Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/24/trump-orders-blacklisting-muslim-brotherhood-branches-as-terrorist-groups President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. officials to begin the process of designating Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan as terrorist organizations, accusing them of supporting Hamas and, in Lebanon’s case, siding with both Hamas and Hezbollah in their war with Israel. The decree also cites an Egyptian Brotherhood leader allegedly calling for violent attacks, though… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/19/trump-pledges-cooperation-and-coordination-to-end-sudans-civil-war President Donald Trump announced that he intends to intervene in Sudan’s civil war, saying the decision came after a personal request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the prince’s visit to Washington, DC. Trump made the pledge both at the Saudi Investment Forum and on Truth Social, claiming his administration began working on the issue within… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/24/france-seeks-progress-on-nuclear-dispute-as-araghchi-set-to-visit-paris France will host Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Paris this week for talks aimed at reviving cooperation between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) amid stalled nuclear negotiations. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says the meeting will press Iran to return to its obligations under the defunct nuclear deal, while also addressing the situation of… Read more »
Link to the article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/24/israel-kills-four-palestinians-as-attacks-continue-despite-gaza-ceasefire Despite a six week ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces have killed at least four Palestinians and wounded several others in recent strikes. One man died in a drone attack in Bani Suheila in southern Gaza, in a zone controlled by Israeli forces beyond the so-called “yellow line”. Elsewhere, a child in northern Gaza… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudans-rsf-paramilitary-says-it-will-enter-into-ceasefire-2025-11-24/ Sudans paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RFS), led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, announced a unilateral three month “humanitarian ceasefire” starting immediately. The move comes amid international pressure, particularly from the US, UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia (The Quad) to pause the war and allow aid in. However, Sudan’s army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, rejected… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/24/reckless-rights-group-decries-germany-lifting-arms-embargo-on-israel Amnesty Internation has strongly condemned Germany’s decision to lift a partial arms embargo on Israel, calling the move “reckless” and “unlawful”. The German government reinstated arms export reviews on a case by case basis starting November 24th, citing the ceasefire in Gaza since October 10th as evidence of stabilization. In response, Erika Guevara-Rosas of Amnesty Internaitonal… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-africa-business-egypt-saudi-arabia-bd5ead49394892c7595f61effa32ae96 (**Would’ve been uploaded sooner but I was experiencing uploading issues with the website) Summary: This article discusses how Saudi Arabia extended a previous economic agreement with Egypt. The agreement was previously a 3 billion dollar aid package, since Egypt was struggling with inflation and poverty due to conflict in neighboring areas. Saudi Arabia didn’t specify how long the extension… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e27j69q9o (**Would’ve been uploaded sooner but I’ve been experiencing issues with the baileyclassroom website) Summary: This summary discusses the breaches in the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. It also gives an overview on the casualties in Palestine since the “ceasefire.” The Israeli Defense Forces said that their killing of 25+ civilians, who were in the religious endowments ministry building, was… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/16/iran-could-rejoin-us-nuclear-talks Officials out of Tehran (specifically Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi) have stated their willingness to restart nuclear talks with senior US officials if, and only if, their government is treated with ‘dignity and respect.’ The foreign minister mentioned that intermediaries between Iran and the United States have recently urged Iran to reopen negotiations with President Donald Trump’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/world/middleeast/israeli-strikes-gaza-deaths.html In mid-October, after two years of fighting, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey. The two parties agreed to stop all-out war against one another, and each side returned hostages and prisoners to the other. Despite a six-week long ceasefire between Israel (& the Israel Defense Force,… Read more »
