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The Turkish regime is playing an influential role in the current struggles of the region. Under the pretext of fighting the Islamic State (IS), attacks have been launched by several imperialist nations, including the United States of America, Russia and several European nations. In light of this, the Turkish regime continues to ignore, or is even complicit in, the movement of large numbers of reactionary Islamist fighters into Syria, specifically into the ranks of the IS.

L’intensification du conflit mené par les puissances impérialistes (Etats-Unis, Russie, Etats européens, etc…) et régionales (Arabie saoudite, Qatar, Turquie, Iran) au Moyen-Orient ces derniers mois a durement touché les peuples de la région. Elle est le produit des différentes formes de la contre-révolution, représentées par les régimes dictatoriaux et contre-révolutionnaires et les forces islamiques réactionnaires, comme Daesh, conjuguées à la volonté des grandes puissances internationales et régionales d'imposer leur hégémonie politique et économique sur la région.

Par Gilbert Achcar


Beirut has been the scene of growing demonstrations over the past few weeks in reaction to the government’s disastrous management of waste disposal and treatment; this market-based privatised approach has catastrophic environmental consequences, hitting first and foremost the most impoverished regions of the country. The closure of the open-air landfill site in Na’ameh following local mobilisations means that tons of rubbish are left on the streets of the country’s major cities.