https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/7/un-decries-shocking-christian-muslim-clashes-in-ethiopia In Ethiopia, the deep-seated religious conflict between Muslims and Orthodox Christians has become a pressing concern for United Nations Human Rights Chief, Michelle Bachelet, due to the recent attacks in Gondar city that began April 26 that are targeting muslims and mosques and spreading out from the city day by day. Muslims have also returned fire with fire— Bachelet… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/6/somalia-lawmakers-to-decide-president-on-may-15 Somalia’s government has stated that it will announce the country’s new president on May 15 as a part of the larger goal to put in place a new government by the May 17 deadline that was set by the International Monetary Fund which will retract its financial support as a penalty for not meeting the deadline. The budget provided… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-libya-lawsuits-war-crimes-a2949b7aac1af828f078fd70e2041584 This article covers the trial of Khalifa Hafter, who failed to show up for a Monday court date in Virginia. Khalifa Hafter is a Libyan military officer and was the leader of the Libyan national army during the Libyan civil war. As a result of directives given under his leadership, Khalifa Hafter is being tried for war crimes in… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/covid-business-health-middle-east-dubai-468d17c87631105bee10c13331fad221 In this article, the United Arab Emirates airline is officially no longer receiving the bailout from the Dubai government. It will now switch to paying back the debt owed to Dubai. This comes in the wake of covid as United Arab Emirates airlines like all other airlines were hit extraordinarily hard by the lack of business during the early… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-jerusalem-elections-israel-west-bank-5759a51f1d626cb628b575b6e5bb0768 Political tensions in Israel have led to unrest and political uncertainty in the Middle Eastern country. Current Prime Minister Bennett has a tumultuous political situation surrounding his government. His party no longer holds the majority in parliament and political disagreements within his party are threatening its unity. A construction disagreement with the United States about development… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-africa-europe-economy-2b3d4abaa969523f09dfc93eb9a5b854 Egypt’s poor economic situation has been worsened by the Russo-Ukrainian war. Egypt’s Central Agency for Mobilization and Statistics released data revealing inflation had increased. The country’s inflation rate climbed from 12.1% in March to 14.9% in April. This has caused prices to soar in a variety of areas, from food to gas. From March to April,… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-middle-east-africa-egypt-gaza-strip-7f799f69f100794d5d32f982ba901f8b Days after a deadly attack in Sinai, that killed 11. A general and 4 troops are dead due to continued fighting in the area. Military spokesman said that the cause of their deaths were because of militants that they were fighting due to recent airstrikes in the area. During that same fight it was said that 7 of the… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-jerusalem-israel-63244ccb4549592c8bd0bed1404f0bb2 To try and avoid any crisis for the fighting government, a key official in the Israeli government said that they will stay in the weak coalition. Mansour Abbas, leader of the Islamist Arab Ra’am party in the country, 1 of the 8 parties that make up Israels coalition, stated that he would keep his party in the coalition. Despite… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/4/22/sudan-anti-coup-voices-being-silenced-to-subdue-the-resistance On October 25 of 2021, Sudan’s progress towards gaining human rights and freedoms severely backslid with a military coup that replaced the acting democratic government with another dictatorship. In response, the Sudanese people have put their own safety and freedom on the line to protest against the authoritarian government, fight for democracy, and protect human rights. The light of… Read more »
Link to Article: “Saudi-led coalition sends dozens of freed prisoners to Yemen“ The Saudi-led coalition in the state of Yemen reported having transported over 100 newly freed prisoners into Yemen as a humanitarian initiative with the Red Cross and UN. The majority of the former prisoners are said to have been under a Yemeni Houthi group, which has clashed with… Read more »
