Pierre Balanian

Through Interpol and the fight against terror, the Turkish president is able to get the arrest of journalists exiled in Germany or Sweden. The latter have been accused of "terrorism" because they criticise Erdogan, or publish articles on the Armenian Genocide or the Kurds.

The personal stories of girls and boys who were freed or fled from Telaafar. Sold and resold, treated as slaves, as sexual objects; trained to slit throats and use weapons; enlisted as child-soldiers. Others remain in Daesh's hands.

Lebanon celebrates victory over Daesh: it is the first country in the region and the world to be fully liberated of the terrorist organization. Hassan Nasrallah asks who has blocked the army from battling the Isis. Allegations against former President Suleiman.

The Lebanese army - on the other side of the border, the Syrian army and Hezbollah - have destroyed the Islamic State bases by cutting off communication and supply routes in Syria. The Lebanese army as a liberator of the population. Hezbollah respect for prisoners, jihadists almost by chance.

Serious fighting is underway in Idleb with Al-Nusra, Ahrar al-Sham and allies. Al-Nusra in Lebanon is totally isolated and time is on the Lebanese army’s side. According to Basel El Hugeiri, mayor of Arsal, the Lebanese army urged civilians to leave.

The ultimatum null and void. The Muslim Brotherhood – approved of by the United States and Great Britain - have been branded as a "terrorist organization" even by Bahrain. Toning down of demands made against Al Jazeera. The independent character of Qatar and the power of the Prince of the Emirates. Wahhabism is trying to take control of the Middle East.

Hassan Abu Hamza wanted to be called Paul, in memory of the saint who, like him, is of Syrian origin. He intends to retrace his footsteps of tolerance after being a fierce persecutor. Online there are those who accuse him of having betrayed Islam. Others think it is a "Daesh attempt to infiltrate" fighters in Europe.

The presence of a US military transport ship suggests delivery of vehicles for the "Free Syrian Army" with news of an imminent opening of a front in the south of Syria on the border with Jordan.

Ain al-Hilweh saw two days of violence between Fatah and Bilal Badr’s fundamentalist Islamic group. What triggered clashes remains unknown. Camp residents are against the presence of the extremist movements. For some, terrorism hides a power struggle between Fatah, Dahlan and Hamas.

New Council elections return body to central stage after years of stalemate. In the past he fought in defense of the rights of the marginalized south and the construction of schools, hospices and medical clinics. Hezbollah uses legal-religious force to gain access to the body, until now in the hands of Amal. The process of liberation from Tehran.

During the relatively short life of contemporary Lebanon, the electoral law has been amended several times. All unanimous in rejecting the law of 1960 and even more those of 2000 and 2005, but actually every denomination wants an electoral law on its extent and this is impossible.

For the first time since Hayy’at Tahrir Al Sham was founded a month ago, its leader Hashim al Shaikh issued a message. He calls for unity with other fundamentalist forces to build a Syria that maintains "its Islamic identity." For the moment, Hayy’at has been involved in eliminating all Islamists "traitors."