Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/12/ethiopia-warns-sudan-over-border-dispute Ethiopia and Sudan share a (994 mile) frontier, the al-Fashqa region. Both countries have funded over the region where Ethiopian farmers cultivate fertile land claimed by Sudan. Ethiopia has now accused Sudan of pushing their forces further into the contested border region that has been the site of deadly clashes in recent weeks. This comes after… Read more »
This past week two French soldiers were on a reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering mission in the eastern region of Menaka when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). The explosion occurred just three days after other troops from France were killed in the same way. The armed group known as the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM),… Read more »
Link to article France reported yesterday it killed dozens of fighters in a weekend air raid in central Mali. Villagers in Bounti said a lone helicopter opened fire on Sunday on a crowd gathered for a wedding. A French military spokesman denied the connection of the raid and the wedding party. The intel collected from the site does not correspond… Read more »
Link to Article A warrant for US President Donald Trump comes into the world from a Baghdad court. The arrest warrant is for killing top Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Al-Muhandis who was the deputy commander of the Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq was killed in the saem drone strike as Iranian General Qassem Soleimani near the Baghdad airport… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/sudan-officially-joins-abraham-accords-to-normalize-israel-ties-654461 Sudan has officially signed the Abraham Accords, thus meaning agreeing to normalization and peace with Israel. Sudan is now the third of four countries to agree to sign on to the Trump administration-brokered accords. Although Sudan announced that they were willing to join in October, the government would not proceed until the US removed Sudan off… Read more »
Article Link The Iranian government recently approved a bill, called the Protection, Dignity and Security of Women Against Violence, to help combat violence against women. This bill has been in the works since former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s term. May of last year, a 14-year-old girl was brutally killed by her father, who claimed it was an “honor-killing”. This event was a… Read more »
Article Link Since Brexit, the UK and Turkey have made a trade deal worth 25 billion dollars. Both countries are confident in the deal, with UK trade secretary expecting a “New, more ambitious deal in the near future.” Previously, about 75 percent of Turkish exports were tariffed, causing a loss of about 2.4 billion. The FTA agreement went into light… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/6/iran-nuclear-move-has-significant-risks-france-germany-uk On Tuesday Iran announced that they have increased the rate of uranium refining to 20% purity, which is the largest break since the nuclear deal they made in 2015 with world powers. This increase enrichment increase has raised concerns globally because it is edging towards the 90% purity needed to create a nuclear weapon. Germany, France and Britain… Read more »
link to article Israeli security forces shot dead at least 27 Palestinians across occupied Palestinian territories and in Israel. Of the 27 Palestinians, seven of them were minors. In at least 11 of the 16 killings investigated, “the Palestinians posed no threat to the lives of the forces.” For years now, Israel has been implementing an unlawful open-fire policy in… Read more »
link to article January 4, 2021 Saudi Arabia opened its land border with neighboring country Qatar. Kuwait’s foreign minister stated that it is set to reopen its airspace and sea border as well. With the announcement coming hours before the Gulf Cooperation Council summit (GCC) it is coming clear that a political dispute that led to a boycott on Qatar… Read more »
