Berber communities in Algeria are pressing for the government to not only promote, but also fund their indigenous Tamazight language. Recently, Parliament has rejected an amendment to formalize the teaching of Tamazight in schools, which resulted in an outbreak of protests, especially in the country’s northern regions. People believe that the state is refusing to acknowledge the language and identity… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20171215-2-palestinian-israeli-deadly-clashes-jerusalem-fallout-continues-trump Palestinian protesters clashed anew with Israeli forces on Friday as the fallout continued from US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, with two Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. Following Muslim prayers on Friday, Palestinians set fire to tires and threw rocks at Israeli soldiers, who responded with tear gas and live fire in the… Read more »
http://www.france24.com/en/20171216-united-nations-mulls-over-measure-rejecting-usa-decision-jerusalem The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would affirm that any change to the status of Jerusalem has no legal effect and must be rescinded, in response to the US decision to recognize the city as Israel’s capital. Egypt circulated the draft text on Saturday and diplomats said the council could vote on the proposed measure… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/protests-held-world-jerusalem-move-171215103731337.html Four Palestinians have been killed by Israeli security forces in the occupied Palestinian territories on Friday. Two were killed in the Gaza Strip as thousands of people protested on Friday in the occupied Palestinian territories and across the world over the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Another two Palestinians were fatally shot by Israeli forces in Ramallah, in the… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/algeria-berbers-protest-tamazight-language-rights-171213185709684.html Berber communities in Algeria are calling on the government to allocate state funding to promote and preserve their indigenous language, a demand that has prompted several protests in the country’s northern region this week. The protests come after an amendment to 2018 budget legislation that would have formalised the teaching of the Tamazight language in local schools was rejected… Read more »
The unexpected recognition of Jerusalem by President Trump as the capital of Israel has received little support and much criticism. The decision goes against the precedent set by the US and other UN members which dates back to Israel’s creation. Recognition may have been intended to strengthen US-Israeli ties, however the immediate affect of the decision seems to be a… Read more »
Though it has long been known that ISIL forces have been using American and Saudi Arabian weapons, it has been found that the number of these is far more than what could’ve been captured in battle alone. There has been some conspiracy theorists hinting at these facts beforehand, however, the complete disorder found in big-picture situation in the Middle East… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/isil-weapons-traced-saudi-arabia-171214164431586.html Weapons supplied by the United States and Saudi Arabia to opposition fighters often fell into the hands of ISIL, significantly enhancing the “quantity and quality” of the group’s armaments, a new report alleges. The number of weapons goes “far beyond those that would have been available through battle capture alone”, according to the study by arms-monitoring group Conflict Armament… Read more »
The US ambassador to the UN has called for an international coalition to counter Iran’s influence in the Middle East, while accusing the country of “fanning the flames of conflict” in the region. Nikki Haley, standing in front of what she said were the remnants of Iranian-made weapons, said the US has found evidence that Iranian ballistic missiles were transferred… Read more »
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/10/middleeast/gaza-tunnels-israel-intl/index.html (CNN)An incomplete tunnel running for more than a kilometer from Gaza into southern Israel has been destroyed, Israel’s army announced on Sunday. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus said the tunnel, which originated in the city of Khan Younis, had penetrated several hundred meters inside Israeli territory, finishing a kilometer away from the nearest village in Israel. Conricus described… Read more »