Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/17/qatari-red-crescent-condemns-deadly-israeli-attack-on-gaza-hq On Monday, an Israeli air raid struck in Gaza the office of the Qatari Red Crescent Society, a Qatar state-affiliated relief organization providing for the welfare of Palestinians. This came only a day following the QRSC announced they would allocate $1m to the relief effort going to the families of Palestinians afflicted by the recent crisis. The conflict… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/israel-shells-lebanon-as-biden-continues-push-for-gaza-ceasefire Just over a week ago, a crisis emerged between Israel and the Gaza Strip. It’s unclear what specifically could accept blame for initiating the conflict, as violent tensions between the two powers have mounted steadfast through the last month. Within the conflict, AJ reports in Palestine that 218 have been killed and an estimated 1500 wounded, with twelve… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/7/two-palestinians-killed-by-army-base-israeli-media Two Palestinians were killed and a third critically wounded after an alleged attack on an Israeli military base in the northern occupied west bank. The Palestinians approached the Salem military base near the city of Jenin with homemade submachine guns. Israeli police said that the three Palestinians fired the weapons at the base’s main gate. Border police and… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/saudi-arabia-summons-lebanons-envoy-over-ministers-remarks On Monday, the foreign minister of Lebanon, Charbel Wehbe, appeared on network Alhurra TV sparring in argument with a Saudi speaker. In anger, he implied that Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States are responsible for the creation and actions of ISIL. Wehbe’s phrasing was, translated, “Those countries of love, friendship and fraternity, they brought us Islamic State,” which… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalia-restoring-diplomatic-ties-with-kenya-after-nearly-six-months-2021-05-06/ Somalia has announced that they are restoring diplomatic ties with Kenya after nearly six months of not associating with the country following allegations of meddling in politics. There has been increased tension recently between the countries over ownership and gas deposits, specifically in Jubbaland. The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “looks forward to further normalization of relations… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatars-finance-minister-arrested-alleged-embezzlement-statement-2021-05-06/ This past week, Qatar Finance Minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi was arrested over embezzlement allegations and stripped of his duties as Minister. Emadi is also on the board of the Qatar Investment Authority, and sits on the board of directors for the Qatar National Bank. It’s reported that he is only under investigation for embezzlement for his role as Finance… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/european-powers-tell-israel-stop-settlement-expansion-2021-05-06/ Recently multiple European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain, have urged Israel to stop expansion into the West Bank, as there is extreme violence going on in the area and the settlement is causing mass disruption. In Sheikh Jarrah, settlers and Palestinians living on the street where the evictions might take place have faced off in nightly… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/5/hamas-commander-warns-israel-over-occupied-east-jerusalem-attacks Hamas, the military wing of the Palestine resistance movement, has condemned Israel over the recent attacks against Palestinian residents that are located in East Jersualum. The Hamas brigade commander, Mohammed Deif, is calling for the aggression against their people in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood to stop immediately or there will be a “heavy price”. The Sheikh neighborhood was… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/4/us-legislators-call-on-biden-to-help-raise-aid-for-yemen United States Senators have been urging the Biden administration to contribute more humanitarian aid to Yemen. The crisis in Yemen has left 20 million citizens dependent on humanitarian assistance and has many suffering from widespread famine. The UN conference in March had sought to raise $3.85 billion for Yemen, but raised only $1.35 billion; the Biden administration only… Read more »
Article: https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-libya-africa-middle-east-europe-176cee919badac6b2841396b9cc57d3f Analysis: Recently, a joint news conference was held where Libya’s top foreign diplomat of their interim government, Najla al-Manqoush, called on Tukey to implement the U.N. Security Council resolutions. This was further backed up by France and Italy. She additionally called on Turkey to immediately remove the foreign fighters and mercenaries that are currently in Libya. Turkey has… Read more »
