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 »
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 »
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 »
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/09/cop27-climate-alaa-prison-strike-sissi/ Summary: Egypt is holding the COP27 climate change conference in Cairo, however, the spotlight has been moved towards Egypt’s civil rights abuses rather than the issue of climate change. This comes as Alaa Adbel Fatah, a protestor has gone on a hunger strike and could die in prison. He had been a popular political figure during the… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/jordan-seeks-more-coordination-with-russia-bring-stability-southern-syria-2022-11-03/ Summary: Russia and Jordan have come to an agreement to make the Syrian-Jordan border region more secure. Jordan has had an increasing issue with what they claim are Iranian-backed militias and drug traffickers. The Syrian Civil War has destabilized the region and has left these areas essentially lawless, which has made Syria one of the biggest drug trafficking… Read more »
Article Link: https://www.reuters.com/article/algeria-arabs-summit-idAFKBN2RR2NS Summary: Algeria hosted the 2022 Arab League Summit in Algiers in early November. This is the first conference since the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw the prior conferences canceled. This conference comes a month after Algeria had successfully brokered a deal with Hamas and the Fatah governments of Palestine to hold elections in Palestine. Algeria attempted to convince… Read more »
