Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/28/blinken-and-arab-foreign-ministers-meet-at-negev-summit Meeting in a region near the tomb of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first Prime minister, Israel hosted a summit with foreign ministers of four Arab nations (not including Palestine) and the U.S. This is an attempt to strengthen their position in the Middle East, which is rapidly shifting. The Arab ministers and Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary… Read more »
link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/25/syria-constitutional-talks-fail-again-in-geneva With the international spotlight currently being focused on the War between Ukraine and Russia, a resolution to Syria’s war seems to be further away than ever, with the talks going on between the Syrian government and the opposition failing yet again. The meeting to try and draft a new constitution for the country took place in… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/29/un-libya-mission-uncovers-abuse-investigates-mass-graves Palestini Residents in Gaza gathered together to mark “Land Day”, which is an event that puts an emphasis on Palestinian resistance to Israels attacks. Demonstrations were held on Wednesday March 30, and date back to March 30, 1976. The demonstrations consisted of Palestinians calling for the right to return to the land that Israel took from… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/9/un-war-crimes-panel-urges-us-to-probe-deadly-syria-air-raids United Nations War crimes investigators are urging the United States to hold thorough probes in order to hold the people responsible for violations that caused the civilian casualties after a US air raid. This comes as the US secretary of Defense ordered a review of an attack that took place in Syria in 2019 that killed… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/6/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-teen-in-alleged-stabbing A 19-year-old Palestinan native Kareem Jamal al-Qawasmi was shot dead after he was suspected of stabbing two Israeli officers in the Old City in East Jerusalem. The officers shot the teen outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque at around 4:30 am on Sunday March 6, 2022. A video taken at the time of the shooting shows the… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/8/israeli-troops-demolish-palestinian-home-in-west-bank Palestinians Mohammed Jaradat and Jit Jaradat had their West Bank homes demolished by Israeli troops early on Tuesday March 8, 2022. This comes as the two men were accused by Israeli Troops of carrying out a shooting of a car that killed one Jewish student and wounded two others. While the demolition of the homes took… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/10/yemen-civilian-deaths-double-since-un-monitors-removed-ngo-says In October of 2021 the UN human rights monitors were controversially removed from Yemen causing a spike of deaths and injuries in the war. Pushing for the reinstatement of the human rights monitors, the Norwegian Refugee Council stated that “The ejection of monitors had opened the door to ‘unchecked, horrific violations.’” With 1,575 civilians injured or… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/13/five-un-staff-abducted-in-southern-yemen-by-unknown-armed-men While returning home from a field mission, 5 United Nation staff members were kidnapped by unknown armed men. This kidnapping took place in Abyan governorate on Friday February 11, 2022. Russell Geekie, a spokesman for the top UN official in Yemen, stated on Saturday that “The United Nations is in close contact with the authorities to… Read more »
link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/14/protester-killed-in-sudan-as-thousands-march-against-the-military Sudan is facing protests by civilians who are pro-democracy. Protests are taking place in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman against the military take over that took place October 25, which was led by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Ralliers are also requesting the release of political figures as well as pro-democracy activists… Read more »
