The Trump name could soon find itself gracing a new planned community in a hotly contested location — the Golan Heights. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced via video Tuesday that he intends to introduce a resolution to have the Jewish community named after President Donald Trump in gratitude for his decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the area. “I’m… Read more »
Karen Nettleton, from Melbourne, Australia has been using the past five years to search for her grandchildren who were taken from her by their mother from Sydney in 2014 to join the Islamic State in Syria. Mrs. Nettleton wailed as she lifted the niqab from a girl’s face she believed to be her granddaughter in a Syrian refugee camp. An… Read more »
MELBOURNE, Australia — Karen Nettleton has spent the past five years in search of her grandchildren, who were taken by their mother in 2014 from Sydney, Australia, to join the Islamic State in Syria. Finally, in late March, she made it to the sprawling al-Hawl refugee camp in Syria’s Kurdish northeast. There, she found a teenager she believed to be… Read more »
The al-Hol camp in north eastern Syria is an overflowing vessel of anger and unanswered questions. Inside are the lost women and children of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), abandoned by their men, their nightmare caliphate and their governments. Some cling to their hate-fuelled ideology: “We are undefeated!” they scream in your face. Others beg for a way out… Read more »
Bahrain’s king has reinstated the citizenship of 551 people convicted by courts during a crackdown on dissent. No reason was given for the decision and those affected were not named. At least 990 Bahrainis have reportedly lost their citizenship through court decisions or executive orders since 2012. Most have been left effectively stateless, and some have been deported. They have… Read more »
US President Donald Trump has decided to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran. The White House said waivers for China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey would expire in May, after which they could face US sanctions themselves. This decision is intended to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero, denying the government its main source… Read more »
I represented the U.S. Department of State in the simulation. In regards to representing a world hegemon, we immediately dominated the committee due to our financial flexibility and playing an authority-type role. I felt extremely well prepared thanks to my several previous years of Model UN experience. The entire simulation was almost identical to the rules of a Model United… Read more »
Egypt‘s parliament has passed proposed constitutional amendments that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi remain in power until 2030, according to state media. The vote on Tuesday sends the changes to a public referendum that will likely take place before early May when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts. Critics have decried the proposals as another step back to authoritarianism, eight years… Read more »
Conflict in Libya has been ongoing since 2011, and recently there has been an uptick in civilian casualties due to government forces. Within three days there has already been a reported 47 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. Not only are civilians being killed but over 40 health services have been in a targeted attack, a major international law… Read more »
The United Nations is now expressing that the current goings on in Libya could potentially lead to war crimes. They are urging all sides to avoid bloodshed as Khalifa Haftar’s forces march towards the recognized government in Tripoli. In the past couple of days 47 people have been killed in Haftar’s march to the capitol. Amid the chaos an air… Read more »