https://time.com/6156524/russia-ukraine-central-asia-impact/ As our world becomes more economic dependent, Sanctioning Russian Oligarchs may affect more people than policymakers realize. The West needs to look to vulnerable Russia-dependent economies, like those of Central Asia, in order to mitigate collateral damage. Energy-rich Kazakhstan, which exports two-thirds of its oil supplies through Russian ports, is falling under the new sanctions imposed by the west…. Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-dubai-united-arab-emirates-saudi-arabia-3e1eb2b3232719eac5eb9cdd47b26ad9 With the Muslim fasting month creeping up, the Saudis proposed to pause the fighting before the start of the holiday. A Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis began observing on Wednesday a unilateral cease-fire in the yearslong war, despite the rebels’ rejection of the proposal. Similar truces have been implied yet have failed, and there hasn’t been any immediate… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/health-middle-east-israel-west-bank-bb8a2fedcb369eea8a0337c317c27c69 On March 31th, Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, setting off a gun battle that killed 2 Palestinians and wounded 15 people. This isn’t the first incident to occur recently between the Israelis and Palestinians. A seperate incident were a Palestinian stabbed a Israeli on the bus, killing a bystander, two days before a… Read more »
