Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/14/irans-rouhani-no-conditions-or-negotiations-on-nuclear-deal Iran refuses to negotiate its nuclear missiles program as President-elect Joe Biden moves to reinstate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). President Donald Trump abandoned the agreement in 2018 and levied harsh economic sanctions against Iran instead. Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, said he is sure that Trump’s economic sanctions will be lifted once Biden takes… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/10/israel-morocco-agree-to-normalise-relations-in-us-brokered-deal Thursday, December 10th, a US-brokered deal led Morocco and Israel to agree to normalize their relationship. Morocco has agreed to set aside hostilities with Israel after Donald Trump said he would recognize Morocco’s control of the disputed Western Sahara territory. Morocco has Jewish lineage and history, so it is not surprising that Morocco has decided to… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-23/uae-abolishes-requirement-for-local-partners-in-firms-national Companies operating in the United Arab Emirates are no longer required to have UAE shareholders. The new business regulations will come into effect on December 1st. The previous regulations required companies to give at least 51% of ownership to locals to continue their business in the country, as well as for the board of directors positions… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201204-in-first-ever-female-academic-chairs-saudi-shura-council-meeting/ Dr Hanan Al-Ahmadi is an academic who specialises in economics and health management. She made history seven years ago by being one of the first women to be appointed to the Shura Council, and now, she has made history again. Al-Ahmadi, who was appointed as the new Assistant Speaker of the kingdom’s consultative body following a… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201202-sudan-will-not-normalise-with-israel-until-removed-from-us-terror-list/ Following the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Sudan was set to be the third Arab government to normalise with Israel, encouraged by the US. Now, Sudan claims that it will not normalise with Israel until they are taken off the list of states which “sponsor” terrorism. This comes from the 1998 terrorist attacks on the Kenya… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/3/bahrain-open-to-imports-from-illegal-israeli-settlements With a recent formalization of relations between Israel and Bahrain, along with the United Arab Emirates, imports from Israel will not be divided based on those made within Israel and those that are from illegal settlements. This decision made by Bahrain is highly controversial due to their prior trade relationship with Israel and its illegal settlements… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/2/un-20000-foreign-fighters-in-libya-are-a-serious-crisis There is a “serious crisis” in Libya right now as weapons continue to be imported into the warring country. A UN representative for Libya, Stephanie Williams, says that this is a “violation of Libyan sovereignty.” She announced this to Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, which is working to bring the warring sides of Libya together. This forum… Read more »
Link to article: https: //www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/29/rocket-attack-causes-fire-at-oil-refinery-in-northern-iraq On sunday, November 29th, a rocket attack in northern Iraq caused a large fire at an oil refinery. The ISIL (ISIS) group claimed responsibility saying it used two Katyusha rockets to carry out the attack. The fire halted operations at the oil refinery, and hit a fuel storage tank at the small Siniya refinery in… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/30/gaza-women-break-down-work-barriers-amid-israeli-siege Well educated and hardworking women in the Gaza Strip have always found it very hard to find work for themselves. Naela Abu Jibba, a mother and graduated college student, had hoped to find work in an office, but due to the state of their economy and strict gender division, she was unable to find work. This… Read more »
link to article Kurdish journalist Sherwan Amin Sherwani has been held in solitary confinement since October 7 for, “politically motivated charges.” Sherwani who is a editor in-chief-for monthly magazine company Bashur, was arrested in his home in Serbiran, a village just outside the city of Erbil on October 7. Sherwani was critical of the authorities in the Kurdish region in… Read more »
