Syria continues to fill the headlines this week amidst an advancement in political discussion surrounding Syria’s conflict. In an intimate interview with Russian media, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad spoke out about his opinions concerning the refugee crisis that is currently plaguing Europe, and his willingness to work with other states towards ending the terrorism that continues to plague his country.
Read MoreThe crane belongs to the Saudi Bin Laden Group, a multinational conglomerate group founded in 1931 by Mohammed bin Laden, father of the infamous Osama bin Laden. NBC reports that the Saudi Arabian government suspended the company from new contracts following the incident. Additionally, King Salman has placed a ban on Bin Laden Group senior executives and board members from leaving the country.
Read MoreNetanyahu claims that while Israel is “not indifferent to the human tragedy of the refugees,” the country is not in a position to take them in. This statement came in response to Israel’s liberal opposition leader Isaac Herzog, who firmly proclaimed Jewish history’s moral obligation to show compassion.
Read MoreBBC reports that the Islamic State group has recently been deemed responsible for the destruction of numerous antiquities. In light of the mass destruction, media outlets have raised the question as to the motives behind the Islamic State’s actions. One possible explanation lies in the group’s ultimate goal: forming a caliphate that represents their interpretation of the Islamic State.
Read MoreThe latest photo series from Humans of New York (HONY) has challenged Pakistani bonded labor and empowered one of the country’s leading activists and her organization with over $2 million of globally crowdsourced funding.
Read MoreOn August 18, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) firmly stated that he would vote against the Iran deal in the Senate. The School of Diplomacy and International Relations hosted the senator’s televised foreign policy address at Seton Hall University.
Read MoreOn February 15, Wilayat al-Barqa, the Islamic State’s Libyan branch, beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Christian immigrant workers on a Libyan beach in a propaganda video for the radical Islamist group.
Read MoreWith nearly all votes counted on March 20 according to Yahoo News, it was clear by the end of election day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party had successfully won at least 29 seats in the 120-member unicameral Knesset, comfortably defeating the center-left Zionist Union party and a list of other Israeli Arab parties.
Read MoreMarch 15 will mark the four-year anniversary of the still-unfulfilled Syrian Revolution, one episode of the Arab Spring, to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad and to call for sociopolitical reforms.
Read MoreBy Abby Shamray Editor-in-Chief The nuclear talks between the United States (and negotiating partners Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia)
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