“The great appear great because we are on our knees: Let us rise.” James Larkin, quoted by @fotoole.bsky.social i this excellent article/speech www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

The leaders of both France and Spain recently expressed concerns about the establishment and use of return hubs in third countries, despite the EU recently voting in favor of the potential establishment of such centers.

A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...

How did the world’s richest nation armed with the most powerful military arrive at this strategic defeat? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...

In first since Oslo, Israel seizing land for army base inside West Bank city The seizure order, near Jenin refugee camp, is the latest move aimed at expanding military and settler presence in the north of the occupied territory. www.972mag.com/oslo-israel-...

Pope Leo XIV addressed migrants and lambasted the international community and leaders over the treatment of migrants, during a visit to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. He argued European leaders cannot claim human dignity while allowing the Mediterranean to become an "unmarked grave."

Happy "let's defeat the far right by adopting their migration policies" Day for all who celebrate

📑 REPORT: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN LIBYA DURING MAY 2026 May 2026 witnessed continued unlawful killings, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and ongoing migrant deaths across Libya. 🔗Read the complete report: lcw.ngo/en/p/126qs

In the absence of the Constitutional #Court, whose chair is supposed to act as interim president in case of power vacuum (according to Kais #Saied’s 2022 Constitution), #Tunisia risks to plunge into uncertainty. #EU #US #تونس #دستور #قيس_سعيّد

Interesting and exhaustive report on #Morocco by @stimsoncenter.bsky.social www.stimson.org/2026/morocco...

Last week, the UN Security Council did not renew the mandate for inspections of ships suspected of violating the Libya arms embargo. So, EU naval op Irini's mandate for inspections ended yesterday. France & Greece opted not to request a renewal, fearing a veto & making little effort to avoid it.

How Italian authorities hamper the work of NGOs rescuing migrants. 3d instalment of @lemondefr series on migration in the #Mediterranean www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Very helpful analysis from Kurtz, Lacher & Roll at SWP: The Destabilising Role of the United Arab Emirates in African Conflicts www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...

🔴 HAPPENING NOW: Opening of the International Criminal Court confirmation of charges hearing in the case against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, in the Situation in Libya. 📌 For the insights of Libyan and international civil society organisations: coalitionfortheicc.org/news/el-hish...

In my commentary for @stimsoncenter.bsky.social North Africa I argue how in #Libya #migration policies, fragmented assistance and diplomatic retreat have undermined the #EU leverage while reinforcing problematic local power structures. When a new political strategy? t.co/lywvR5cD1J

Giorgia #Meloni's government, backed by the @ec.europa.eu is funding, equipping & training #Libya & #Tunisia coast guards, even though these forces have committed rights abuses, to intercept people in exile on their way to Europe. Excellent series on #migrants in the #Mediterranean on @lemonde.fr👇

For the first time, a EU Member State contributed to the arrest of a Libyan militia commander. El Hishri ran detention sites in western Libya, where refugees are held prisoners in brutal and inhumane conditions. His trial is giving hope to condemn EU complicity in crimes against humanity.

On Independence Day, Israel Honors Rabbi Who Called to ‘Flatten’ Gaza www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/w...

What I Saw Crossing Into South Lebanon www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

A Gaza, les maladies provoquées par les insectes, les rongeurs et l’eau contaminée explosent. Les restrictions d’Israël entraînent de graves pénuries de médicaments et de matériel médical. Des conditions auxquelles tentent...

Les menaces du républicain d’anéantir l’Iran ont ravivé les interrogations sur sa santé mentale et son aptitude à diriger le pays. Des dizaines de démocrates, rejoints par certains conservateurs, appellent à recourir... ➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/gIl

Hundreds of tankers are waiting to return to the Strait of Hormuz so that the waterway can once again become a conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil and gas.

Donald Trump may have declared ‘total and complete victory’ after a ceasefire with Iran. But this morning's Russian newspapers don’t agree. One writes: “Only the feverish mind of the American president himself can consider this a triumphant victory.” #ReadingRussia

NEW: Around 100,000 citizens of Israel are Bedouins living in “unrecognized” villages. They are exposed to incoming missiles and yet denied bomb shelters, reports Nikita Aronov for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/un...

Chantre de la démocratie illibérale, Viktor Orbán pourrait chuter après seize ans au pouvoir. En cas de victoire, Péter Magyar apaiserait certes un peu les relations avec Bruxelles. Mais il n’est pas non plus le pro-européen que l’on croit www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...

NEW: Iran doesn't need to sink ships to win in Hormuz. It just needs to make the strait feel dangerous enough that markets do the rest, writes Soran Mansournia for @newlinesmag.bsky.social . newlinesmag.com/spotlight/wh...

Join us on March 27 for a webinar that will examine what the #Iran War means for the #MiddleEast, for global stability, and the world at large, once the fighting subsides. meiswitzerland.ch/resources/even…

In addition to all, a brilliant piece by @fotoole.bsky.social about Trump and the war to Iran.

Le sommet de l’Etat iranien décapité - © Chappatte dans @letemps.ch, Genève 👉 www.letemps.ch/chappatte

NEW: Israel and the U.S. are at war with Iran, a nation long presented through the prism of conflict and resistance. For @newlinesmag.bsky.social, Kourosh Ziabari, an Iranian journalist, asks: Where is the better version of Iran that was supposed to justify all this? newlinesmag.com/first-person...

Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...

Israël annonce que Médecins sans frontières devra quitter la bande de Gaza d’ici au 28 février www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Thousands of Gaza patients stranded despite Rafah border opening www.newarab.com/news/thousan...

President Trump doubled down on his desire to take over Greenland just hours after Denmark's prime minister urged him to “stop the threats” to annex the territory.

The first Libya Gazette of 2026. Death of Libya’s army chief Sudanese refugees receive new humanitarian aid Algeria renews call for a Libyan-led solution Outrage grows after insults at anti-government protesters Download here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

'That is not law enforcement; it is imperialism, pure and simple.' #Venezuela #Trump @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...

The regional effects of Saudi-Emirati tensions will complicate, or even derail, any attempt to repair the two countries’ relationship, writes @yezidsayigh.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/sayighye...

Well worth subscribing to @yezidsayigh.bsky.social new Substack: "Middle East Reflections" 👇 sayighyezid.substack.com/s/english

The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...

My latest In Gaza, another winter of despair www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Assad, who escaped to Russia last December, is largely resigned to exile in Moscow, say four people close to the family. But other senior figures from his inner circle, including his brother, have not come to terms with losing power.” www.reuters.com/investigatio...

‘This Is Illegal,’ He Said, Spreading His Arms. ‘This Is Illegal.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...

La Germania ha appena consegnato alla Corte Penale Internazionale Khaled Mohamed Ali el-Hishri, miliziano libico sospettato di aver commesso crimini di guerra e contro l'umanità nella prigione di Mitiga. I fatti sarebbe avvenuti tra il 2015 ed il 2020. /1 #Libia www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

«Génocide» est le mot romand de l’année 2025 ➡️ https://l.letemps.ch/dnA

The killing of Libyan blogger Khansa al-Mujahid in Tripoli is making waves in international media, putting the spotlight on the persistent lack of rule of law that plagues the country, while the rule of militias suffocates it. (@thenewarab.bsky.social) #Libya /1 www.newarab.com/news/killing...

Today, the first Libyan suspect was surrendered to the ICC since the court opened investigations into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Libya in 2011. Khaled "El Bouti" El Hishri was arrested in Germany in July and finally surrendered to the ICC today.