Bruno Finel

The credibility of the United Nations has once again come under fire following the latest remarks of Francesca Albanese, the UN-appointed “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories.” 

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun paid a solemn tribute on Saturday to Bachir Gemayel, the slain president-elect whose assassination on September 14, 1982, remains one of the darkest moments in Lebanon’s modern history.

Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said Friday that Damascus is in negotiations with Israel on a possible security agreement that could see Israeli troops withdraw from areas they have occupied since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad last December.

Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein met with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday, affirming his country’s “absolute solidarity” with Qatar in preserving its security and stability.

Qatar’s leaders were quick to denounce Israel for “state terrorism” after Tuesday’s strike on Hamas officials in Doha.

The Israeli military carried out a strike on senior Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday, with Saudi media reporting that the attack killed Khalil al-Hayya, a top figure in the militant group. 

Once again, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has chosen to vilify Israel while ignoring the brutal realities that led to the war in Gaza. 

France’s Emmanuel Macron and his Western allies have plunged headfirst into diplomatic delusion. By promising to recognize a “State of Palestine” at the UN General Assembly this month, Macron is not advancing peace—he is rewarding terrorism, undermining international law, and indulging in a fantasy that has no basis in reality.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, whose country plays a central role in mediation efforts over the Gaza war, dismissed as “nonsense” the claim that the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza is voluntary.

In a shocking display of bias and reckless rhetoric, EU Commissioner Teresa Ribera has ignited outrage by labeling the situation in Gaza as a “genocide” during a speech at Sciences Po Paris on Thursday.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, welcomed Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday in the coastal city of Alamein, about 100 kilometers west of Alexandria. 

The United Arab Emirates has been announced as the inaugural Guest Country of DIRECT EXPO, which will take place next year in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).