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Andrea Cellino

@andreaterenzio.bsky.social
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Vice president, Middle East Institute Switzerland, Executive-in-Residence GCSP - security governance #Libya #Tunisia #Morocco #Algeria #MENA #Ukraine #Eurasia - usual caveats

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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“We Are Living on Borrowed Time” Repression of Civil Society in Tunisia www.hrw.org/report/2026/...
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“We Are Living on Borrowed Time”
The 49-page report, “‘We Are Living on Borrowed Time’: Repression of Civil Society in Tunisia” documents the Tunisian authorities’ escalating repression of local and international civil society groups...
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project The development would in effect divide the West Bank in two and isolate East Jerusalem. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project
The UK's foreign secretary condemned the move as "an unacceptable and destructive act".
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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“What happened to the people of Gaza who survived the genocide? Is it even right that we consider them survivors? Where does human pain go when justice is absent?” A beautiful, haunting essay by Samar Yazbek in @hidden-cities.com adapted from her new book: www.hidden-cities.com/p/samar-yazb...
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Samar Yazbek: Giving Voice to Gaza's Survivors
What happened to the people of Gaza who survived the genocide? Is it even right that we consider them survivors?
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tiens, étonnant : l’UDC en Suisse fait le jeu de Poutine… www.letemps.ch/articles/pro...
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«Pro-paix» ou «pro-Poutine»? L’initiative sur la neutralité séduit Moscou et ses relais en Suisse - Le Temps
Pour Christoph Blocher, l’initiative sur la neutralité est d’abord un instrument contre l’Union européenne. Pour certains membres de l’UDC, c’est toutefois aussi une occasion de dénoncer la politique ...
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Excellent analysis of the latest developments in #Libya by @wlacher.bsky.social in @nybooks.com 👇
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Tunisia’s summer of discontent www.brookings.edu/articles/tun...
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Tunisia’s summer of discontent | Brookings
Water and electricity shortages during a record-hot summer in Tunisia are producing growing discontent with President Saied's rule.
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Les États-Unis remettent en cause le statut de Ceuta et Melilla au profit du Maroc. www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...
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Les États-Unis remettent en cause le statut de Ceuta et Melilla au profit du Maroc - Le Temps
ANALYSE Tandis qu’une commission parlementaire américaine met en question le statut des enclaves espagnoles, le Maroc multiplie les activités de lobbying et les réseaux sociaux s’emballent. De quoi au...
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Chômage, inégalités, subventions publiques au profit des plus aisés… Au fil des années, au Maroc, une frange de la société, en particulier les jeunes, a vu sa situation économique se détériorer. @jeuneafrique.com www.jeuneafrique.com/1830122/econ...
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Ceuta : les raisons économiques d’une crise migratoire
Chômage, inégalités, subventions publiques au profit des plus aisés… Au fil des années, au Maroc, une frange de la société, en particulier les jeunes, a vu sa situation économique se détériorer.
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
My take on #Ceuta. I trace the surge to a misread court ruling, smuggling networks & a lapse in Moroccan border discipline, dismantle the political retaliation narrative. EU migration architecture has outsourced of its own political stability to transit states. meiswitzerland.ch/themes/geopo...
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The EU Ceuta Trap: The Crisis No One Orchestrated
Some 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta on 30-31 July 2026; nearly all returned within 48 hours and none reached the European mainland.
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Pour l’ancien commissaire européen Thierry Breton, ce qui s’est passé dans l’enclave espagnole est une attaque numérique avant d’être une crise migratoire. @vdegraffenried.bsky.social www.letemps.ch/monde/le-dra...
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Le drame de Ceuta, première démonstration à grande échelle d’une «attaque hybride algorithmique» contre une frontière de l’UE - Le Temps
Pour l’ancien commissaire européen Thierry Breton, ce qui s’est passé dans l’enclave espagnole est une attaque numérique avant d’être une crise migratoire
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“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...
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Gulliver’s Warning | Fintan O’Toole
Like Gulliver in Lilliput, “greatness” in the political realm depends on the existence of a group deemed puny or weak.
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InfoMigrants @infomigrants.net · 23/06/2026
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.
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Leaders of France and Spain speak out against return hubs
The new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum came into force on June 12, signaling the bloc's move towards establishing return hubs in third countries. But some major countries within the bloc appear to be...
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...
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A Look at the Text of the Agreement Between the United States and Iran
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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...
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Opinion | We Just Saw the Limit of American Military Might
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+972 Magazine @972mag.com · 12/06/2026
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-...
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In first since Oslo, Israel seizing land for army base inside West Bank city
The confiscation order, near Jenin refugee camp, is the latest move aimed at expanding military and settler presence in the north of the occupied territory.
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InfoMigrants @infomigrants.net · 12/06/2026
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."
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Pope Leo bows to migrants' 'dignity' in Gran Canaria
The pope visited the port of Arguineguin, a flashpoint of a migration crisis in the Canary Islands. He argued European leaders cannot claim human dignity while allowing the Mediterranean to become an ...
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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Happy "let's defeat the far right by adopting their migration policies" Day for all who celebrate
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EU’s new asylum regime begins amid delays, legal risks, and fears of mass detention
Over decade in the making, the new EU asylum rules are finally kicking into force on Friday. But EU member states delays are posing challenges amid critics who warn of rights abuses when it comes peop...
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Libya Crimes Watch - رصد الجرائم في ليبيا @lcw.ngo · 05/06/2026
📑 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
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Mourad Teyeb @mouradteyeb.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Interesting and exhaustive report on #Morocco by @stimsoncenter.bsky.social www.stimson.org/2026/morocco...
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Morocco Country Policy Report • Stimson Center
Analyzing Morocco’s evolution into a strategic middle power amid economic transformation, climate stress, and geopolitical competition.
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Wolfram Lacher @wlacher.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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.
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Embargo farsa e nuovo ambasciatore Ue. L’Opa di Atene in Libia
I ricatti di Haftar sui migranti tolgono alla missione Irini il mandato dell’Onu. E i greci soffiano la rappresentanza Ue a Tripoli a un italiano. Brutto colpo per Roma
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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...
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How Italian authorities hamper the work of NGOs rescuing migrants
'Migrants in the Mediterranean: The mechanics of silence' (3/4). Since Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took office in 2022, organizations providing rescue services to migrants have faced increas...
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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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...
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The Destabilising Role of the United Arab Emirates in African Conflicts
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become one of the most aggressive external actors in African conflicts, from Ethiopia, Libya and Somalia to...
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Coalition for the International Criminal Court @coalitionfortheicc.org · 19/05/2026
🔴 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...
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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
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https://www.stimson.org/2026/the-eus-technocratic-trap-in-libya-how-brussels-is-ceding-the-mediterranean/
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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👇
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https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/05/19/the-eu-s-unflinching-collaboration-with-libya-and-tunisia-to-contain-the-flow-of-migrants_6753619_4.html
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ECRE @theecre.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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.
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‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture appears at ICC
Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
On Independence Day, Israel Honors Rabbi Who Called to ‘Flatten’ Gaza www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/w...
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On Independence Day, Israel Honors Rabbi Who Called to ‘Flatten’ Gaza
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
What I Saw Crossing Into South Lebanon www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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Video: What I Saw Crossing Into South Lebanon
Our visual journalist David Guttenfelder traveled with displaced people returning to their homes in southern Lebanon, as a cease-fire paused the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Le Temps @letemps.ch · 20/04/2026
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...
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Insectes, rongeurs, pourriture: à Gaza, «les maladies sont partout», la crise sanitaire «dépasse l’urgence»
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Le Temps @letemps.ch · 09/04/2026
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... ➡️ l.letemps.ch/gIl
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/04/2026
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.
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Is the Strait of Hormuz Reopening? What to Know Under Iran-Cease Fire.
Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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
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Russian paper: "Only the feverish mind of the US president can consider this a triumphant victory"
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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...
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Unrecognized and Unprotected: Bedouin Villages in Israel’s War Zone
They are integrated citizens, but the government deprives them of the bomb shelters that most Israelis take for granted
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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...
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Le double piège hongrois - Le Temps
ÉDITORIAL. 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...
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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...
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Why Iran Doesn't Need a Navy To Threaten Global Energy
The IRGC doesn't have to win a naval war to disrupt global markets. It just needs to make the world's most important shipping lane feel dangerous
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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…
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
In addition to all, a brilliant piece by @fotoole.bsky.social about Trump and the war to Iran.
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Valérie de Graffenried @vdegraffenried.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
www.letemps.ch/monde/mette-...
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Mette Frederiksen, la «dame de fer scandinave» - Le Temps
Enfant, elle était une vraie militante, engagée. La dirigeante sociale-démocrate danoise, dont le pays a pris la présidence tournante du Conseil de l’UE, incarne une gauche qui assume une politique mi...
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Chappatte Cartoons @chappatte.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Le sommet de l’Etat iranien décapité - © Chappatte dans @letemps.ch, Genève 👉 www.letemps.ch/chappatte
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Chappatte - Le Temps
Retrouvez sur LeTemps.ch les informations en continu, enquêtes, analyses, dossiers spéciaux, opinions, graphiques, podcasts et vidéos.
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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...
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Iran Has Always Been More Than the Islamic Republic
As Israel and the US go to war against his home country, an Iranian journalist reckons with perceptions of his country, its civilization and its diaspora
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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Israel Gives Itself More Control Over West Bank, Clearing Barriers to Settlement
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Israël annonce que Médecins sans frontières devra quitter la bande de Gaza d’ici au 28 février www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Israël annonce que Médecins sans frontières devra quitter la bande de Gaza d’ici au 28 février
La décision des autorités israéliennes a été prise après le refus de l’ONG internationale de leur fournir la liste détaillée de ses employés palestiniens. MSF a réagi en dénonçant « un prétexte pour e...
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Thousands of Gaza patients stranded despite Rafah border opening www.newarab.com/news/thousan...
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Thousands of Gaza patients stranded despite Rafah border opening
The Rafah crossing reopened on a trial basis but this is only symbolic, leaving thousands of Gazan patients unable to access urgent medical treatment abroad.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/01/2026
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.
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Denmark Tells Trump to ‘Stop the Threats’ About Greenland
The Danish prime minister told President Trump to back down after he repeated his threat to acquire Greenland in the wake of the U.S. military raid in Venezuela.
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Eddie Monkman @eddiemonkman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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_...
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Umberto Profazio @profazio.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
'That is not law enforcement; it is imperialism, pure and simple.' #Venezuela #Trump @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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Trump’s War | David Cole
“It was a brilliant operation, actually.” So claimed Donald Trump early this morning in a phone call with The New York Times about the US military’s
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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...
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Mischief in Arabia—and its ripple effects
The regional effects of Saudi-Emirati tensions will complicate, or even derail, any attempt to repair the two countries’ relationship
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Well worth subscribing to @yezidsayigh.bsky.social new Substack: "Middle East Reflections" 👇 sayighyezid.substack.com/s/english
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English | Middle East Reflections | Yezid Sayigh | Substack
I’ve been an activist, a negotiator, policy planner, teacher and scholar, and now I’m a researcher and writer. I anticipate political trajectories drawing on my understanding of socioeconomic trends a...
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Andrea Cellino @andreaterenzio.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
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The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
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