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  The attacker who killed three people in France is a Tunisan citizen and had recently arrived in Europe. It was revealed that he arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa via a boat carrying migrants after the police found an Italian Red Cross Document with him. The chief French anti-terrorism prosecutor said that the attacker,21, is in critical state. He beheaded one of the three persons and killed the other two, the official confirmed. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, called it an ‘Islamist attack.” Following this incident, France has increased its security and raised a national security alert. President Macron said that the number of security personnel’s ensuring the safety and security of people will increase from 3,000 to 7,000. There are different squads investigating the whole case and in one of the developments, it was found that a 47-year-old man was in contact with the attacker. It was merely 10 days ago that another such attack was committed on a history...

  Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has invited unwanted trouble on him after he stood against the French President Emmnauel Macron and accused him of attcaking Islam. Recently, the PM also summoned the French ambassador to Pakistan after teh foreign ministry released a statement saying that France is carrying a systematic Islamophobic campaign under the garb of freedom of expression.” Macron is under a lot of pressure after Islamic countries are trying to unite against the European country especially after Turkey tried to lodge an aggressive campaign against Macron. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish President, questioned Macron’s mental health after the latter reportedly opinioned some questionable views on Islam. The movement has increased to the extent that social media has flooded with boycott French products campaigns. But the question that still wanders around is what wrong did the French president do? How was Turkey involved in the whole incident? Samuel Paty, a ...

  Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Hussein Roble today received in his office the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassador James Swan. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed issues such as elections, security and international cooperation in Somalia. The meeting comes after James Swan said the international community's wishes were not wanted in Somalia. The ambassador pointed out that the current elections in Somalia are not in the interest of Somali people and the way forward, and that the international community wanted transparent and credible elections. This has created fear in the Farmajo government and the new prime minister, who has no political experience and has a difficult task ahead. Prime Minister Roble thanked the United Nations for its efforts in Somalia, including elections and security. According to reports, the international community disappointed with Farmajo's g...

  Recently the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had insulted his French counterpart, Emanuel Macron, asking him to get a mental health check. This led Macron to recall French ambassador to Turkey for consultation. The Islamic world has reportedly cracked up after the French President gave his node to using cartoons of Prophet Muhammed after protests and campiagns against France began covering most of the Muslim majority countries. Campaigns such as #boycott france started doing rounds.   As per reports this radicalism in the Islamic nations are ignited by Erdogan’s remark he is trying to further provoke people against the European country. Macron had said a week before that such things cannot be controlled as that would sancth away the right to freedom of expression.   He also asserted that France being a secular state cannot impose such rules based on one particular community to which Erdogan aggressively responded, "What's the problem of the individual c...

  Sunday, October 25, 2020. Al-Shabaab fighters have taken control of Gurya-samo resident on the outskirts of Lasqoray district in Sanaag region. The militants have reportedly taken control of the area, 90 kilometers from Erigavo, the capital of Sanaag region. An armed group of about 50 terrorist fighters arrived in Gurya-samo area yesterday afternoon, where they set up military bases. Al-Shabaab militants described the operation in the area as a military operation against armed civilians, detaining some civilians and arresting various people. In recent times, a terrorist organization has spread to other parts of the country, and it is feared that al-Shabaab will return to power. Attacks are on the rise in cities such as the capital Mogadishu. They also seem to be returning to power with funding from foreign governments. If it is true that these groups have entered the Sanaad region, it will be difficult to oust them from these areas, as the region is mountainous,. The sett...

  After the French President Emmanuel Macron decided to shut four mosques and a Islamic Centre yesterday, Qatar and Turkey have declared a war through the dangerous terrorist organistaion--Muslim Brotherhood. The response taken by the French administration after a school teacher was beheaded by a radical Isalmist, did not go well with Turkey and Qatar.   Since the attack, France has been making changes to protect itself and the two notorious countries are unable to digest the actions that are being taken by the Macron government and hence are trying to counter it by using Muslim Brotherhood.   As per foreign media reports, three days after the horrific incident, French authorities have seized over a dozen of mosques and Islamic centres and after all of this, the Qatari media has started a campaign under #Boycott_French_Products. For the last three days, Qatar has been instigating Muslims to target the French and carry out a hate speech trial against the authoritie...

  It has been over a decade that allegations on Qatar over neglecting the health and safety of domestic workers and it was only in the year 2017 that Qatar passed a law to safeguard the interests of these workers but does it make any difference? There are tons of media reports that have suggested that Qatar is doing nothing to prevent this treatment towards domestic employers. In a report by Amnesty International , close to 40 women have on record said that they have faced physical and verbal abuse. The extent of these abuses includes degrading treatment, shouting and insults. One of the domestic workers said, “Madam will say ‘[you are] a monster, I will cut your tongue’. I am scared. She will tell me ‘I will kill you’, always bad words. I am only a [maid], and I can’t do anything.” Atrocities like spitting, beating, kicking and punching are way too common in these households, said another worker. “Madam started shouting at all [the maids]… she started spitting on us and slap...

  France and Egypt are making efforts to settle things in crisis struck Libya by coming up with newer ways to solve the things in the country. On October 13, according to a statement announced by the french ambassador to Egypt, it was revealed that the two countries--Egypt and France, will be coordinating on efforts to make this work in Libya. Stepahne Romatet said, “France and Egypt share the same view regarding ways to settle the Libyan crisis, mainly by transforming the temporary truce into a permanent cease-fire and pushing all Libyan parties to reach a common political agenda.” He further explained that it is important to take this stemp there is no military solution available in the Libyan land.  During the press statement, it was also noted by the ambassador that while the settlement is being sorted, forign influence should be duly kept out. He especially addereted on Turkey’s role in the country saying that the country must follow the UN’s arms embargo in Libya i...

  Monday, 19 October 2020. Turkey has opened a new training course for hundreds of Somali military personnel at the Turkish military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The training, which opened at the Turksom base in Mogadishu, will be given to the 6th Battalion of the Somali National Army and is related to counter-terrorism, according to a tweet from the Turkish embassy in Somalia. The training will be attended by 450 soldiers and will run until March 2021, with the swearing-in ceremony taking place on October 15th. The training follows a Turkish training project for young Somali soldiers, but the exact motive behind it is unknown. The trained youths have not yet been deployed to fight Al-Shabaab, but only guard government buildings and the Turkish official offices like embassy, ​​while others work at the Turkish military base in Halane. Secondly the Turksoma training center is not known for its plans and there is no information about it. As you know, no one can reach Tu...

  Since the trouble started brewing between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a lot of countries have tried meddling in between the two countries to solve the issue but as soon as the tensions escalated, it was only a few countries that tried diffusing the fire. Turkey, France, Russia and Germany have indirectly tried to meddle in the situation. But among these countries, Iran seemed to be missing. Iran is one the neighbors of these countries, and holds the power to mediate between the two countries at war. But it has been missing from the scene for the longest time. Only this week, the country offered to mediate. Still, there is a problem. To mediate or promote neutral peace dialogues, a country that is involved in the matter is required and Iran, by no means, is that third party. Iran is also scared about being unintentionally involved in the tussle as one of the ministers of the country warned the two nations that should the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed te...

During the United States presidential election, a lot of suspicious foreign finding exchange was seen between the democrat candidate, Hilary Clinton and Qatar. Several emails were revealed in media reports which clearly established a close connection between the former US Secretary of State and Qatari Al-Jazeera TV network.   These emails came into public view when the current president, Donald Trump, decided to declassify all the emails that were exchanged using a private server for government purposes. This became even more doubtful because it was unclear why would a position holder in the then administration, use private servers for any purpose.   But on investigation, it became evident that Qatar had a major role in the destruction of the Arab world where it chose to fund and support Arab spring despite the outrage.   In one such e-mail, a former US secretary was found requesting the Qatari regime to fund Arab Spring revolution using an account dedicated to the Cli...

  Here’s something interesting about what I read today. By withdrawing, Trump, like Obama, now wants to fulfill a campaign pledge. He is at the forefront of talks with the Taliban, but they have shown no sign of giving up their violence. The key targets of terrorism today are the Afghan people and the security forces, and the Afghan state is still weak, meaning that it does not sustain security on its own. The US has not, however, evolved from its failures and is still guided by strategic narcissism. The contradictions offer a feeling of deja vu to observers.   The US is the powerhouse of the world, but great responsibility comes with great power, and that responsibility lies not only with American taxpayers, but also with the world, as US policy decisions have foreign consequences. Just as the US left the sons of Iraq to be destroyed by the sectarian and vengeful Al-Maliki, Washington is now leaving the weak Afghan government alone to deal with the Taliban. While some Ame...

  During the virtual ceremony of Turkey-African economy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he does not want the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to affect the relationship of Turkey with Africa. He added with latest development in the relationship of both the regions, Turkey aims to raise the trade to $50 million in coming years. "They (Turkish companies) have so far undertaken nearly $70 billion (TL 555 billion) worth of projects across the continent. The market value of these projects has exceeded $6 billion," the president said. The event was organized by the Trade Ministry and the African Union along with Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) in an attempt to give a clearer picture of the relationship between the two regions and also lay down a foundation on the future aspects. In the event, Erdogan said that the negativity that has come with the pandemic should not let the momentum of the relationship between Africa and Turkey. “We should move our tra...

  Tuesday, 06 Oct 2020- Abdirahman A. Warsame, the leader of the Wadajir opposition party has for the first time given more details about meetings he said he had with President Farmajo. These meetings at different times come at a time of heightened political turmoil in Somalia, and the country is entering an election period. In an exclusive interview with Dalsan TV, Abdirahman said that President has met only twice since he was elected as a president. He noted that the two meetings took place after President was elected to his current post, specifically in February 2017. Abdirahman Abdishakur is one of the politicians who strongly criticize current government policies. Earlier, an armed mob stormed his home, killing six of his bodyguards. This has become a mystery to the government, which has openly dared the killing of young Somalis in order to silence the opposition. The first meeting between Abdirahman and Farmajo took place at the Jazeera Hotel, at the invitation of the p...

  People in Lebanon have been demanding the exit of the corrupt leaders and political party as a government that is not associated with the current ruling party replaces the current order and tightens anti-corruption measures while implementing pending reforms. Lebanon is in the worst state a country could be in. There is economic crisis, political order has failed, situation after the Beirut blast is out of control and there many other problems that the country is facing along with active terrorism in place. Last month acting prime minister of the country, Mustafa Adib, resigned after failing to form a government despite warnings from European countries. In August, the public protested after the then prime minister, Hassan Diab, failed to address the beirut blast and take immediate measures for the public. One of the prime causes of the situation is corruption. The level of corruption in the middle eastern country has increased to the extent that one can not even calculate w...

  Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of instigating the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the Caucasus. Interviewed by the Russia's RIA news agency, Bashar al-Assad said that Erdogan and his Defense Minister Hulusi Akar are deploying Syrian militants in Azerbaijan, confirming the accusations recently moved to Ankara by French president Emmanuel Macron. "We are always with our brother Azerbaijan since he is always on the side of Turkey ... we will continue to be with Baku on the battlefield and at the negotiating table," Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu assured yesterday. Faced with these sentences it is difficult to imagine how Ankara can make a diplomatic contribution to the solution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. On the contrary, on the battlefield, his "contribution" is evident. And not just for the huge arms supplies to the Azeris. According to the Middle East Eye (MEE), hundreds of Sy...

  Hassan Sh announces that they are financially ready for the election, "Farmajo wants to produce young handmade PM like soldiers to vote for". Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has dismissed reports that opposition candidates are not ready to run in Somalia's 2020/21 elections and made serious allegations against Farmajo. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the former president, previous governments has said that his government will not allow any terrorist group to operate in the country during the election. This is one of the techniques that Farmajo is playing to win the next election. It appears that the presidency is nominating young people and paying them to get the votes of parliament again. "They hope to produce a small number of people to hunt for votes but I would say that will never happen and it has not happened before." Asked about the money for the election, Hassan Sheikh said “many people who want seats in parliament would have blocked by thei...

  Algeria is all against any kind of settlement with Arab-Israel peace keeping treaty and does not see the need to become a part of it either.   According to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Algeria has no intentions of sorting out anything or normalizing its equations with Israel.   According to Tebboune, the countries have rushed aimlessly into entering an agreement with Israel.   Algeria is now moving towards Qatar and the latter is happily showing support. It has always been Doha’s intent to show support for anyone who tries to come close to the Middle Eastern big wig countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Showing its unstinting support for the Palestinian issue at hand, Doha has moved closer to Algeria over the bilateral agreement signed between Israel, US and a Middle Eastern country.   Under the aegis of Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, there was an official statement made by Doha in a Qatar news agency. It stated that “the State of Qa...

  I read something interesting about the Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad who stressed the importance of Russian military bases' role in maintaining Syria's security and stability and in countering global terrorism. Looking at it, In the present system of international relations, there is an imbalance of forces and Russia has to restore the lost balance. In view of this,   not only in Syria, but also internationally, the Russian military presence plays a significant role.   Especially In maintaining stability and making the world order more fair and equitable, In fact, Russia may play a crucial role. Of course, Russia does not have to use military action if the West abandons its imperialist strategy, which is focused on using military power to create problems in the world. However, The international system today needs to be balanced.

  Let’s look about what’s interesting on what I read today. This is a moment in the world of great transition. Turkey has redefined itself in the midst of this; the current Turkey is very different from what it was in the past. Nevertheless, some people still live in the past, do not believe in the idea that Turkey has "global interests" and think that other countries' interests can and will be decided by only the US.   But I want us to focus on this since the message is that it is a military force to be taken seriously by Turkey. It owns not only sophisticated weapons, but also a domestic defense industry that produces them. As the once-sabre-rattling countries are now pursuing dialogue and talks with Ankara to alleviate conflict, in fact, the message seems to have come through.  

  The United States demanded for the restoration of sanctions on Iran as the arms embargo on the middle eastern country will end in November this year. This appeal of the Trump administration was rejected while taking the call at the UN.   The US secretary Mike Pompeo cited safety and peace within the region to extend the sanctions but faced rejection. But considering Iran’s activities and its involvement in the funding of terrorist organizations within the region, embargo might have actually helped in maintaining the peace in the region. The problems with the sanctions imposed by the United States was that it destroyed Iran’s economy and troubled lifestyle there. The sanctions had affected the country to the extent that food and services also were scrapped for public usage. But as far as arms embargo is concerned, extending it will not only benefit the civilians in the country but also control the finding that the government gives to terror groups like Hezbollah. The le...