The Middle-East Quartet, which is composed of the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, was meeting in Moscow on Friday. The Quartet is urging Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace negotiations and come with a “settlement within 24 months”. However, will  the US put some real pressure on the Netanyahu administration [...]

The Academie Francaise is perhaps the most prestigious French institution. Because Academie members are inducted for life, they are called “The Immortals”. Simone Veil was inducted on Thursday during a solemn ceremony attended by her 39 colleagues of the Academie, two former French Presidents and President Sarkozy.

The 82-years old Simone Veil is a former French [...]

The Taliban movement was started by former Mujaheddin in the aftermath of the victory against the Soviets in 1989. Contrary to the assumptions made by the US media, the Taliban still enjoy a wide support within Afghanistan, especially in the Pashtun  area of the country. Expecting to win militarily against the Taliban is unrealistic, and [...]

Today rioting broke out in East-Jerusalem between Palestinians and Israeli security forces. The police fired rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas canisters at protesters. The demonstration today was called “Day of Rage” by Palestinians over the reopening of a Synagogue in the old city, and the announcement made by the Israeli Interior Ministry last [...]

Last November it was in Switzerland with an extreme right wing Nationalist party running a campaign on an anti-Islam message, now it is the turn of the French far right party the Front National to play the same cards of racism and xenophobia. The Front National, which gained ground in recent elections due to its [...]