Based on the recent developments in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, it is hard to believe that the United States is in many ways letting the Saudi government off the hook. As a nation that prides itself on the freedom of the press, it seems hypocritical of president Donald Trump and his administration to not be more involved… Read more »
Syrian rebel fighters are reported to have withdrawn their heavy weapons from the frontlines around Idlib province. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said rockets, mortars and missiles had been removed in line with a deal to create a demilitarised buffer zone separating rebel and government forces. The agreement is being overseen by Turkey, which backs the rebels, and Russia, a… Read more »
Russia and Turkey signed an agreement to prevent a Syrian regime offensive in Idlib this week. The agreement will create a large demilitarized zone and is supposed to lead to “radical terrorist groups” being removed from parts of Idlib by October 15. The full text of the agreement was published on Wednesday by The National. Iran was not a party to the agreement and… Read more »
The possibility that acid was used to dissolve the body of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is one line of inquiry, a well-placed source has told Sky News. Sky’s special correspondent Alex Crawford, in Istanbul, said she was told by someone “very close to the inquiry” that one of the theories is Mr Khashoggi’s remains were destroyed in a “very… Read more »
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat in Istanbul has reportedly left Turkey, hours after it was announced his official residence would be searched in connection with a journalist’s disappearance. Mohammed al-Otaibi, the Saudi consul general, apparently left on a 2pm flight as security forces set up barricades outside his residence in the city. It comes as police who searched the nearby Saudi consulate… Read more »
Based on the latest developments in the Middle East, it seems as if many world leaders and leaders within the region are equally concerned with the potential humanitarian crises. With the previous stories in regards to the military conflicts in the area, it seems as if many are turning their attention to civilians who are at risk. Both IGOs like… Read more »
“For almost 40 years, the Iranian regime has existed outside the community of law-abiding nations,” United State Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said at the opening of this week’s UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East. “It is difficult to name a conflict in the Middle East that does not have Iran’s fingerprints on it.” In her speech, Haley reiterated… Read more »
A further one million children are at risk of famine in Yemen, the charity Save the Children has warned. Rising food prices and the falling value of the country’s currency as a result of a civil war are putting more families at risk of food insecurity. But another threat comes from fighting around the key port city of Hudaydah, which… Read more »
UNITED NATIONS, New York – In the wake of the migration crisis and other humanitarian emergencies across the world, women and girls are experiencing unconscionable trauma. Gender-based violence – including child marriage and forced pregnancy – exploitation, and trafficking often escalate during conflict, threatening the lives and well-being of women and girls in all regions. Women and children account for… Read more »
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday told the world’s most high-profile meeting that only a two-state solution based on international law and relevant UN resolutions can meet the needs of both sides of the Middle East conflict. The King said such a solution should lead to a “viable, independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East… Read more »