https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/former-tunisian-pm-larayedh-jailed-24-years-syria-jihadist-case-2026-02-27 The article reports that former Tunisian prime minister Ali Larayedh has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for allegedly facilitating the travel of Tunisian jihadists to Syria over the past decade. The ruling was announced by state media on February 27, 2026. Larayedh, a senior member of the Islamist opposition party Ennahda, served as prime minister from 2013… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/23/gcc-states-back-kuwait-maritime-sovereignty-after-iraq-draws-new-boundaries The article reports that several Gulf countries, such as Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, have publicly backed Kuwait after Iraq submitted new maritime coordinates and an updated map to the United Nations. Kuwait protested the move, summoning Iraq’s charge d’affaires and calling the submission a violation of its sovereignty. Iraq stated that its new… Read more »
Currently, in the Middle East there have been ongoing wars between Hamas and Israel. The conflict escalated in October 2023 when Hamas launched a surprise attack, leading Israel to respond with large-scale military operations in the Gaza Strip. Since then, the war has continued for many months and has become one of the most widely discussed global issues, affecting not… Read more »
A growing conflict that has been making headlines recently is the rising tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Over the past year, both countries have carried out airstrikes and military actions along their shared border, accusing each other of supporting militant groups. These tensions have been ensuing for more than a century and are deeply rooted in history, politics, and geography.One… Read more »
In North Africa right now, Sudan is undergoing a severe civil war, which began in April 2023 after a major power struggle between military leaders. The conflict is mainly between the national army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and a powerful paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces, often referred to as the RSF. What started as political tension over… Read more »
