Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-arrests-two-prisoners-who-escaped-gilboa-prison-israeli-police-2021-09-19/ On Sunday, September 19, Israel recaptured the last two remaining Palestinian militants that escaped from their maximum security jail. The recapturing was accomplished by Israel raiding the city of Jenin in the northern west bank, a decision which caused violence to break out between Israeli troops and Palestinians. Upon exiting Jenin, rocks and explosives were thrown… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hezbollah-brings-iranian-fuel-into-lebanon-al-manar-tv-says-2021-09-16/ The militant group Hezbollah started importing fuel oil from Iran into Lebanon on thursday, September 16. Hezbollah imported the fuel in order to try and ease the ongoing energy crisis in Lebanon. The Lebanese government claimed that Hezbollah did not request permission before importing the fuel, which is backed up by the claim that the tanker… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-putin-meets-syrias-assad-moscow-2021-09-14/ Syrian president Bashar al-Assad met with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday, September 13. The presidents met at The Kremlin in Russia, where they discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria between Assad’s regime and Insurgent groups. Assad thanked Putin for aiding him in the conflict, with Russia having deployed its air force in Syria since 2015,… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/22/algeria-closes-airspace-to-all-moroccan-planes On Wednesday September 22, 2021 Alegria closed their airspace to Morocco and Moroccan planes. The order came from the head of the high security council. The shut down is due to a dispute between Algeria and Morocco over the western Sahara. The statement from Algeria was about all of the aircrafts that would be affected “All civilian and… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210921-france-s-defence-minister-warns-mali-against-hiring-russian-mercenary-firm The government of Mali has been considering hiring 1,000 Russian paramilitaries from the private security firm Wagner. This has caused lots of international controversy and condemnation, and the defence minister of France, Florence Parly, has warned the defence minister of Mali, Colonel Sadio Camara, that an act such as this would result in international isolation. This… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/21/unga-qatar-emir-urges-world-engage-with-taliban The Emir of Qatar has stated that he believes the world leaders should stay engaged with the Taliban as a way to resolve all conflicts peacefully. At the 76th session of the UNGA, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani spoke upon the stressful and critical state the Afghani people are currently in. A direct quote from… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/23/palestinian-children-left-traumtised-by-israeli-home-invasions On September 23, 2021 Israeli soldiers started to march on palistinian towns. The Israeli soldiers are demolishing and ransacking homes. More than 1,500 Palistinian people are currently in fear of home invasion and destruction. They have been taking bulldozers and started to knock over people’s homes. They have been specifically targeting human rights activists that have been protesting… Read more »
https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-un-jordan-saudi-kings-back-palestinian-state-with-east-jerusalem-as-capital/ Further meetings among various world leaders have been taking place at the United Nations, and there is no shortage of diplomacy out of the Middle East. The respective monarchs of both Jordan and Saudi Arabia issued policy firstly on the situation in The Holy Land, and Saudi Arabia stated their positions on Iran. Both kings explained in speeches that… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/17/eu-parliament-urges-uae-to-free-imprisoned-human-rights-activists On the 16th of september the EU put their foot down to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has been holding and prisoning human rights activists and holding on to them. The EU calls this a violation of human rights and that it needs to stop. The EU parliament sent a strongly worded message to the UAE saying… Read more »
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210921-turkey-bahrain-relations-are-developing-turkish-fm-says/ Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu spoke with his Bahrani counterpart Zayani at the recent assembly of the United Nations in New York City, and took to social media to celebrate and publicize the improvement of foreign relations between the two states. It is reported that the two counterparts and more largely, the respective nations are both active in improving their… Read more »
