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Congresswomen condemns Trump’s Middle East approach says Biden must reverse all of it

  Most of the diplomats and experts will applaud the current United States President Donald Trump in his development strategies and relationship building process with the Middle East but congresswomen IIhan Omar thinks otherwise. Though might have received a lot of backlash in his term as a president, this is not an area where people targeted him. Omar believes that the deals and agreements that the Trump administration did in the Middle East is not actually under peace deal but is straightaway human rights violation. "[Trump] recently inked so-called 'peace deals' between the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Israel," Omar tweeted. She further tweeted, "The only problem? They weren’t peace deals. They’re arms sales to human rights abusers, designed to empower the Gulf States and increase the risk of war with Iran." She made a huge accusation on the current US government and the motives of the other Middle Eastern countries that were invo...

Mike Pompeo assures strict approach to Iran says ‘still have options to counter Iran’

  As the secretary of state Mike Pompeo became the first top US official to ever visit Israeli settlements in West Banks and Golan Heights, there were major announcements from his end representing the Trump administration that he made while on the trip.   The time to make exit from the White House nears for Mike Pompeo and President Donald Trump and just a few weeks before it, the US administration is taking a few major calls on issues related to Israel and Iran. After wrapping up his tour of Israel Pompeo spoke to the Jerusalem Post where he talked about steps the US will take on matters related to Iran.   The top US diplomat assured that they still have a lot of measures to counter Iran anti-terrorism activities in the middle east region. He confidently asserted in the interview to the news organization saying that the present administration has been very clear on its stand and that there is no reason that it will change in coming years.   He furth...

Situation in Horn of Africa destabilizes as Ethiopia confirms its troops moving towards Tiagrayan capital

  Ethiopia might see some serious complications in coming days as the officials make their stand clear against the rebel forces and confirm that they will be sending troops to look over the Tigrayan capital on Tuesday. The conflict that shook the horn of Africa lasted for a whole of two weeks now and it has not only impacted the African continent but also the world. The Prime Minister of the country Abiy Ahmed said, “The final critical act of law enforcement will be done in the coming days.” Yesterday, Ethiopia included a special task force to control the situation which arose earlier this month. The task forces have accused the rebel groups of doing a lot of infrastructure damages especially targeting bridges connecting the regional capital Mekelle with the rest of the country to restrict the movement of the federal forces and stop any attempt of controlling their activities. As per a statement reported by the Reuters, the army personnel’s said, “Anxious about (our) advanc...

DENI ‘rejects Ethiopia’s plan to support Farmaajo.

  Monday, 09 November, 2020. Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni has reportedly rejected a plan presented by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a recent visit to the Ethiopian capital. Abbiy Ahmed called on the President of Puntland to support and be a major part of the campaign for the re-election of President Farmajo. Deni, one of Farmajo's main rivals in the regional states presidents, opposed the plan, and rejected the offer. The President last week traveled to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on Tuesday with Abiy Ahmed, who spoke about the election and the agreement reached last month, as well as rebuffed the offer.   Rashid Abdi, a Kenyan resident and commentator on the Horn of Africa politics, in a statement posted on his twitter to express the disapproval of Deni, saying "President Deni had rejected Abiye Ahmed's proposal to support Farmajo". Rashid also said in a statement that the UAE government, which was surprised by Abiy's burden, had se...

Turkey keeps the diplomatic game string with agreeing to support whoever wins elections

  The United States is yet to announce its President ahead of the official number being released, Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended support to whichever candidate wins the elections. Two of the Turkish officials on Friday confirmed that despite Erdogan’s friendship with the current president Donald Trump, they will extend their cooperation in working with whoever is elected. “Regardless of which candidate takes office in the US, we will pursue a sincere approach to improve our relations,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.   There have been a few changes in the relationship between the NATO allies--Turkey and the US. There have been some disagreements between the two while discussing policies and actions in Syria. Last few years have also seen closer ties between Russia and Turkey especially when it comes to supporting rebel groups in war torn countries of Syria and Libya. Turkey officials said that they have experience in working with both democr...

German Green Party, Cem Ozdemir, accused Erdogan of Promoting Islamic Terrorism in Europe.

  Sunday, November 01, 2020. Germany's opposition Green Party foreign affairs expert Cem Ozdemir has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of promoting Islamic terrorism in Europe. This expert said in a statement on Friday that "action will be taken against all those who continue to incite Islamists." He accused the Turkish president of inciting violence in Europe. Ozdemir argued that Islamist groups in his country will be treated differently than before and monitoring their activities. He also said that Islamist organizations would be formed in accordance with the German constitution and made independent from foreign governments. Turkey and European governments are in a state of crisis after a heated exchange of words in the media. This week there were terrorist attacks in France on teachers, pastors and civilians that further fueled the deteriorating relations between Turkey and France. Meanwhile, several governments have expressed support for France, accus...

Attacker arrived in Europe three days prior to the day from Tunisia

  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...