Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/29/iran-and-world-powers-begin-vienna-talks-to-restore-nuclear-deal Iran, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the UK met and resumed long-awaited talks in Vienna to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, created due to years of tension over Iran’s development of nuclear weapons. As the United States left the deal three years ago, the messages of the meetings were relayed to US representatives because Iran now… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-lapid-urges-world-keep-up-pressure-iran-2021-11-29/ Israel is wanting the rest of the world to not lift the sanctions that they have imposed on Iran. They believe that the nuclear deal that Iran is currently working on making to get rid of the sanctions will not do anything to hinder the Iranian nuclear program. Instead the Iranian government is using the nuclear talks as… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/11/27/turkish-lira-crisis-hits-idlib-in-syria The Turkish currency, the lira, has inflation rates of almost 20% and has lost about 40% of its value. Though this is a Turkish currency, it has largely affected the city Idlib in Syria. Idlib adopted the lira about a year ago. Most products are imported in Syria, so they have to pay high prices for… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/3/three-algerians-killed-in-attack-presidency-blames-on-morocco Three Algerians have been bombed by claimed to be Moroccans. The Algerian trucks were hooked up with bombs which killed them. The Algerian president has blamed Morocco and said, “will not go unpunished.” Algeria just ended its relationship with Morocco due to hostile actions that need to be taken. It is uncertain at the time if actions… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/8/syrian-air-defences-intercept-targets-over-homs-state-media Air raids sent from Isreal have struck western and central Syria causing soldiers wounded and damage to towns and cities. Syria has been under constant fire from Israel and has taken down many of the missiles. Syria has taken sides with the Lebanese Hezbollah group which is from Iran. The Lebanese Hezbollah group and Syria have worked… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/8/palestinian-rights-activists-hacked-by-israeli-firm-nso-group Six Palestinians have been hacked by the NSO group located in Israel. The victims of the attacks all were human rights activists. Smaller problems like this one only add to the current ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel. The NSO firm is a technology company that invented military-grade spyware called, Pegasus. Pegasus was used to spy on… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/17/shooting-in-syria-could-mark-new-phase-in-israeli-campaign Former Syrian Druze lawmaker Midhat Saleh was killed allegedly by Israeli sniper in a village along the Israeli frontier where he ran a Syrian government office. Israeli sources say that Saleh has been helping the Iranian military to fight against Israel, however, people that knew him claimed he has no connection to Iran or any militia…. Read more »
Link to article:https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/moroccan-king-ignores-algeria-accusation-speech-2021-11-06/ During an annual speech about Western Sahara King Mohammed who is Morocco’s king did not mention anything about Algeria’s accusations that Morocco had targeted Algerian citizens in western Sahara. The relationship between Morocco and Algeria has been rocky for years after Algeria supported a Polisario front who said they were resuming their efforts to gain independence of… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20211107-tens-of-thousands-rally-in-ethiopia-to-support-govt-campaign-against-rebels-denounce-us As the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) begins to make more and more threats on the capital, a government organized rally took place in Addis Ababa on Sunday to support the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Ethiopian defense forces. A topic of controversy in the rally was the United States’ position on the issue, supporting… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/sudans-ousted-pm-hamdok-agrees-return-lead-government-al-arabiya-tv-2021-11-03/ In Sudan, the government, called the Sovereign Council created in August 2019 to last until 2023 elections, consisted of the military sharing power with officials appointed by civilian political groups. With a combination of the military strengthening and civilian unrest, Sudan’s military seized power in a coercive government takeover on October 25, 2021, thus dissolving the… Read more »
