https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/13/isrorcesaeli-f-use-live-fire-in-clashes-with-palestinian-protesters-in-jerusalem Isreali forces have been using live fire during raids in retaliation to the killing of an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the neighborhood of Shuafat. The killing of an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the neighborhood of Shuafat on Saturday led to raids and the four-day closure of a nearby refugee camp. By Wednesday Palestinians started a… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/14/democrats-us-weapons-systems-saudi-arabia-ukraine U.S democrats from Chapel Hill want a transfer of U.S weapons in Saudi Arabia to Ukraine, at the very least a weapons freeze. This move is going to cause a so-called ‘turning point’ in Washington’s relationship with the kingdom. Ro Khanna is the main supporter of the weapons freeze with Saudi Arabia, he believes that congress should halt the… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-letter-sweden-lists-concrete-actions-turkeys-concerns-over-nato-bid-2022-10-21/ Sweden and Finland have recently launched their bids in hopes of joining NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However the country’s bids have been met with objections from Turkey. Turkey has accused the countries of harboring “militants” from banned parties like the Kurdistan Workers Party. The countries have since denied the claims of harboring the parties but also stated… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/islamic-state-group-africa-lebanon-prisons-beirut-81a7ba29e602638457e369dbb7e0ea8e Syrian refugee found dead in lebanese prison after gruesome torture. Photos came out of the at the time unidentified Syrian body covered in obvious signs of torture from the prison. Later a video came out of a guard assessing the bruised and scarred body which made headlines in lebanon. After the release of these videos the body was identified… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/sep/16/libyan-militia-detains-hundreds-of-chadians-after-poachers-arrested Currently over 400 Chadians have been detained in the streets of Libya for retaliating against the Libyan government due to poachers from Ajdabiya. In early September four men from Ajdabiya were arrested in Chad, convicted for entering the country illegally and poaching a rare species of antelope native to chad. This isn’t surprising considering Libya has been a part… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/sep/15/volunteer-firefighters-lebanon-wildfires-akkar-province Syrian refugees help the Lebanese community put out local forest fires due to Lebanon’s economic crisis and lack of response to the fire. Wildfires have taken a toll on Lebanon in the past, wildfires have been responsible for 26% loss of trees in the past 20 years. These fires are due to the country’s poor forest management and the… Read more »
