The economic cost of rebuilding Gaza after devastating war
Estimates of the cost to reconstruct the devastated Gaza Strip after more than a year of bombardment range from $50 to 80 billion and beyond. The UN says that if Israel's nearly…
Somber Christmas in Bethlehem in the shadow of Gaza war
It is already the second Christmas in Bethlehem to be marked by Israel's war in Gaza. Tourists and pilgrims have stopped coming to the city almost altogether, and the economic situation seems…
Syria: Eye-witnesses break silence on 2012 Darayya massacre
Several interior ministry personnel were killed in a clash as they went to arrest an officer of the ousted Assad regime. Meanwhile Alawites across the nation protested the decimation of a holy…
Haiti: Gang opens fire on hospital, killing journalists
Haitian leader Leslie Voltaire condemned the "unacceptable" shooting in Port-au-Prince, which also left a police officer dead. Gangs control some 85% of Haiti's capital city.…
‘Huge opportunity to craft a new Syria,’ says UN Human Rights Chief
FRANCE 24 spoke to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk about the end of the Assad regime, brought down by a lightning offensive led by the Islamist group Hayat…
Is injectable HIV medication really a ‘silver bullet’?
In South Africa, injectable HIV prevention drugs could be a game changer, offering hope and protection to some of the most vulnerable groups. But high costs, accessissbility and effectiveness in women and…
Morocco moves to reform underage marriage
The Muslim-majority country is preparing to reform its family law, including new limits on underage marriage and boosting women's inheritance rights. But activists believe the initiative is already falling short.…
How safe are Germany’s Christmas markets?
The morning after, the Christmas market in the city of 240,000 is closed. It will remain so. A few police cars are still parked on the road but the shopping center nearby,…
Pakistan: Islamist militants kill 16 security personnel
An overnight raid by Islamists on a Pakistani army outpost near the border with Afghanistan left 16 security personnel dead.…
Syrians return to neighborhoods resembling wasteland
After the fall of the Assad regime, many Syrians have been returning to their homeland from long exile abroad. But after more than a decade of civil war, many are returning to…
How India’s Hindu-Muslim conflict plays out in mosques
In India, historic mosques are becoming flashpoints for religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims. Hindu nationalist groups claim that these mosques were built on destroyed Hindu temples during centuries of Muslim rule.…