Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Les ravisseurs d'Hervé Gourdel identifiés | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

I hope they can solve this.

La musique, un révélateur de la mondialisation ?

Analyze all of the Mediterranean.

La publicité après 20h revient sur certaines antennes régionales de France 3

Elsewhere in Mediterranean?

Indice Ibrahim : Régression de l’Egypte et la Libye | Afrique7, l’info du continent en continu

So disappointing.

Spanish Premier Insists Vote on Catalan Independence Will Not Happen - NYTimes.com

Will he succeed?

Opposition in Syria Is Skeptical of U.S. Airstrikes on ISIS - NYTimes.com

Arguably, a very important constituency.

Suivez les répétitions du Bolchoï avec Jean-Christophe Maillot en direct sur internet | Monaco | Nice-Matin

Elsewhere in the Mediterranean?

Etat islamique : des chars turcs à la frontière syrienne, nouveaux fronts en Irak

In some respects, this is so much more dangerous because of so many conflicting interests on the battlefield and in the air.

Espagne : le gouvernement catalan suspend la campagne pour le référendum

Will the Catalans accept this?

Syrie: la coalition frappe les jihadistes près de la frontière turque - Le Nouvel Observateur

We need to keep reminding ourselves who is close to whom.

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Advocates for News Media to Meet Turkish Officials - NYTimes.com

I hope they make some progress.

Croatie, une autre Méditerranée - 12/09/2014 - News et vidéos en replay - Thalassa - France 3

Very interesting!

Turkey Inching Toward Alliance With U.S. in Syria Conflict - NYTimes.com

Shifting allegiances.

Beatification Brings Opus Dei Into the Open - NYTimes.com

We need to understand all of this so much better.

A Greek Politician Willing to Face the People - NYTimes.com

We need to see far more profiles of the people of the Mediterranean - all stripes and backgrounds, etc.

How Israel Silences Dissent - NYTimes.com

This is repulsive whether it is Israel or any other country of the Mediterranean.

TV5MONDE : Programmes - THALASSA

Nice - Croatie.

Accueil - Bibliothèque NUMERIQUE TV5MONDE

Neat.

Catalan Leader Defies Spain by Signing Decree for Secession Vote - NYTimes.com

About as central a governance issue as one could imagine.

La Catalogne veut son référendum sur l'indépendance le 09/11 - Le Nouvel Observateur

What else will this impact in the Mediterranean?

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

TF1 continue sa cure d'amaigrissement | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

On verra.

La Tribune lance sa nouvelle édition quotidienne numérique

More newspaper evolution.

Hotel Review: Riad Star in Marrakesh, Morocoo - NYTimes.com

Very nice.

Map of the Airstrikes Against ISIS in Syria - NYTimes.com

Another Mediterranean conflict intensifies, perhaps war.

Sale of a Landmark Skyscraper Puts Spain on the Map of Chinese Investors - NYTimes.com

Where does China stand vis a vis the entire Mediterranean?

Turkish President Hints That Prisoner Exchange Won Release of Hostages Held by ISIS - NYTimes.com

Some more journalistic work needed to get to the bottom of this.

Israel: Court Condemns Policy of Detaining Migrants - NYTimes.com

Maybe there is some sanity in the Israel court system.

Plume tourne son nouveau clip dans le Vieux-Nice - Le Blog du Vieux-Nice

A rechercher.

Israeli Forces Kill 2 Suspects in Murder of Jewish Teenagers - NYTimes.com

Is this the only way?

Sad tale.

LCI.

Palestinians to proceed with Gaza talks | Reuters

Such a dangerous path.

Israeli missile brings down Syrian jet fighter over Golan Heights | The Times

That will shake things up, I imagine.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Back and Forth, Wearily, Across the ISIS Border - NYTimes.com

What an awful existence.

Fleeing Gaza, Only to Face Treachery and Disaster at Sea - NYTimes.com

We have to address this.

Bomb Kills 2 Lebanese Soldiers Near Border With Syria - NYTimes.com

Too many.

Vialatte condamné à 6000€ pour son tweet sur les "descendants d'esclaves" | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

Ah, the law de France!

Deux adolescentes soupçonnées de vouloir se rendre en Syrie interceptées à Marseille | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

It must be so hard to pick the right people out of the crowd.

Turkish President Erdoğan slams New York Times over ISIL story - POLITICS

And still more.

100 yards away from the New York Times | Opinion | Daily Sabah

More from Turkey.

Gov't press ignores NYT plea to ensure safety of its reporter

I do expect the US Government to speak loudly and clearly on this. It is not the person; it is the principle.

About 60,000 Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey as Islamic State advances | Reuters

Wow.

Air Algérie: la cause du crash toujours inconnue - Libération

I hope they can get to the bottom of this.

Turkey Welcomes the Return of Diplomats and Families Held Hostage in Iraq - NYTimes.com

I hope this will bring some sanity back to Turkey as well.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Monday, September 15, 2014

Egypt Stamps Wrong Canal On Its Postage : NPR

How embarrassing.

TV5MONDE : Programmes - BON VOYAGE !

Nice!

Netflix : « Nous pensons séduire un foyer français sur trois en cinq ans »

On verra.

Lyon accueille l'Alliance Franco-Tunisienne pour le Numérique

Good.

Middle Eastern Petrochemical Plants Are Targets of Hackers - NYTimes.com

A Mediterranean problem?

Turkey Is a Steady Source of ISIS Recruits - NYTimes.com

Another slice of the very big problem.

500 migrants disparus dans un naufrage en Méditerranée | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

Unimaginable.

Libération: la direction envisage de supprimer 93 postes

The media times simply get more challenging.

La direction de "Libération" s'apprête à supprimer un tiers de ses effectifs

Alas.....

Lost Homes and Dreams at Tower Israel Leveled - NYTimes.com

Such a needless tragedy.

Des centaines de migrants disparus en Méditerranée | La-Croix.com

How awful. We need an action-oriented, problem-solving meeting within the MMC!

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Egypt Revives Law Allowing Government To Control NGOs : NPR

Big problem.

L'armée israélienne ouvre cinq enquêtes internes à la suite du conflit à Gaza

I hope it is the first few of many to come.

Under militia power, Libya closer to failed state - The Washington Post

So what do we do next?

New Emblem of an Elemental Conflict: Seized West Bank Land - NYTimes.com

When will Israel do something right?

Thousands of Migrants Forced to Leave Israel, Rights Group Says - NYTimes.com

What would you expect?

Libyan Refugees Stream to Tunisia for Care, and Tell of a Home That Is Torn Apart - NYTimes.com

Such a mess.


Présentation - Semaine Economique de la Méditerranée

I am trying to understand better how this works.

Vincent Casset et François Cluzet en plein tournage à Porto-Vecchio | Dernière minute | Nice-Matin

Media in the making.

VIDEO. Le "Transporteur" fait son cinéma à l'aéroport de Nice | Nice | Nice-Matin

Is this always a good thing?

Deezer, the French Spotify, targets high end in U.S. with Sonos - LA Times

Elsewhere in the Mediterranean?

Saturday, September 06, 2014

Since Nazi Occupation, a Fist Raised in Resistance - NYTimes.com

Sounds like a really amazing fellow.
Imagine:
"“What I want is to make sure that people can decide their own fate,” Mr. Glezos said."

Gaza students

La France premier pays d'émigration vers Israël en 2014

We need to plot out all of the movements of people, temporarily and permanently among Mediterranean countries and all others.

Monday, September 01, 2014

join.me | Free Screen Sharing and Online Meetings

Would be great to see this deployed for the Mediterranean.

Seeing Just One Way for Greece to Go: Up - NYTimes.com

Such an important post.

TV5MONDE : Turquie : Forum sur la gouvernance de l'Internet au pays de la censure

Looks super interesting.

Maude, un "ange de la téléréalité" à Grasse | Grasse | Nice-Matin

A new piece of Mediterranean media for me!

Parents Who Took Ill Son Abroad Fight Order to Return to Britain - NYTimes.com

Mediterranean law effectively being made.

Alger: deux avions au sol d'Air Algérie ont failli se percuter sur les pistes

Lots and lots of concerns.

La Duce Vita

Worth looking at this.

Europe : les cinq raisons à la nomination de Federica Mogherini

Challenging times for so many.

en.econostrum

I did not realize that they now have an English version. Nice.

L'Italie est désormais entrée en déflation

Really bad.

Lifting the Soul, and the Spanish Economy, Too - NYTimes.com

So many untold (at least widely) stories.

Libyan Parliament Reappoints PM as Government Loses Grip on Ministries - NYTimes.com

Libya remains incredibly perilous.

BBC News - Ukraine war pulls in foreign fighters

The full extent of Mediterranean involvement?