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Recrutés par les réseaux, ces mercenaires irakiens morts en Russie
Le visage souriant, en uniforme militaire debout dans un champ labouré par les chenilles de véhicules lourds, de la fumée en arrière-plan. C'est le dernier post sur TikTok du jeune irakien Mohammed Imad, apparemment en Ukraine. "Priez pour moi", dit la légende à côté d'un drapeau russe. C'était en mai. Depuis, les mois ont passé sans un mot, juste des rumeurs. Il a été pris en otage, blessé, il est tombé malade ou a été tué dans la frappe d'un drone ukrainien.
Recrutés par les réseaux, ces mercenaires irakiens morts en Russie
Le visage souriant, en uniforme militaire debout dans un champ labouré par les chenilles de véhicules lourds, de la fumée en arrière-plan. C'est le dernier post sur TikTok du jeune irakien Mohammed Imad, apparemment en Ukraine. "Priez pour moi", dit la légende à côté d'un drapeau russe. C'était en mai. Depuis, les mois ont passé sans un mot, juste des rumeurs. Il a été pris en otage, blessé, il est tombé malade ou a été tué dans la frappe d'un drone ukrainien.
Recrutés par les réseaux, ces mercenaires irakiens morts en Russie
Le visage souriant, en uniforme militaire debout dans un champ labouré par les chenilles de véhicules lourds, de la fumée en arrière-plan. C'est le dernier post sur TikTok du jeune irakien Mohammed Imad, apparemment en Ukraine. "Priez pour moi", dit la légende à côté d'un drapeau russe. C'était en mai. Depuis, les mois ont passé sans un mot, juste des rumeurs. Il a été pris en otage, blessé, il est tombé malade ou a été tué dans la frappe d'un drone ukrainien.
Recrutés par les réseaux, ces mercenaires irakiens morts en Russie
Comme eux, il a été attiré par les promesses d'amasser de l'argent et de gagner un passeport russe. "Il n'est jamais revenu", raconte à l'AFP sa mère Zeinab Jabbar, 54 ans, dans sa modeste maison de Musayab, au sud de Bagdad. "Nous, les Irakiens, avons traversé tant de guerres (...) On a eu notre lot", dit-elle en pleurs. "Qu'avons-nous à voir avec la Russie" et l'Ukraine?
Recrutés par les réseaux, ces mercenaires irakiens morts en Russie
Comme eux, il a été attiré par les promesses d'amasser de l'argent et de gagner un passeport russe. "Il n'est jamais revenu", raconte à l'AFP sa mère Zeinab Jabbar, 54 ans, dans sa modeste maison de Musayab, au sud de Bagdad. "Nous, les Irakiens, avons traversé tant de guerres (...) On a eu notre lot", dit-elle en pleurs. "Qu'avons-nous à voir avec la Russie" et l'Ukraine?
Recrutés par les réseaux, ces mercenaires irakiens morts en Russie
Comme eux, il a été attiré par les promesses d'amasser de l'argent et de gagner un passeport russe. "Il n'est jamais revenu", raconte à l'AFP sa mère Zeinab Jabbar, 54 ans, dans sa modeste maison de Musayab, au sud de Bagdad. "Nous, les Irakiens, avons traversé tant de guerres (...) On a eu notre lot", dit-elle en pleurs. "Qu'avons-nous à voir avec la Russie" et l'Ukraine?
Iraq's Social Media Mercenaries Dying For Russia
Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him. "Pray for me," read the caption next to a Russian flag. That was in May. Months went by without a word, only rumours. Mohammed had been taken hostage, was injured, had the flu or had been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike.
Irak: des agriculteurs manifestent contre l'interdiction de cultiver en pleine sécheresse
Des centaines d'agriculteurs irakiens ont manifesté samedi contre la politique du gouvernement visant à limiter la culture des terres afin de préserver les réserves d'eau en baisse, a constaté un journaliste de l'AFP. Les sécheresses répétées et la diminution des précipitations ont mis à mal l'agriculture dans un pays encore marqué par des décennies de guerre et de chaos, et où le riz et le pain constituent des aliments de base.
Irak: des agriculteurs manifestent contre l'interdiction de cultiver en pleine sécheresse
Des centaines d'agriculteurs irakiens ont manifesté samedi contre la politique du gouvernement visant à limiter la culture des terres afin de préserver les réserves d'eau en baisse, a constaté un journaliste de l'AFP. Les sécheresses répétées et la diminution des précipitations ont mis à mal l'agriculture dans un pays encore marqué par des décennies de guerre et de chaos, et où le riz et le pain constituent des aliments de base.
Irak: des agriculteurs manifestent contre l'interdiction de cultiver en pleine sécheresse
Des centaines d'agriculteurs irakiens ont manifesté samedi contre la politique du gouvernement visant à limiter la culture des terres afin de préserver les réserves d'eau en baisse, a constaté un journaliste de l'AFP. Les sécheresses répétées et la diminution des précipitations ont mis à mal l'agriculture dans un pays encore marqué par des décennies de guerre et de chaos, et où le riz et le pain constituent des aliments de base.
Climate change and filthy water drive disease in Iraq
AL-AYYACH, Iraq — A worried Iraqi father points at a blister on the face of his one-year-old daughter, the result of a parasitic infection carried by sandflies in her remote village. "It's a skin disease, the 'Baghdad boil'," Najeh Farhan said of the pustule on Tiba's mouth as the toddler played with a pacifier at their home in the drought-hit province of Al-Diwaniyah.
Iraq's climate migrants flee parched land for crowded cities
Haydar Mohamed once grew wheat and barley, but Iraq’s relentless drought has forced him off the land and into the city where he now works in construction and drives a taxi. “The transition is difficult,” said Mohamed, 42, who abandoned village life several years ago for a shantytown in the central city of Karbala. He is part of a growing wave of climate migrants in Iraq, a country that is on the frontlines of the global warming crisis. Unable to view this article?
Saudi Aramco banks lower $31.9bn after drop in oil prices
May 9, 2023 — Riyadh (AFP) Oil giant Saudi Aramco announced first-quarter net profit of $31.9 billion on Tuesday, down 19.25 percent from a year earlier after a drop in crude prices. The result was lower than the $39.5 billion reported in the same period in 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine caused oil prices to surge.
3 Islamic Jihad leaders killed in Israel strikes on Gaza
May 8, 2023 — Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) The Israeli army said it killed three leaders of the Islamic Jihad militant group Tuesday in air strikes on Gaza, which left a dozen dead according to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory. The ministry said that women and children were among the dead, publishing a list of names without ages or detailing any affiliations.
Israel strikes on Gaza kill 13, including three Islamic Jihad leaders
May 8, 2023 — Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed three Islamic Jihad militant group leaders early Tuesday and left 10 others dead, including several children, according to officials in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory. Islamic Jihad vowed to "avenge" the deaths after the pre-dawn raid in which more than 40 Israeli jets hit targets for nearly two hours in the crowded coastal enclave from just after 2:00 am (Monday 2300 GMT).
Iraq's Climate Migrants Flee Parched Land For Crowded Cities
Text size Pictures and video by Haidar Indhar Haydar Mohamed once grew wheat and barley, but Iraq's relentless drought has forced him off the land and into the city where he now works in construction and drives a taxi. "The transition is difficult," said Mohamed, 42, who abandoned village life several years ago for a shantytown in the central city of Karbala. He is part of a growing wave of climate migrants in Iraq, a country that is on the frontlines of the global warming crisis.
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah meets with Palestinian Islamic Jihad
August 24, 2022 Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah met with Ziyad al-Nakhalah of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Lebanon today. The two discussed the recent war between the Gaza-based Palestinian armed group and Israel. “Sayyed Nasrallah and Nakhale tackled the latest developments in Gaza and West Bank, and assessed the battle which took place with the Israeli enemy on all levels: military, politics and media,” Hezbollah said in a statement, according to its media channel Al-Manar.
Defending dogs pays dividends in Erdogan’s Turkey
August 24, 2022 Turkey’s notoriously politicized courts can show compassion after all. That, at any rate, is what animal lovers may have deduced from the 1st Criminal Court of Peace in Ankara’s decision to block a website and app that has been accused of complicity in the deaths of stray dogs. A legal challenge that claimed Havrita, which allows users to post photos and pin the whereabouts of stray canines, was being used to track the animals and kill them.
Israeli Arabs make it into the top 10 Meretz Party Knesset list
August 24, 2022 Left-wing Meretz had always showcased itself as a party representing both Jews and Arabs. Still, many in the party feared recently that the party’s new Knesset faction after the Nov. 1 general elections won’t include any Arab legislator. Results of the party’s Aug. 23 primary proved them wrong. Israeli Druze lawmaker Ali Salalha was elected for the fourth (realistic) spot on the list.
UAE more than doubles investment in Egypt
August 24, 2022 The United Arab Emirates has increased its investment in Egypt in recent months. Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said this week that UAE investments in Egypt increased 169% to $1.9 billion during the first half of the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the state-owned news outlet Al-Ahram reported. Egypt’s fiscal year runs from July through June.
Iran pushes back against IAEA claims as US responds to nuclear deal proposal
August 24, 2022 Iran said Wednesday it had received a US response on its latest proposal as part of efforts to revive the nuclear deal. "This evening Iran received, through the [European Union] coordinator, the US response to Iran’s comments. The careful study of the views of the American side has started and Iran will share its comments with the coordinator upon completion of the review,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said in a statement.
Exam fiasco exposes rot in Turkish bureaucracy
August 24, 2022 The recent cancellation of a standardized exam betrayed the extent of institutional failure and tampering in Turkey directly affecting the lives of more than a million people. The news broke after allegations that questions of the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS) were leaked before it was conducted on July 31. The scandal resulted by dismissal of several officials and cancellation of the test.
Far-right platforms take shape in Israeli primaries
August 24, 2022 The far-right Religious Zionism party held its primary yesterday to determine the composition of its Knesset list for the upcoming November elections. While the outcome was certainly crucial for party leader Bezalel Smotrich, it was also very important to opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu. The right-wing Likud party held its primary on Aug. 10. With that battle behind him, Netanyahu can now focus on the Knesset lists of his potential allies, Religious Zionism among them.
US airstrikes target bunkers used by Iran-linked militias in Syria
August 24, 2022 The US military said it carried out precision airstrikes against a bunker complex used by Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria early on Wednesday. The White House authorized the strikes on Tuesday in response to recent attempts to target US bases in Syria with rockets and armed drones. US military officials said groups tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were behind those attacks.
Despite war, thousands of Israeli Hasidim make pilgrimage to Ukraine
August 24, 2022 Some 30,000 ultra-Orthodox and traditional Israelis make a pilgrimage to the Ukrainian town of Uman annually, around the Jewish New Year holiday. Many of them are Breslov Hasidim, who are taught from a young age about the importance of gathering around the “marker,” the burial place of their sect’s founder, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810).
Boiling heat and no water: taps run dry in southern Iraq
Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running water in drought-hit Iraq, surviving on sporadic tanker-truck deliveries and salty wells. For everything from drinking to bathing and washing dishes and clothes, Ajil and his eight children wait at their home in Al-Aghawat for trucked-in water from the Diwaniyah provincial authorities once or twice a week.
Saudi Central Bank approves fintech companies Lean Technologies, Mod5r
August 24, 2022 Saudi financial authorities Tuesday granted regulatory approval for two new fintech companies to operate. The Saudi Central Bank said that Lean Technologies and Mod5r can now provide open banking solutions in the kingdom. There are currently 38 financial technology companies operating under the bank’s regulation with the addition of the two firms, according to a press release. Lean Technologies develops software for fintech companies in the Middle East.
New evidence emerges of looting of King Tut's tomb in Egypt
August 24, 2022 This November, Egypt will mark the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of the intact, well-preserved tomb of King Tutankhamun — who ruled from 1333 BC until his death in 1323 BC — by British Egyptologist Howard Carter in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, upon finance from Lord Carnarvon. The Guardian astonished its Egyptomania readers when it published an article on Aug.
Egypt’s foreign reserves drop 19% due to economic crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war
August 24, 2022 CAIRO — Egypt’s net foreign reserves decreased by $236 million in July compared to June 2021, reaching $33.14 billion, according to an official statement issued by the Central Bank of Egypt. As a result of the global economic crisis and Russia's war on Ukraine, the country’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped by $7.8 billion over the past seven months, registering a 19% decrease, compared to $40.93 billion at the end of December 2021.
Gazans call for probe into Islamic Jihad missiles that killed civilians
August 24, 2022 Gaza — On second day of the recent round of fighting in Gaza, as the sun set in the overcrowded Jabalia camp, the children played outside. They were not afraid of rocket fire, as they had long grown used to the ongoing military operations in Gaza. As the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement launched rockets from an area near the Imad Aqel mosque, one missile veered off course and struck civilians in the crowded camp.
Sadrist protesters withdraw from Iraq's Judiciary after condemnation
August 23, 2022 Hundreds of Sadrist protesters stormed Iraq's Judicial Council building this morning and set out tents to organize a sit-in. They stormed the parliament building last month and held a sit-in there as well. Muhammad Salih al-Iraqi — who closely follows Muqtada al-Sadr on Twitter and whose tweets express official Sadrist positions — welcomed the move against the Judiciary, accusing it of being biased against Sadrists.
Egypt renovates one of Sinai's oldest monasteries
August 7, 2022 The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on July 26 the formation of a committee to restore the archaeological area in the village of al-Wadi that is part of the city of al-Tur in South Sinai. The move is part of Egypt's effort to restore its neglected monuments in the Sinai Peninsula to revitalize tourism.
Entre sécheresse et guerre en Ukraine, l'Irak craint pour son blé
AFP Les épis de blé dorés de Kamel Hamed ondulent langoureusement dans le vent. Mais devant ce paysage bucolique du centre de l'Irak, l'agriculteur ne cache pas son angoisse : entre la sécheresse et les pénuries d'eau, sa récolte a été divisée par deux. "La sécheresse est incroyable en ce moment. Même dans les puits, l'eau ne peut pas être utilisée. C'est de l'eau salée", lâche M. Hamed, en dishdasha blanche, la tête couverte par un keffieh.
Between searing drought and Ukraine war, Iraq watchful over wheat
Iraqi farmer Kamel Hamed looks at the golden ears of wheat waving in the wind, unable to hide his anguish over the baking heat that is decimating his harvest. "The drought is unbelievable," said the 53-year-old in a white dishdasha robe and keffiyeh head covering at his farm in Jaliha village of central Diwaniya province. "Even the well water can't be used, it's salt water." Searing heat and a lack of rain were already threatening his harvest.
Etihad tests out environmentally friendly flights
May 7, 2022 Etihad Airways recently tested out EcoFlights that are purportedly better for the environment. The Abu Dhabi-based airline announced today that it operated 42 of the flights in a five-day period. Here are some of the green practices the flights implemented and their potential environmental impact: Using a software to suggest an ideal speed based on the condition of the atmosphere and the weight of the plane.
New Tunisian law targets those spreading 'fake news' about food shortages
April 6, 2022 Leading human rights organization Amnesty International said that Tunisia’s presidential decree-law threatens Tunisians' freedom to discuss and challenge its leaders about the ongoing food shortages in Tunisia.
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