Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/29/kuwait-heads-to-polls-in-second-legislative-election-in-two-years Kuwait is holding another legislative that has been the most inclusive election in 10 years with 302 individuals running in the parliament. Some opposition groups have also just ended a boycott to the election after Kuwait’s royal ruler pledged not to interfere with the election. The elections come after Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/8/jordan-israel-agree-to-water-deal-more-west-bank-trade Israel and Jordan have reached a deal for Israel to sell water to the water-deficient country of Jordan. This agreement comes after years of strained relations between the two countries under the former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At a meeting held near the inside border of Jordan, Jordan received over 50 million cubic metres of water…. Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/7/iran-unveils-underground-base-in-response-to-us-israel-exercises Iran has just revealed that is has an underground base to showcase its aerial military capabilities in response to US-Israel exercises. The base is located inside a mountain in order to protect it from air attacks. The base was revealed two weeks after Israel and the US had their largest joint-military drill, using thousands of troops… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/20/syria-formally-breaks-diplomatic-ties-with-ukraine Syria has broken ties with Ukraine in July of 2022 after Ukraine warned Syria to not recognize Russian occupation zones in eastern Ukraine. Russia and Syria have been growing significantly closer after Putin intervened in a Syrian civil war and tip the balance of power in favor of President Bashar al-Assad. In turn Assad sided with… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/8/israel-revokes-entry-permits-of-senior-palestinian-officials Israel has just denied a Palestinian foreign minister and three Fattah officials their travel permits and barred them from entering the country. This comes as punitive measures by a new far right government that has recently been inducted into power. Riad al Malki, the Palestinian foreign minister, said in statement that when he was returning from… Read more »
