Iran has been working on two satellites that have gone under a series of tests in order to launch. They have passed two out of the three tests. The last test that the satellites did not pass is the speed test. Iranian scientists are working on different solutions to make these satellites safe to send into orbit without failure. In… Read more »
On May 14, 2018, the United States recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the state and opened an embassy. On the same day, Israelis killed fifty-two Palestinians that were protesting the opening of the embassy. Personally, I would not use the term “killed” but more “massacred” or “slaughtered” fifty-two Palestinians as the doors of the United States embassy opened. May… Read more »
This week the article that caught my eye most was an article regarding the teen girl from Saudi Arabia who fled and was seeking asylum in Canada. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, an eighteen years old, feared for her life in Saudi Arabia, due to her family situation, resulting in her leaving and taking a one way ticket to Canada. After not… Read more »
In my first article, “Saudi woman’s flight rallies opposition to male guardianship” it talked about how women in Saudi Arabia right now need male approval to do a lot of basic tasks. Its so sexist and makes to Saudi women feel oppressed. There has been a rise in a movement to empower women and to get rid of the guardianship… Read more »
Sometimes I feel like the Middle East is really just a crazy action movie all the time that’s super depressing and terrifying but like there’s some super cool military tactics and plot twists that keep you on your toes. None of it feels totally real because all of it is so incredibly messy, sad, and insane. I will say, however,… Read more »
Reading about everything happening in the Middle East is exhausting and depressing, especially living in a country where the government had decided it doesn’t want to help anyone we’ve helped in the past and those who are in desperate need of it. Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is predicted to be one of the worst going into 2019, the Sudanese government is… Read more »
Aid work took a hard hit this year when the US ended funding for UNRWA that helps 5 million Palestinian refugees. The United Nations and the Palestinian Authority have appealed for $350m in aid for Palestinians in 2019, saying they needed more but had to be “realistic” following major aid cuts by the United States. The UN said the appeal, down from $539… Read more »
UN peacekeepers say two of four tunnels found close to the border violate a resolution that ended the 2006 war. The United Nations’ peacekeepers in Lebanon have said two of the four tunnels allegedly discovered by Israel cross the border between the two countries, violating a ceasefire agreement that ended a 2006 war. In a statement on Monday, the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL)… Read more »
Stakeholders fail to agree on the makeup of a Syrian constitutional committee amid calls to convene next year. Russia, Iran and Turkey, supporters of the main sides in Syria’s complex civil war, on Tuesday failed to agree on the makeup of a United Nations-sponsored Syrian constitutional committee but called for it to convene early next year to kick off a viable peace process. In a joint… Read more »
WSJ says Saudi effort to forge ties with Israel is faltering after crown prince was implicated in journalist’s murder. A covert US-backed initiative to improve ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel is facing setbacks after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and two of his aides were implicated in a journalist’s killing, according to the Wall Street Journal. Prince Mohammed, whom the US Senate blamed… Read more »