Link to Article: “Thousands stuck as Lebanese authorities suspend passport renewals“ As the Lebanese financial crisis continues to push more and more people out of the country, the government has announced that it can no longer meet the large demands for passports and will not be issuing them for the time being. Demands for passports have been steadily increasing since… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-jerusalem-israel-violence-west-bank-36e70e83ded264fbd6e73831fb431aed Recently, tensions between Israel and Palestine have risen at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The site is religiously sacred to both Islam and Judaism and has been a serious source of contention in previous conflicts. On Friday April 22, Israeli Police and Palestinians skirmished inside the mosque. Hamas accused the Israeli government of instigating the fight by allowing… Read more »
Link to Article: “Parliament pushes for capital controls law as Lebanese protest“ Three years ago, Lebanon imposed regulations on withdrawing US dollars from bank accounts, and now, the state is attempting to pass a capital controls law, worrying citizens about the already-spiraling economy. According to the report, the Lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value since the financial crash… Read more »
Link to Article: “Six months since coup, Sudan promises to keep up democracy fight“ After the removal of Sudan’s leader, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan began to see a small democratic transition in its government. This was all halted 6 months ago, with a coup led by the Sudanese military. The military has since been involved in the murders of dozens of… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-jerusalem-elections-israel-national-1928a2d965eb835facfc5e7a9999b948 At the request of Israeli Prime Minister Bennett, a committee of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, unanimously voted to bar politician Amichai Chikli from both becoming a member of any party in parliament and holding a ministerial position. Chikli left Bennett’s Yamina coalition, saying the Yamina coalition had wavered too much on its stances. The Yamina… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/18/rocket-from-gaza-into-southern-israel-intercepted Since Israel forcibly took control of the non-recognized state Palestine, there has been sustained unrest and conflict in the region for more than 54 years. Just this past Monday, Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem holds great importance to muslims everywhere as an ancient holy site that opened to worshippers in the year 1035 and it is… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-islamic-state-group-syria-europe-4ede428219450a58b0439912bc43cc15 With Russia and Syria’s close ties, Syrian fighters under their general Suheil al-Hassan are reportedly entering the ranks of Russian soldiers in the Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian government previously boasted approximately 16,000 troop enlistees from Syria, but U.S. analysts have raised doubts over the accuracy of these numbers. Additionally, Russian military general Alexander Dvornikov was named… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/business-jerusalem-middle-east-tel-aviv-gaza-strip-f9eb9b51e57ac3883de98a0c64cfa692 Israeli air forces and palestinian militants traded fire across the Gaza frontier early thursday, as violence in Jeruslame erupts at the most holy site in the historic city. This follows the 11 day Israel-Gaza war. The violence in Gaza is due to the Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem, which is the worst cross border fighting since last year…. Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-religion-elections-egypt-4f88f212513144cf83af97df36328833 After a week-long talk in the Egyptian capital, the rival officials of Libya come out with no agreements on constitutional arrangements for elections. The talks involved twelve Libyan lawmakers from the east-based parliament and twelve from the high council of state, an advisory board in western Libya capital Tripoli. The talks were brokered by the UN, and the spokesperson… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/business-africa-egypt-cairo-forensics-a4b7a67a628bfac02778dc3c47118aec One of the leading human rights advocacy groups urges Egyptian authorities to release an autopsy report and start an investigation on the suspicious death of an economic researcher detained two months ago. The group, Human Rights Watch, wants the results of the autopsy and the photos of Ayman Hadhood’s body to be released to the public. Also for the… Read more »