Leah Snyder Analysis post 7 The Yemen government said it has agreed to a large-scale prisoner swap with the Houthi rebels, as part of a “confidence-building measure”. After eight to nine months of being locked in negotiations with Houthis, Yemen foreign minister, Khaled al-Yamani, stated that the Yemen government has come to an agreement. “we will discuss the operational issues… Read more »
In recent years, Turkey’s government has become more authoritarian-leaning. In 2013, there was an outbreak of protests around Turkey. These protests lasted for about two months and caused civil unrest involving both rightist and leftists. Twenty-two people died in the Gezi Park protests and many more injured. The Turkish government has issued a warrant for Dudar’s arrest. Dudar was an… Read more »
A total of 243 attacks on ambulances located in Syria have been reported in a matter of one year. After further investigation, it became clear that more than half the attacks were intenitial. The attacks are being held out by the Syrian government and their Russian allies in an attempt to destabilize and intimidate workers through weaponization and healthcare. The… Read more »
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will bring Tehran closer to global standards and help remove it from investment blacklists as it faces renewed U.S. sanctions.
LONDON (Reuters) – If OPEC and its allies led by Russia agree to reduce oil output next year by reverting to 2016 production quotas, it would imply an OPEC-only supply curb of at least 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd), according to Reuters calculations. Russia’s TASS news agency, citing an OPEC source, reported on Wednesday that this was one idea… Read more »
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have issued an arrest warrant for journalist Can Dundar as part of an investigation into protests in Istanbul in 2013 against President Tayyip Erdogan’s rule, state-run Anadolu agency said on Wednesday. Prosecutors said he played an active role in the protests and provoked public unrest through social media. They also said he supported members of… Read more »
A military court in the Gaza Strip has sentenced six Palestinians to death for allegedly collaborating with Israel. The court sentenced eight other defendants to prison for various periods in addition to hard labour. Iyad al-Bazm, the spokesperson for Gaza’s Interior Ministry said that of those eight, four – including a woman – were sentenced to jail terms ranging from six to… Read more »
After a month strolling the gold market in Libya’s capital, retired public servant Milud Farhat was unable to find any jewelry he could afford for his daughter’s wedding. People shop at a market in the old city of Tripoli, Libya November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Hani Amara The 60-year-old is typical of Libya’s once well-to-do middle class, impoverished by high inflation and… Read more »
A team from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government arrived in Sweden to attend peace talks starting on Thursday with members of the Iran-aligned Houthi group, in a renewed U.N. push to end a war that has pushed the country to the brink of starvation. A U.N. source said the two sides were unlikely to hold direct talks at a renovated castle outside… Read more »
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ambulances have been intentionally and repeatedly targeted in Syria, researchers said on Tuesday, calling for more efforts to protect medical workers caught up in the conflict. The research, in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ Global Health, analyzed reports of 243 attacks on ambulances in 2016 and 2017 and found more than half were deliberately targeted. “There… Read more »