In this research session on the middle east, i’ve learned that all of these countries are in trouble and their security of their civilians is at risk. if you look at the issues all of them are having, its the issue between relationships with other powers around the globe. when it comes to cooperation and countries keeping peace, its simple… Read more »
The US House of Representatives have backed new sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia, as the group tries to recover from its costly involvement in Syria. Backed by Iran, Hezbollah has been fighting on the side of the Syrian regime. The move against an ally of Iran came as part of a US effort to hit at Tehran without immediately moving to undermine an international nuclear agreement…. Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/jordan-change-sexist-nationality-law-171025061456316.html Jordan’s controversial nationality law to be abolished is likely to be refused in parliament, activists say. The petition, which has so far received 3,800 signatures, will be presented to the Jordanian parliament once it gathers 5,000 signatures. But “it is not at all that simple,” says Aroub Soubh, a Jordanian activist. Soubh has been working with civil society groups… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/qatar-commits-kuwaiti-gcc-mediation-efforts-171025091527276.html A statement by Qatar’s foreign ministry on Tuesday was in response to a call by the Kuwaiti emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, for all sides to de-escalate the ongoing Gulf crisis. The statement said Doha “hailed the appeal” made by the Kuwaiti leader and did not seek to “escalate the situation”. “In line with the approach laid down by HH… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/afford-lose-iraqi-kurdistan-171026135421497.html On Tuesday, these forces went as far as launching an offensive on Fish-Khabur area on the Iraq-Turkey border, where Iraqi Kurdistan’s most important oil hub is located. Peshmerga forces managed to repel the attack. On Thursday there were further clashes after Baghdad deployed additional forces to the area. Highly dependent on oil for both economic and political stability, the… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/iraq-abadi-heads-iran-regional-security-talks-171025145541045.html Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is set to meet Iran’s leaders for talks on regional security, including the future of Iraq’s Kurdish region and the role of the Tehran-backed Shia militias in his country. Abadi’s meeting on Thursday with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani marks his second visit to Tehran in four months, highlighting his effort to rally support behind the central government in Baghdad. There… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/syria-civil-war-explained-160505084119966.html As the Syrian conflict enters its seventh year, more than 465,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, more than a million injured and over 12 million Syrians – half the country’s prewar population – have been displaced from their homes.
People everywhere in the middle east are suffering. And many of those people have become hopeless and lost any positivity in their lives. What i learned from researching is that people would much rather die in efforts to reconstruct their country, opposing to be killed by the hands of their own government. And to be completely fair no one should… Read more »
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are making their way to Europe. Although this number is smaller than the millions pouring into Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan, it is a crisis dividing Europe. Many Europeans are uneasy and concerned about what they feel is a lack of control and wonder who is coming and whether their societies can cope. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/inthefield/2015/10/syrian-refugee-europe-151023102805897.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/09/refugee-crisis-escaping-syria-europe-unknown-150921122422522.html He slept rough, and, like many others, Saadalden risked a perilous crossing with nearly 60 scared people crammed together on a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean – a desperate journey that has killed nearly 3,000 people so far this year, according to theUnited Nations. Unlike the hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria who have passports, Saadalden is Palestinian and so,… Read more »