- 7 October, 2024
Egypt is concerned about wheat availability as the Ukraine conflict worsens
Egypt–Egypt claims that if wheat supplies from Ukraine halt, the current Russian-Ukrainian situation will not affect the country’s wheat supply for at least six months.…
Raid Targeting ISIL Leader In Syria Came After Months of Planning
Syria–The United States (US) President Joe Biden said that the attack on Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was designed to minimise civilian casualties in Syria. On…
Embarrassment for Australia as it battles power outage amid aid help to Tonga
Australia– It was an embarrassing situation for Australia who was moving towards helping Tonga by providing them aid but ended up being stuck in the…
Iran’s Parliament has been suspended after 47 legislators tested positive for the COVID virus
Iran–The Iranian parliament’s public sessions have been halted because at least 47 parliamentarians have contracted Covid-19, with a dozen of them being hospitalized. On Monday,…
Repeated Attempts On Iraqi Candidates Might Derail A New Democracy
Iraq– October election has seen new faces and unexpected parties to emerge in Iraq. This growth isn’t going well with those backed by militia and…
Syrian government steps up attack against Islamist enclave in Idlib
Syria– The Syrian government is closely monitoring the work of the military force of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib. The Syrian government continues to…
Biden considering to tag Houthi rebels as an international terrorist organization
Yemen–The aggression that Houthi rebels have been showing the Arab world, the United States might have finally decided to re-designating Yemen’s Houthi militia as an…
British MPs Call For Sanctions Against Bahrain Officials Over Human Rights Abuses
Bahrain–Several British lawmakers have called on the UK (United Kingdom) government to impose ‘Magnitsky’ style sanctions on Bahrain officials over human rights abuses. The members…
No substantial progress in Iran nuclear deal talks risks headway to a precarious void
Iran–Vienna talks are heading towards end of six month period that entailed multiple rounds of talks, each concluding with no subsequent result. Still two weeks…
Iranian health minister faces public outrage for having received an imported vaccine, contradicting his earlier claims
Iran– A group of conservative legislators in Iran’s parliament are attempting to impeach the country’s health minister, marking the first such effort against President Ebrahim…