Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced new sanctions against Iran following an attack in Taji, Iraq, that resulted in the deaths of two American service members. The sanctions are intended to target several individuals who are vital to the petrochemical industry in Iran but were met with widespread condemnation […]
Russia’s State Duma recently approved a law that would reset the term-limits for Vladimir Putin. The amendment was proposed by Valentina Tereshkova, a member of Putin’s United Russia party as well as the first woman in space, and would essentially allow him to stay in office until 2036. The amendment […]
US Lawmakers are reportedly moving to introduce legislation that would prevent the removal or reduction of troops in Africa. The Trump administration has been conducting a review of the US military presence there since December and there are widespread fears in Congress that the removal of troops could have a […]
The European Union recently agreed to a new military mission to stop the flow of arms from trickling into Libya. This will entail patrolling new routes with naval forces from multiple European countries, as well as undertaking aerial surveillance operations to gather intelligence. The news comes just as the Turkish […]
The Government of Sudan recently announced that it was willing to hand over former President Omar Al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. Should this happen, Bashir will most likely be put on trial, with a high likelihood of conviction. The ICC accused Bashir of committing crimes against humanity in 2009 […]
Imran Aliev, a 44-year old blogger from Chechnya, was recently murdered in his hotel room in Lille, France. He was found with multiple stab wounds in his neck and on-site evidence suggested a physical struggle. Thus far no suspects have been identified, but local authorities suspect that the killing may […]
Qasim al-Raymi, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in Yemen last month by a Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) airstrike. This comes as a serious blow to Al Qaeda operations in the region. Al-Raymi has led the branch since 2015 and is linked to several deadly […]
The governments of various countries in Europe and the Middle East were targeted in a cyber attack last week. Hackers targeted a variety of organizations and individuals, such as foreign embassies, public services, and government email services. Officials from Greece and Cyprus, as well as Iraq’s national security advisor are […]
On November 12th, a Lebanese national named Alaa Abou Fakhr was shot dead at a protest against government corruption in the town of Khalde. He was shot in what appeared to be an unprovoked incident, purportedly because of a misfire from a Lebanese Army soldier. His death, which became a […]
Iranian leaders have been under increasing pressure following the downing of Ukrainian Airlines flight 752. The flight departed shortly after 6:00 AM from Tehran International Airport on 8 January and was struck by Iranian missiles two minutes after departure, killing all 176 of its passengers. Many of the victims were […]
