North African countries and Israel have had their tiffs. When the Jewish State of Israel was formed in 1948 none of the Northern African countries would recognize it. In October of 2020, Sudan became the first North African country to recognize Israel. Recently, Morocco has recognized Israel as the third North African state to recognize them. The second was Egypt… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/14/israeli-prime-minister-lands-in-bahrain-in-first The Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Bahrain’s capital Manama in the highest-level visit since the countries established relations through the 2020 US-sponsored deal based in part on shared worries about regional power Iran. Bennett will meet with Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, his office stated before he landed in… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/14/erdogan-to-visit-uae-to-bolster-political-economic-ties Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in the United Arab Emirates for the first time in nearly a decade, as ties improve between the two countries. The Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Monday that the two countries signed 13 agreements including on defence, trade, climate change, industry and the economy. At a news conference… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/17/australia-to-list-hamas-as-terror-group The Australian government has plans to list the Palestinian movement Hamas to its list of outlawed terrorist organizations. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem stated “the movement strongly condemned Australia’s decision,” saying the move pointed towards a clear bias towards Israel. Additionally he said that this violated international laws that protect the Palestinian right to protest Israel. Qassem also said “Those… Read more »
Link to article:https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/bomb-blasts-military-bus-syrian-capital-killing-82896177 In Damascus Syria, a bomb went off on a bus Tuesday the 15th that was carrying syrian troops. One soldier died and 11 wounded. “The blast happened during rush hour at a customs roundabout near the capital’s landmark Umayyad Square, according to the report.” There is no further information on who was responsible for this attack nor… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/stocks/gulf-markets-pressured-by-lower-oil-prices-abu-dhabi-hits-record-high-2022-02-17/ New reports have come in claiming pressure has been felt by gulf states with falling oil prices. All countries in that region have felt the pressure except Saudi Arabia who has still been positive ending its session with some of the highest numbers since 2006. The oil prices have been falling amidst the closing up of… Read more »
On January 17th, Abu Dhabi came under attack by Houthi troops in Yemen. That was the second attack in the span of a week. Emirati air defenses intercepted incoming missiles, but a separate drone strike ended up killing 3 civilians. Analysts state that the attack was in response to battlefield setbacks for the Houthis. The Houthi have caused issues in… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/17/israel-strikes-town-south-of-damascus-says-syrian-state-media Wednesday night, Israel launched multiple surface to surface missiles into Syria south of the capital Damascus. This strike was launched late last night and hit a Syrian army post and caused what the Syrians say material damage. This attack comes after another strike on anti air missile batteries. This was in reaction to claims of suspected launches of… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/10/yemen-civilian-deaths-double-since-un-monitors-removed-ngo-says In October of 2021 the UN human rights monitors were controversially removed from Yemen causing a spike of deaths and injuries in the war. Pushing for the reinstatement of the human rights monitors, the Norwegian Refugee Council stated that “The ejection of monitors had opened the door to ‘unchecked, horrific violations.’” With 1,575 civilians injured or… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/13/five-un-staff-abducted-in-southern-yemen-by-unknown-armed-men While returning home from a field mission, 5 United Nation staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed men. This kidnapping took place in Abyan governorate on Friday February 11, 2022. Russell Geekie, a spokesman for the top UN official in Yemen, stated on Saturday that “The United Nations is in close contact with the authorities to… Read more »
