https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/16/libyas-interim-government-takes-power-after-handover-in-tripoli The transitional interim government in Libya has finally, officially taken power, after a ceremony in the capital city of Tripoli saw a peaceful transfer of power between Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the GNA, and the new prime minister Amdelhamid Dbeibah and the new chairman of the presidential council, Mohammad Younes Menfi. This comes after 10 years of stateless… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/4/netanyahu-slams-criticisms-of-coronavirus-vaccination-campaign The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who has faced much internal controversy over the last year, denies having failed to vaccinate the Arab population of Israel. The country is the world’s leader in terms of the efficiency of its vaccination rollout, administering at least one dose to more than half of its population of 9.3 million people, but… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/4/yemens-houthis-say-they-fired-missile-at-saudi-aramco-site-2 This thursday Houthi authorities claim they fired missiles at a Saudi Aramco oil facility in the city of Jeddah. This is the most recent in a long string of cross-border air and drone attacks conducted by the Yemeni Houthis against Saudi Arabia, including attacks that hit this exact same facility as recently as last November. As it stands now,… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/28/turkey-summons-iran-envoy-over-remarks-on-iraq-operations This past Sunday, Turkey summoned an Iranian envoy to Ankara, after remarks from the Iranian ambassador of Iraq criticizing Turkey’s operations against the PKK within Iraqi territory. Turkey has been engaged in a continual cross-border military campaign against the PKK, a Kurdish terrorist group, and other Kurdish independence groups, since 2015. However, this campaign has not come without criticism,… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/27/hundreds-protest-lockdown-measures-in-lebanons-tripoli Protests and riots against the Lebanese government’s recent COVID-19 lockdown restrictions continue to ravage the country’s cities. In particular, Tripoli, the country’s second largest (and poorest) city, continues to face the rage of protestors, often devolving into violence. In the most recent events this past Wednesday, ISF security forces fired live ammunition at and injured multiple rioters who were… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/4/syria-responds-to-israeli-aggression-says-state-media According to Syrian government forces, the Israeli army has once again conducted air raids against regime forces and Iranian militias in the Quneitra province. The Syrian regime also claims that “most” of these missiles were intercepted due to anti-air defense technology. This is yet another small development in what has constituted a sort of “shadow war” campaign that has… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-libya-security-un/new-libya-interim-government-agreed-in-u-n-talks-idUSKBN2A60BI After 10 years of anarchy and chaos, Libya is finally close to forming a unified government under the provision of the United Nations. After the death of the dictator Muammor Gaddafi in 2011 during the height of the Arab Spring uprisings, Libya has suffered ceaseless violence and division. With these recent UN-sponsored talks, an interim government has finally formed… Read more »
