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An air strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on March 9 after Israel warned it would target branches of a firm linked to Hezbollah. In the past week, nearly 400 people have been killed in attacks, according to Lebanese authorities. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent breaks it down for us from Beirut.
Iran has named its new supreme leader, late Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba Khamenei. The new Ayatollah is considered a fellow hardliner who will pursue his father's rejection of dissent. 'By naming him, Iran shows business is back as usual' says FRANCE 24's Philip Turle.
After over a week of deliberation Iran's Assembly of experts has chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the new supreme leader of the Islamic Republic. The 88-member panel of clerics chose Khamenei with the support of the Revolutionary Guard. As supreme leader, he is expected to echo his father's hardline stances against the West during this time of war for the country...
Belgian authorities opened a probe after an explosion took place in front of a synagogue in the city of Liège early on Monday morning. The mayor described the blast, which caused damage to the synagugue and surrounding buildings, as "targeted" and "anti-Semitic".
Belgian authorities will investigate after an explosion took place in front of a synagogue in the city of Liege early on Monday morning. The mayor described the blast, which caused damage to the synagugue and surrounding buildings, as "targeted" and "anti-Semitic".
Oil prices soared to nearly $120 per barrel on Monday after Iran announced the nomination of a new supreme leader, before falling to $106.23 per barrel. The choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new leader – signalling a continuation of hardliners in power – and fears of prolonged Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions have pummeled financial markets.
Colombia on Sunday voted in legislative elections that delivered a divided congress but saw President Gustavo Petro's leftist coalition expected to maintain dominance in the lower chamber and the senate. The country will hold a presidential vote in May in which Petro cannot run for re-election against a resurgent right.
Colombia on Sunday voted in legislative elections that delivered a divided congress but saw President Gustavo Petro's leftist coalition expected to maintain dominance in the lower chamber and the senate. The country will hold a presidential vote in May in which Petro cannot run for re-election against a resurgent right.
RC Lens gave Metz no chance (3-0). This victory puts them just one point behind PSG with nine games left to play.
The Israeli military on Monday launched what it described as a "wide-scale wave of strikes" against the Iranian cities of Tehran and Isfahan, as well as across the country’s south, the IDF said in a statement. A man in central Israel was earlier killed by shrapnel as several blasts rocked the area, first responders said. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
A man in central Israel was killed by shrapnel as several blasts rocked the area on Monday, first responders said, while Israel launched its own strikes on both the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Iranian capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Israeli air defence systems were working to intercept strikes over Tel Aviv on Monday, the military said, as Israel launched its own strikes on both the southern suburbs of Beirut and the Iranian capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Iran on Monday launched a fresh round of missile strikes against Israel – the first since Iran announced Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is its new supreme leader. Meanwhile, Israel said it hit targets in central Iran including internal security command centres and missile launch sites. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Hezbollah and Israel were engaged in ongoing clashes Monday after Israeli forces approached by helicopter from Syria and landed in eastern Lebanon. Israel also reported being hit by Iranian drone strikes – the first to target the country since Iran announced Mojtaba Khamenei is its new supreme leader. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Oil prices eclipsed $115 per barrel on Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, surged to $115.31, up 24% from its Friday closing price of $92.69. On Sunday, Iran's Assembly of Experts on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the count...
Australia is coming under pressure to offer asylum to the Iranian women's football team as the squad prepares to fly home after losing its Asian cup match on Sunday. The Iranian team refused to sing their national anthem ahead of a match against South Korea, raising fears that the players will be targeted by the authorities if they return to Iran.
Australia must protect the visiting Iranian women's football team, the son of the nation's late shah urged Monday, warning their refusal to sing the national anthem before a match could have "dire consequences".
Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father Ali Khamenei as the country's supreme leader, signalling that hardliners remain firmly in charge in Tehran a week into its conflict with the United States and Israel.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Hen Feder, the Israeli Embassy spokesperson in Paris, said Israeli attacks on oil depots in Tehran were part of a new phase of the war. "The infrastructure that is connected to the regime is being targeted in order to limit their ability to keep governing," he said, reiterating Israel’s calls for regime change in Tehran. Asked about the legality of Israel's attack, ...
Israel's military said it struck Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of its strikes to the heart of Beirut after days of attacks that have left nearly 400 people dead. Hundreds of people remain displaced, and schools, places of worship, and stadiums have been turned into emergency shelters, but many more are needed. FRANCE 24 senior reporter Catherine ...
French Ambassador to Oman Nabil Hajlaoui spoke with FRANCE 24 about the situation in Oman as Iran continued strikes on its regional neighbours in response to US-Israeli attacks starting one week ago.
Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian has been claryfing remarks he made saturday saying the enemies misundeterpreted his apologies to neighbouring countries. He said that Iran has been forced to respond to the attacks but this doesn’t mean that Tehran doesn’t think about neighbouring countries as brothers. For more on these attacks, French ambassador to Oman, Nabil Hajlaoui provides further insigh...
Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) expressed its disapproval of Iranian president Pezeshkian remarks on Saturday, warning neighbouring countries that Tehran would continue attacks if US and Israel used their territory to attack Iran. For more on these attacks and on weapons used by Iran on the Gulf states, Senior Fellow at Washington Institute, Farzin Nadimi, provides furth...
Several oil depots in Tehran were hit by airstrikes overnight with video from the city showing large fires and an orange sky. The Shahran oil facility in the northwest of the Iranian capital was one of the sites hit by airstrikes. Smoke continues to spread and firefighters have not yet fully extinguished the blaze. It has also started raining and authorities say the rain falling over the city is ...
The body responsible for selecting Iran’s next Supreme Leader said it had reached a decision, though the name has not yet been announced. Meanwhile, Israel warned it would “pursue every successor” to former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli airstrikes last weekend. What are the powers and duties of the Iranian Supreme leader? FRANCE24 International affai...
Strikes in #Iran hit #oil depots overnight on 7–8 March, killing several people and triggering fires. #Tehran woke under thick #smoke and #toxic rain as the regime has just appointed its new #supreme #leader.
Gisèle Pelicot joined tens of thousands of protesters in the French capital on Sunday as women across the world marked International Women's Day with rallies for equal rights, female empowerment and an end to gender-based discrimination. Many events also denounced the war in the Middle East sparked by US-Israeli strikes.
Women across the world rallied for equal rights, female empowerment and an end to gender-based discrimination and violence as they marked International Women's Day on Sunday, with many events also denouncing the war in the Middle East sparked by US-Israeli strikes.
A struggle to control artificial intelligence is playing out just as the United States increasingly deploys the technology in conflicts from Venezuela to Iran.
