Facebook moves against Hamas in West Bank
Hamas claims that Facebook has begun to close down individual member and group accounts affiliated with Hamas. The recent move is claimed to have begun in the last few days in response to the worsening situation in Palestine and Israel....
U.N. chief ‘pessimistic’ on Israel-Palestinians
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon does not see a near solution for the recent clashes between Palestinians and Israelis. According to British Ambassador Ryocroft, Ban Ki Moon thought that the two sides have a massive gap in thought as to what steps need to...
Syrian Kurds declare new province
Kurdish forces have moved to make Tal Abyad an area under autonomous administration. The PYD announced that Tal Abyad is now part of the Kobane canton, which would join the Jazira and the Afrin cantons. According to al Arabiya the forces that liberated the area...
Canada’s Refugee Mandate?
Canada held elections earlier this week with a surprising outcome. Out was Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s conservative party, replaced with Justin Trudeau and his liberal government. Harper’s government did little to grow Canada’s slowing economy and held controversial foreign policy on growing issues like immigration...
New SARG-Russo Offensive leads to a Mass Civilian Exodus from Aleppo
It was reported that nearly 70,000 Syrian civilians have fled southern Aleppo in the last two days. This was in response to the recent SARG offensive that has been reinforced by Russian air support. Russian air strikes in Syria have been highly devastating and primarily...