Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked parts of northern Iraq held by Kurdish groups, as anti-government protests continue in Iran’s Kurdish-majority regions and elsewhere. The IRGC confirmed that it hit 3 area’s in the Kurdish region, with missles and drones, that the Tehran considered to be ‘Terrorist’ organisations. According to local sources, 26 members of Komala and the… Read more »
Link to article In a meeting with Palestine leader Mahmoud Abbas, The US Secretary of State claimed that the US will continue to support Palestinians in Israel, despite Biden’s commencement of Netanyahu, who intends to implement an anti-Palestinian regime. He also reaffirmed US support for making Palestine its own state as Israel continues building internationally illegal settlements that will prevent… Read more »
Link to article Nov 3, former President of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu won the national election and is preparing to lead the right-wing nationalist Likud Party as they control a majority of the Israeli parliament (Knesset). Israel has been in a political gridlock for the past three and a half years, where five national elections have been held. This consisted of… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/09/cop27-climate-alaa-prison-strike-sissi/ Summary: Egypt is holding the COP27 climate change conference in Cairo, however, the spotlight has been moved towards Egypt’s civil rights abuses rather than the issue of climate change. This comes as Alaa Adbel Fatah, a protestor has gone on a hunger strike and could die in prison. He had been a popular political figure during the… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/jordan-seeks-more-coordination-with-russia-bring-stability-southern-syria-2022-11-03/ Summary: Russia and Jordan have come to an agreement to make the Syrian-Jordan border region more secure. Jordan has had an increasing issue with what they claim are Iranian-backed militias and drug traffickers. The Syrian Civil War has destabilized the region and has left these areas essentially lawless, which has made Syria one of the biggest drug trafficking… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/algeria-arabs-summit-idAFKBN2RR2NS Summary: Algeria hosted the 2022 Arab League Summit in Algiers in early November. This is the first conference since the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the prior conferences canceled. This conference comes a month after Algeria had successfully brokered a deal with Hamas and the Fatah governments of Palestine to hold elections in Palestine. Algeria attempted to convince… Read more »
In Baghdad, Iraq, an airstrike on a convoy carrying fuel across the Iraq border killed at least 10 people. The strike hit 15 trucks that had crossed from Iraq into Syria near Al-Qaim. It wasn’t clear at first who carried out the attack or where the convoy came from but paramilitary officials said that some of them that were killed… Read more »
Just before Argentinas match against Italy, a group was formed called Argentina Fans Qatar (AFQ), was formed in June of this year. Some of the fans will be in the stadium and others will be in the fan zones. AFQ is Argentina fans of various nationalities, primarily Indian, Nepalese, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshi, Africans and Qataris who love Argentina and… Read more »
Arab leaders meet in Algeria for the second day of the 31st summit of the annual Arab conference, seeking common ground on several issues in the region. This meeting has the backdrop of rising inflation, food and energy shortages, drought and soaring cost of living in the region. The leaders of the region gathered for a two-day gathering in Algiers…. Read more »