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Quel sera l’impact macroéconomique de la nouvelle donne géopolitique sur l’économie française ? – Jacques Sapir

La trajectoire et les perspectives de l’économie française à l’automne 2022 est marquée par un certain nombre d’incertitudes. Si l’activité économique a connu une embellie au 2ème trimestre 2022, les nuages s’accumulent sur son futur. Pour comprendre les problèmes auxquels l’économie française fait face, il faut analyser le contexte économique international dans lequel elle s’insère, […]

Ansarallah seeks ‘permanent ceasefire’ in Yemen

The Cradle | January 1, 2023 Yemen’s Ansarallah movement seeks a “permanent ceasefire,” according to a spokesperson of the resistance group. Mohammed Abdel Salam, a spokesperson of the Ansarallah movement, said on 1 January that a permanent ceasefire would require the opening of all ports, airports, and roads, and that all government wages are paid […]

Extremist Christian militia in Lebanon may ignite a new civil war

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator   In Ashrafieh, the wealthy Christian neighborhood in east Beirut, there is a group of 300 young, muscular, and bearded men patrolling the streets from 6 pm. to 6 am. as part of Neighborhood Watch, but they have an extremist Christian ideology which many have termed neo-fascist. They call […]

Moscow ‘outraged’ by crackdown on Russian media abroad

Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. © Sputnik RT | December 29, 2022 France’s push to ban Russian news outlets both on the nation’s territory and in the EU is unacceptable, Moscow’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Earlier this month, the nation’s TV regulator Arcom ordered satellite operator Eutelsat to stop broadcasting Channel […]

IRGC arrests seven riot leaders linked with UK intelligence services

The Cradle | December 26, 2022 Seven individuals active during the recent riots in Iran’s Kerman Province with ties to the United Kingdom were detained by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on 25 December, Tasnim news agency reported. According to information released on 26 December by the IRGC’s Tharallah base in the Kerman Province of central […]

Israel Deports Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer, After Holding Him Without Charge

Israel expelled a Palestinian human rights lawyer from Jerusalem to France, citing an alleged terror threat from the 37-year-old. The move has been condemned by Paris, which has labelled the decision as being a violation of International Law, but what else does this incident say about the predicament of Palestinians from the Holy City? Salah Read More...

French energy crisis deepens – Bloomberg

RT | December 19, 2022 France faces a greater risk of running short on electricity this winter after the nation’s grid operator, Electricite de France (EDF), extended maintenance halts for several nuclear reactors, Bloomberg has reported. The utility announced on Monday that the restart of its Penly-2 unit has been delayed from January 29 until […]