Monthly Archives: December 2022

Turkey’s Erdogan calls on Putin to establish Syrian corridor

Article: https://apnews.com/article/putin-turkey-bombings-recep-tayyip-erdogan-strikes-053fe63419de765d378435f30f06738d Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called Russian dictator Vladmir Putin demanding a 19-mile security corridor along the Turkey-Syria border. A 2019 agreement between Russia and Turkey established that the corridor would be provided among the presence of Kurdish militants, whom Turkey classify as terrorists. Russia intends to send a diplomat for further discussion. Russia also offered to proliferate… Read more »

Far-right Ben-Gvir to be Israel’s national security minister

Article: https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-jerusalem-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-189ef3fc8c82d7163c1339e64bb1e40f The leader of Israel’s Jewish Power Party/Religious Zionism Party Itamar Ben-Gvir is set to be appointed minister of national security by newly elected Prime Minister and leader of Likud Party Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has been processing numerous coalition deals with other right-wing Jewish religious groups in preparation for his term. These choices could be detrimental to Palestine, as… Read more »

Turkey to pursue targets in Syria, official says after Istanbul blast

Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rocket-strikes-syria-kill-two-people-turkey-governor-says-2022-11-21/ Summary: A bombing that led to the deaths of 6 people in Turkey’s capital of Istanbul has led Turkey to vow to strike against Kurdish militants in Northern Syria. Currently, Turkey is conducting operations against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) and other Kurdish-aligned groups in Iraq, and their government claims they will conduct operations in Syria once such… Read more »

Experts from Israel and 6 Arab countries head to Morocco to discuss coexistence

Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/saudi-prince-seeks-mideast-leadership-independence-with-xis-visit-2022-12-04/ Summary: Government officials, scholars, and policy experts from Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Morocco, Bahrain, and the UAE are set to meet in Rabat regarding the N7 initiative, a project to address and create practical proposals regarding regional and longstanding issues between the Arab World and Israel. Only states that have recognized Israel and normalized ties with… Read more »

Iran Escalates Efforts to Kill Dissidents, Jewish Civilians, Report Says

A report by the Washington Post states that the Iranian government has set its sights to kill and kidnap government officials, activists and journalists around the world, including the U.S. The Iranian government is going after retired U.S officials, critical media, and dissidents abroad- including the U.S, Britain, Canada, Turkey and Jewish civilians or those with links to Israel. These… Read more »

Saudi Arabia sponsors $1bn economic reform in Yemen

Link to Article: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2207196/saudi-arabia Summary: Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Saudi recognized government signed an agreement to lend Yemen one billion dollars to revive its collapsed economy and bring economic reform. The reform plan goes towards developing public resources and repairing critical power and water infrastructure destroyed in Yemen’s civil war, while the financial and banking plans tackle bolstering services for… Read more »

Iran executes four accused of working with Israeli Intelligence

In Tehran Iran four people have been executed via hanging on sunday and three others were given prison sentences, according to the Judiciary website. The website also says that they were guided by Israeli intelligence when they engaged in destroying property, theft, kidnapping, and obtaining false confessions, which were led by a Mossad operative based in Sweden. According to the… Read more »