https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-israel-pfizer/pfizer-says-working-on-new-covid-19-vaccine-supply-deal-to-israel-idUSKBN2BS1EM Pfizer, one of the covid vaccine suppliers, is working on a new deal with Israel to supply the vaccine, since the one made in 2020 has ended. The 2020 deal had Israel pay around 2.6 billion Shekels ($785 million) for an undisclosed number of vaccine doses So far, 5.27 million Israelis over 16 years old have received dose 1,… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-china-diplomacy/turkey-summons-chinese-ambassador-over-response-to-uighur-claims-idUSKBN2BT259 Since China’s treatment of Muslim’s in the past year, they have recieved much criticism worldwide. In a recent update, China’s ambassador was called to speak with Turkey after China’s ambassador for Turkey claimed that he had the right to respond to criticism about China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims, bringing up Turkey had issued violent statements in the past. The… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa/world-powers-iran-and-u-s-launch-indirect-talks-to-revive-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN2BT0UU Iran and US met for a ‘constructive’ talk about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, with another meeting planned for Friday.Trump had the US exit the accord in 2018, leading Iran to act out against the sanctions.A spokesman called the steps taken in the meeting useful and constructive, but admitted it would be difficult to resolve the matter. Bringing Iran… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-benjamin-netanyahu-environment-syria-ef0b4a887cb9d270bf13fc35d91b540d The Israeli environmental protection minister claims that the oil spill in the Meditteranean was an intended attack by Iran, but she has no proof of this. She even went so far as to call the event ‘terrorism’ as it was supposedly intended to harm Israel’s ocean ecosystem. More than 1,000 tons of tar have washed up on Israel’s coast…. Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/biden-cabinet-cabinets-lebanon-coronavirus-pandemic-financial-markets-1d630108f8ab09a652ea6e7ae3235609 Lebanon’s economic crisis continues, with no apparent progress in forming a new cabinet, protests continue to rage on the streets. Some businesses have begun to create caps on how much of different items customers are allowed to purchase due to people stockpiling in their homes. This economic crisis has been occurring since 2019, and Lebanon’s peopel are not happy… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-news-why-in-crisis-tigray-d9259c207949e3110018161fbf3c87fd Ethiopia is under great pressure to show the events of the crisis in Tigray, which has been hidden via imprisoning journalists and killing civilians. Both the associated press and amnesty international exposed the killing of 800+ people in the city of Axum. There is concern that the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who had previously won a Nobel Prize for… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-elections-benjamin-netanyahu-ef2f08b064c735b3893f047fea337b00 An alliance between 4 arab parties, AKA the joint list, has split up, with the United Arab List splitting off on its own. Mansour Abbas, the leader of the party splitting off, is open to work with current prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has been accused of racism and corruption before, so the public already has a negative… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/africa-tunisia-coronavirus-pandemic-north-africa-tunis-a0040a46eed51f9d29ef2845d9f3e395 Economic frustration is rampant in Tunisia, with many young people unemployed, they are taking to the streets to protest the economic problems their President, Kais Saeid,promised to solve. The protesters are growing in number, vandalizing, and physically clashing with police. Mostly by throwing rocks and bricks at buildings and police. Tear gas has been used on them, reminiscent of… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/africa-geneva-libya-elections-north-africa-5d927c8b2c5bc6aa924d9f0d1cc78304 Libya leaders lead a vote to reunite the country after Moammar Gadhafi’s death in 2011, since his death Libya has been in pretty much a lawless state. The meeting was mediated by the UN and held near Geneva in a non-disclosed location. They decided to rebuild state institutions, and prepare to hold an election in december. They also agreed… Read more »
