Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/syria-security-conference-turkey-pkk-sdf-kurds-ceac41eca1aed0f49975c897637d07e1 The Turkish foreign minister said Saturday that Turkey would reconsider its military presence in Northeastern Syria if the new Syrian leader eliminates a Kurdish militant group deemed a terrorist threat by the U.S, Turkey, and the European Union. At the Munich Security Conference, Hakan Fidan spoke these words along with the Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-un-peacekeeper-deputy-commander-attacked-833de0ceaa718b93d3b3dfa9b301d7e7 The receding deputy commander of the U.N peacekeeping for in Lebanon was injured after protestors attacked the convoy that was taking him and the peacekeeping force UNIFIL to the Beirut airport. The deputy commander – Major General Chok Bahadur Dhakal – was set to leave the country after UNIFIL completed its mission when his convoy was… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-syria-putin-sharaa-cc60fa41024e200cf1d0f6f8022bfb1c This past Wednesday, Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke with the new Syrian leader Ahmad Al-Shaara, this has been the first top level contact between the two countries leaders since President Bashar Assad had fallen. Russias Kremlin has stated that the discussion involved trade, economics, and education between the two countries. Russian military bases within Syria have… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-european-countries-continue-talks-over-tehrans-nuclear-programme-report-2025-01-14/ Talks held in Geneva among Iran, Britain, France and Germany have aimed at finding a way to continue nuclear arms talks over Irans long disputed nuclear program. In 2018, the U.S., led by President Donald J. Trump, exited the 2015 nuclear pact while placing sanctions on Iran. Then, Iran violated the pact and rebuilt amounts of… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/negotiators-seek-finalise-gaza-ceasefire-deal-after-breakthrough-doha-2025-01-13/ Negotiators are set to meet on Tuesday in Doha to hopefully finalize a plan to end the war in Gaza which the outgoing U.S. President Biden had initiated that may be executed. If this ceasefire would be successful then it would cap many on an off talks between the two warring countries and would release Israeli… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-israel-accuses-hezbollah-trying-rebuild-with-irans-help-2025-01-13/ After Israels crippling attack on Hezbollah last year, Hezbollah has been attempting to rebuild their forces under Lebanese military presence with assistance from Iran. Israel placed explosive pagers on much of the top Hezbollah officials and officers, after the timed explosion, many of the officers were found dead. Israel and Hezbollah have both agreed to a… Read more »
