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Saudi Arabias oil GDP is down so the country has to shift what their economy is based off of

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabias-q1-gdp-shrinks-by-estimated-18-yy-oil-sector-weighs-2024-05-01 Saudi Arabia’s Oil GDP has decreased by 1.8% in the last year. With the overall production decreasing by 10% as well. And this loss is not new, in the past couple years Sasudi Arabia has continued to lose more and more profit off of their oil production and many think that this is going to hurt the growth of… Read more »

Israel attacks Jordan convoys that were on route to Gaza

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/jordan-says-israeli-settlers-attacked-jordanian-aid-convoys-way-gaza-2024-05-01 According to Jordan, Israel has attacked two convoys that were full of humanitarian aid that were on their way to help the Palestinians. And despite the convoy’s ability to persevere and eventually make it to Gaza. Shortly following that the ministry put out another statement that claimed that the convoys had been attacked and stripped by two settlers. Israel… Read more »

Israel and Hamas peace talks occur in Egypt

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/29/as-hamas-goes-to-egypt-where-do-the-gaza-truce-talks-stand This article depicts all of the most recent talks between Israel and Hamas. Some of the newer talks began on April 7, 2024 and while the talks occurred in Egypt and there was small amounts of progress made there was no real significant work made in the direction of a cease fire. Despite both sides trying to find a… Read more »

Egypt tries to convince Israel to open more land crossings so more aid can get into the country

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-calls-israel-open-land-crossings-gaza-aid-2024-03-14/ The article is about how Egypt is the main funnel in which the Gaza Strip is receiving aid. However, because of many different factors, they are not able to bring the aid needed. And while different groups have tried doing a fly-by when it comes down to it that just is not an efficient method. One of the issues… Read more »

Sudan Army claims they will not cease-fire for Ramadan

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudan-army-general-rules-out-ramadan-truce-unless-rsf-leaves-civilian-sites-2024-03-10/ This article kind of piggybacks off of the last video. This article talks about the Sudan Army ruling out the possibility of any kind of treaty. According to the article, neither side trusts the other side to stop and has not received communication from the other side. While there is still a small possibility of a cease-fire happening I… Read more »

The Hunger Crisis in Sudan

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https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/3/10/ramadan-around-the-corner-in-sudan-amid-the-worlds-largest-hunger-crisis The video was about the food crisis in Sudan. As the war in Sudan has steadily increased there are more and more people who don’t have food to support themselves or their families. 5 million people are starving and another 18 million people are food insecure. The video showed people of all ages actively running to get more food… Read more »