September, 2020

• 10 September

  Damascus struggles to import food as Syrians go hungry

  On August 20, the World Food Program (WFP) revealed that 9.3 million people in Syria are currently food insecure, with an additional 2.2 million at risk of facing the same fate.

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• 10 September

  Discours du Panthéon: Macron, le roi du hors-sujet

  Plutôt que de qualifier notre « séparatisme » d’islamiste ou de maghrébin, Emmanuel Macron a préféré le mettre… au pluriel lors de son discours célébrant les 150 ans de la République, au Panthéon. L’heure est pourtant grave, et la France ne peut plus se satisfaire d’une ligne si peu claire …

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• 10 September

  Sweden: The Violence Is "Extremely Serious"

  “The police must ensure that the criminals are arrested and can be prosecuted. The criminals need to disappear from our streets and squares so that no more ruthless crimes are committed… We work intensively, around the clock, despite this, the severe violence continues.” — Sweden’s National Police Chief Anders Thornberg, …

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• 10 September

  Turkey's 'Filthy War' Against Syria, Libya

  The Turkish regime, about a month ago, cut off the water supply to residents of northern Syria, where the temperature in August easily reaches more than 39° Celsius (103° Fahrenheit). It is a move, human rights advocates said, that “amounts to crimes against humanity.” They called for launching an international …

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• 10 September

  UAE and Israel to establish spy base in Yemen Island

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are working on a plan to establish a spy base in the Yemeni Island of Socotra, according to JForum, the official sites of the Jewish and French-speaking community. The two countries, which normalised relations earlier this month, have already undertaken steps to install …

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• 10 September

  Turkey to shoot down UAE jets if Turkish sovereignty violated

  Turkey will not hesitate to shoot down any United Arab Emirates (UAE) aircraft if Turkish sovereignty is violated in the eastern Mediterranean, Al-Quds Al-Araby reported on Friday.

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• 10 September

  U.S. – China Trade War Phase One Negotiations: What to Expect

  Phase one trade negotiations between the United States and China recently started at the end of August amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.

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• 10 September

  The Israel-UAE Deal: Implications and Second-Order Effects

  The normalization deal between Israel and the UAE may simply unearth a longstanding covert working relationship, but it could also have important second-order effects.

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• 10 September

  U.S. Downshifting in Iraq

  Plans to withdraw one-third of the U.S. force from Iraq indicates that exercising significant U.S influence in the country is no longer a major priority.

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• 10 September

  Bringing Islamic State Terrorists to Justice

  On August 18, 2020, the United States decided it would not pursue a death penalty case against two Islamic State terrorists, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, commonly referred to by their nickname ‘The Beatles.’

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