Similar to Assad, Syria's new rulers are using violence to cow a segment of the public, and drain society's energy to be part of building a 'New Syria'. Masked armed forces of the new Syrian government raise their Kalashnikov rifles as they are being deployed to the coastal city of Latakia on March 8, 2025 [Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty] During the first six months of rule by the allied Islamist factions that swept the Assad regime from Syria, the most notable developments (…)

Nous concluons la présentation de cette « nocturne » avec les insectes qui n'étaient pas des papillons (et un batracien). Pour l'introduction générale et la première partie des noctuelles, voir la partie I Parc des Beaumonts (Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis) : Compte-rendu de la soirée d'observation des Hétérocères du 22-23 juin 2025 - Partie I : Les noctuelles Pour la seconde partie des noctuelles, voir la partie II Parc des Beaumonts (Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis) : Compte-rendu de la (…)

Dhaka's Diabari in Uttara—usually alive with the buzz of school bells, workers rushing, and morning routines—was suddenly engulfed in smoke, fire, and death. A military training jet of the Bangladesh Navy crashed into a densely populated residential area, instantly killing at least 19 people and injuring over 150. This tragedy is not merely a matter of personal or institutional loss; it raises serious questions about citizen safety, military training protocols, and the irresponsibility of (…)

For Israeli decision-makers, starvation of the Gaza Strip was in the cards from day one of the war A Palestinian man scrounging around in a dump in central Gaza for firewood, plastic and scraps of food, earlier this month. The hunger didn't start this week. It's been there from the very beginning.Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP 1. About 30,000 people live in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Imagine that the refrigerators of all Sderot residents are empty. In fact, they don't even have (…)

Des Palestiniens sur le site d'une frappe aérienne israélienne dans le quartier de Sheikh Radwan à Gaza. (Khalil Kahlout/Flash90) Quelqu'un l'a conçu, il y a eu des discussions sur les avantages et les inconvénients, des alternatives ont été proposées, et tout cela s'est déroulé dans des salles de conférences climatisées. Pour la première fois depuis le début de la guerre de vengeance à Gaza, il est clair qu'Israël a un plan, et qu'il est ambitieux. Adolf Eichmann a commencé sa carrière (…)

Someone conceived it, there were discussions of pros and cons, alternatives were suggested, and all done in air-conditioned conference rooms. For the first time since the war of revenge in Gaza began, it's clear that Israel has a plan – and it's a far-reaching one Palestinians gather at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday.Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP Adolf Eichmann began his Nazi career as the head of the Central Agency for Jewish (…)