as Iranian counterstrikes continue against it and US allies in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia said it has neutralised five drones targeting one of the kingdom's oil field, while drones also fell near Dubai's airport.
Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian women's soccer delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one has changed her mind and decided to go back to Iran, according to authorities. Concerns about the players' safety upon their return home grew after Iranian state television labelled the team "wartime traitors" for refusing to sing the national anthem during a women's Asia...
