Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/bangladesh-puts-rohingya-camps-under-lockdown-after-covid-spike The Rohingya are an ethnic group (primarily Muslim) who initially lived in Myanmar. After persecution in the predominantly Buddhist country, many have fled to Bangladesh as refugees. The camps that the Rohingya people have been living in have recently seen a spike in Covid cases, a total of 863. Because of this, the whole district has been… Read more »
Article link:https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-boosts-oil-exports-amid-nuclear-deal-talks-11618497634 In Iran there has been talk about a new deal involving oil exports. Nearly two years ago, Iran sanctioned oil prices have increased due to the rise in Chinese imports. However, with this cause it could possibly take a toll on West’s advantage with admin talks dealing with Tehran and a new nuclear deal. “In two closely followed… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/nepal-covid-cases-deaths-india-b1843613.html Nepal has been experiencing similar struggles to the India Covid-19 crisis. India has been facing huge death rates, similar to Nepal. The Covid-19 death rates have been soaring, and as a result there have had to be mass cremations. This is leaving working exhausted and overworked. Nepal has officially recorded the highest number of single- day jump in Covid… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/iran-denounces-canada-ruling-plane-downed-an-act-of-terrorism About a year ago, a Ukrainian flight was shot down by “two surface-to-air missiles” by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The flight had ties to Canada and killed everyone on board, 176 people. This year, Canada has taken the incident to court and has ruled this as an act of terrorism from the Islamic Republic towards Canada. The Iran… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/blast-kills-several-at-pro-palestine-rally-in-southwest-pakistan In the midst of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, people, and states are taking a stand. In southwest Pakistan, a pro-Palestine rally broke out a few days ago. During which multiple bombs’ were planted in a motorcycle went off- leaving many wounded and at least 7 dead. It is notable that Chaman, where the attack occurred, is one of them… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/10/us-welcomes-taliban-ceasefire-eid-afghanistan The Taliban has requested to the United States that they undergo and three-day cease fire to honor the upcoming religious holiday Eid al-Fitr. The United States has welcomed this, but is now working on convincing the Taliban to make this a permanent cease fire with the additional announcement from the Biden administration of pulling troops in September. However, in… Read more »
Link Many Afghan civilians were killed and wounded during a ceasefire between them and the Taliban. There really is not much to say here because it is self explanatory. With the withdrawal of foreign troops, Afgan is having trouble asserting dominance over Taliban, which is seen by them literally ignoring a 3 DAY CEASEFIRE, like come on, how defunct do… Read more »
Link: Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi, who had a 20-year sentence for an attempted bomb pot, dropped his appeal and is headed for prison. This act of terrorism happened back in 2018 and a decision was not made over his status of immunity until they declared he was not protected because it was an act of state-sponsored terrorism on a foreign… Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/afghan-retreat-us-starts-withdrawing-from-its-longest-war After 20 years of what seems like endless conflict, Joe Biden has decided to formally withdraw troops from Afghanistan. This will leave Afghanistan to fend off Taliban alone as NATO countries planned their own withdrawal as well. Bordering countries are fearing for a potential takeover and loss of power in the region as the Taliban gains more control…. Read more »
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/kyrgyzstan-accuses-tajikistan-of-amassing-troops-near-border Roughly 30 soldiers and civilians were killed and over 100 injured after a rock fight turned into shots fired at a water reservoir on the Isfara river. These clashes have been going on for a decent amount of time because of these border disputes. The shooting continued for 2 days until a ceasefire was announced. While the countries… Read more »
