Lawmakers push to promote Dreyfus to general as act of historical restitution

On Tuesday, some French lawmakers declared their desire for Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French army who was falsely convicted of treason in 1894, to be promoted to brigadier general. During a fierce anti-Semitic tabloid campaign, Dreyfus was charged with giving the German military attaché classified information and placed on trial. In light […]
France is the logical diplomatic entry point for Sharaa’s first European visit

This week, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will go to Europe for the first time. He made a shocking revelation on Tuesday and is now heading to France. In January, Sharaa took over as head of Syria’s transition government. In March, he assembled a new cabinet consisting of about twenty ministers. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel […]