link Last friday, November 27, Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed after an explosion of a car and gun shots immediately following striked the scientist. It was said that this attack was carried out remotely. Iranian general, Ali Shamkhani told reporters that no doubt it was Israel and its national intelligence agency, that were behind the killing of Fakhrizadeh. Several… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/22/saudi-arabia-says-it-seeks-a-way-to-end-the-dispute-with-qatar Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has recently expressed his intentions to resolve the three year quarrel with neighboring country Qatar. Since 2017 Saudi Arabia and the UAE have imposed a boycott on diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar after accusing it of supporting terrorism, Qatar denies all accusations. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani expressed that this… Read more »
Article Link Yuval Steinitz, energy minister of Israel, has called to Lebanese president Michel Aoun for a meeting to discuss the maritime border. The reason for the request is due to Lebanon’s recent demands for more maritime territory than they currently possess with previous settlements. Steinitz is confident that a possible meeting could solve the territory dispute once and for… Read more »
Article Link Iraq is mourning an attack that happened just recently. Near Mt. Makhoul (about 200 km north of Baghdad), a bomb hit a car moving on an open road. The explosion caused a commotion; when first responders arrived at the scene, they found themselves under fire by a militia. The horrible event caused 10 deaths, 6 security officers and… Read more »
Article Link Recently, the UAE Fatwa council has declared the Muslim brotherhood to be defined as a terrorist organization. They declared this due to the group’s support for violent extremist groups, disputes with leaderships, and disobedience. Egypts Grand Mufti announced that taking part in the banned muslim brotherhood is religiously banned, for its disdain for the rules and beliefs of… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/23/yemens-houthis-say-they-fired-missile-at-saudi-aramco-site Yemen’s Houthis rebel group was reported to have recently executed a terrorist attack on a distribution station for oil giant Saudi Aramco in the city of Jeddha. A military official for the Houthis announced that, “these operations will continue,” although the attack was carried out using a winged missile, there were no casualties and no considerable damage to… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/18/the-failed-diplomacy-between-morocco-and-polisario There was violence in Western Sahara between Polisario (the militia fighting to end Moroccan presence in Western Sahara) and Morocco on Nov 13th. The recent attack marks the end of a 29-year ceasefire created with a 1991 agreement that included a UN-supported buffer area between the two warring groups. Western Sahara is a disputed territory currently… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-18/uae-escalates-opec-dispute-as-tensions-on-output-quotas-mount There has been tension between UAE and Saudi Arabia after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) breached its OPEC quota. The daily quota had been lowered to 2.59 million barrels per day in response to a decrease in oil demand as a result of Covid-19. For perspective, 4 million barrels is the country’s daily production capability. The… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1MD11Y11qP The Palestinian Authority (PA) recently resumed civil cooperation with Israel. Mussein al-sheikh, the acting head of the PA’s General Authority of Civil Affairs, announced on Tuesday that their decision was made after Israel agreed to be more lenient with control over the West Bank territories. Six months ago, the PA president, Mahmoud Abbas, decided to cut… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/12/saudi-arabia-announces-harsh-penalties-for-cutting-down-trees It is no secret that our world is suffering from lack of environmentally conscious countries and governments. But luckily more people are now aware of the issues we are facing regarding how long our earth is going to last. Authorities in Saudi Arabia have announced stringent measures to combat environmental vandalism, with fines of up to 30 million riyals… Read more »