An Israeli soldier almost turns into a Palestinian underground fighter. This remarkable transformation is the subject of a novel by the Tunisian-French author Hubert Haddad. The motif may have something to do with the author's dual allegiances – Haddad is an Arab Jew. Kersten Knipp reviews his novel "Palestine"
Matt Beynon Rees is a British-born crime novelist who has won numerous awards for his series of novels about a fictional Palestinian sleuth called Omar Yussef. He initially came to the Middle East as a young journalist, but in time turned his attention to fiction. Eren Güvercin spoke to him about his work and the situation in Palestine
France's highest court has upheld a corruption conviction of French Polynesia's former president Gaston Flosse, effectively ending his political career.