United Arab Emirates diplomat Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Syrian President Bashar Assad to discuss relations amid conflict within Syria. There is no evident tension between the powers and their relationship continues to improve through scheduled meetings and diplomatic ties (the last meeting having taken place in November 2021). They allegedly discussed strengthening economic ties… Read more »
A UN resolution that addresses Israel’s denial of Palestinian self-determination has been drafted and approved by a key committee. Naturally, Israel vehemently opposed the proposal of legal repercussions, claiming that any consequences/restrictions would only further raise tensions between Israel and Palestine (lowering chances of reconciliation). The article states that the resolution is certain to be approved by the 193-member assembly… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »