The world was shaken once again in August 15, as the Taliban militants took over the capital of Afghanistan, the momentum they’ve been waiting for almost 20 years since they were driven from Kabul by the US troops back in 2001. Such scenario was much likely predicted by many experts and politicians following president Biden’s decision to withdraw the US …

. The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, MINURSO, was established thirty years ago this year, in 1991. The mission’s original objective was to establish the framework for Sahrawi self-determination while also keeping an eye on a ceasefire between Morocco and Polisario, the Western Sahara national liberation movement. The UN vowed when it established the mission that it …

Yemen’s civil war has been ongoing since 2015, with an estimated death toll as high as 100,000 including more than 12,000 civilian deaths (Magdy, 2019). It has now been recognised as the worst humanitarian crisis globally with over 20 million people in Yemen facing food insecurity and 14 million requiring some form of urgent humanitarian assistance (UNHCR, 2019). However, the …

Ethiopia is once again in the grip of renewed violence, with a recent government attack on a market resulting in the deaths of at least 64 civilians. This is a country that has always been at the heart of global humanitarian concerns, and the events of this week are not about to change that. Ethiopia is divided into ten regional …

Kosovo conflict or Kosovo war (1998-1999) that was followed by the declaration of Kosovo’s independence, has gained a widespread attention in recent international relations. This conflict has its root to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) which existed between 1963 to 1992. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was created at the end of World War I and consisted …

Tensions between China and Taiwan have been steadily mounting already from last year, when the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Tsai Ing-wen, with pro-independence views, was reelected for a second term in the presidency of Taiwan. Since then, Chinese officials have been constantly warning that any move towards independence would be a cause of war and continue to …

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke separately to the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar on Sunday to discuss his “concerns about the ongoing dispute” between Qatar and its Gulf and Arab neighbors, the White House said. Trump, who is spending a long weekend at his property in New Jersey, spoke to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, as …

An Open Letter to the international community concerning the tragedy of the citizens of Derna, Libya; a call for urgent intervention to save innocent lives. Prepared by the International Movement for Libya  When the international community came together to support the Libyan people in their victorious revolution their aim was to promote peace and build a stable civil state underpinned …

In Gaza, Israel is seeking the political, as well as military, emasculation of Hamas through the widespread destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure and economy. This is known as the “Dahiya Doctrine,” named after a suburb of Beirut that was almost leveled during Israel’s attack on Lebanon in summer 2006. The doctrine was encapsulated in a phrase used by Dan Halutz, Israel’s …