https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/captagon-drug-fuelling-gulf-party-scene-syrias-finances-2023-05-09/ As relations with Syria becomes more and more normalized, especially in the Middle East, Syria’s domestic situaiton continues to be a contentious and unstable one. A new amphetamine known as Captagon has taken hold of the Middle East. The Syrian government has been widely criticized for allegedly profiting off of the spread and sale of the drug, and this… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syria-be-readmitted-soon-arab-league-jordan-minister-says-2023-05-04/ In 2011, Syria was suspended from the Arab league following leader Bashar Al-Assad’s violent attempts to stop an uprising, which has since evolved into a civil war. Jordan’s prime minister, Ayman Safadi, has stated that Syria has regained the 22 votes necessary to rejoin the Arab League, but there are a myriad of challenges revolving the resolution of Syrias… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/tens-thousands-join-protests-against-israeli-judicial-overhaul-2023-05-06/ This marks week 18 of Israelis protesting prime minister Netanyahu’s new policies which removing checks and balances and centralizing executive power. Netanyahu is the country’s furthest right prime minister yet, and even thought he was voted in by Israelis, his approval ratings are crashing; a whopping 74% of Israelis state that they think the Israeli government is functioning poorly,… Read more »
