Regional Developments

Yakup Temel
09.03.2026

ISRAEL-GAZA
Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist Amal Shamali in Gaza attack
Shamali, who worked for Qatar Radio, killed in an Israeli air strike on central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-journalist-amal-shamali-in-gaza-attack
UK and four countries share joint statement criticising Israel's plan to take 'full control' of Gaza City
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/uk-israel-gaza-joint-statement-5Hjd8Y7_2/

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
Roman Abramovich ready to fight UK government over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale
Russian oligarch says money is his to allocate despite international sanctions imposed on his assets
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/09/roman-abramovich-ready-to-fight-uk-government-over-proceeds-from-chelsea-sale
‘A stage for whitewashing war crimes’: Venice Biennale urged to exclude Russia
Ukraine criticises organisers’ decision to allow Russia to take part in prestigious art exhibition as ‘incomprehensible’
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/09/venice-biennale-ukraine-exclude-russia

AFRICA
How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/fish-factories-west-africa-guardian-investigation-desmog-fishmeal-oil
Guinea opposition leader urges 'direct resistance' after 40 parties dissolved
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrqg80y57po

10.03.2026

ISRAEL-GAZA
Indonesia preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgjwpx9j2do
Gaza food prices soar as crossing closures deepen shortages amid Iran war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/10/gaza-food-prices-soar-as-border-closures-deepen-shortages-amid-iran-war
Qatari spokesman says unchecked escalation has sparked regional war
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/10/qatari-spokesman-says-unchecked-escalation-has-sparked-regional-war

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
Ukraine war briefing: Trump set to ease oil-related sanctions following Putin call
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/ukraine-war-briefing-trump-set-to-ease-oil-related-sanctions-following-putin-call
‘Sounds familiar’: how the US-Israeli war in Iran parallels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/how-the-us-israeli-war-in-iran-parallels-russia-invasion-of-ukraine,

AFRICA
How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/10/how-the-us-far-right-bought-into-the-myth-of-white-south-africas-persecution
‘Extraordinary cruelty’: images show longterm ‘starvation strategy’ in Sudan
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/mar/10/extraordinary-cruelty-images-show-longterm-starvation-strategy-in-sudan
Villagers on Príncipe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/mar/10/principe-africa-villagers-to-be-paid-protect-ecosystem-african-galapagos

11.03.2026

ISRAEL-GAZA
Jury fails to decide if woman supported Hamas
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yrlpem3d4o
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian detainee
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xrz71zm3o

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Hungary of ‘banditry’ over seized gold and cash
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-accuses-hungary-of-banditry-over-82m-of-seized-gold
‘Stunned, sidelined and disunited’: how war in the Middle East paralysed the EU
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/stunned-sidelined-and-disunited-how-war-in-the-middle-east-paralysed-the-eu

AFRICA
At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/at-least-17-killed-after-drone-strikes-school-in-sudan
French aid worker among three killed in drone strike in east DRC, M23 rebels say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/drone-attack-goma-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-m23-rebels
At least 65 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist raids in country’s north-east
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/11/nigerian-soldiers-killed-jihadist-raids-north-east

12.03.2026

ISRAEL-GAZA
‘Life covered in soot’: Gas shortage forces Gaza families to cook over wood
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/life-covered-in-soot-gas-shortage-forces-gaza-families-to-cook-over-wood
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of Gaza detainee abuse
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/israeli-military-top-lawyer-drops-charges-soldiers-palestinian-detainee-abuse-gaza

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
Russia earned €6bn from fossil fuel exports since start of Iran war, data suggests
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/12/russia-fossil-fuels-revenue-us-israel-war-iran-data
Venice Biennale risks losing EU funding over planned Russia involvement
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/12/venice-biennale-risks-losing-eu-funding-over-planned-russia-involvement

AFRICA

Eswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/trump-immigration-deportations-eswatini
UK government axes flagship global health project
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/12/uk-government-axes-flagship-global-health-project

13.03.2026

ISRAEL-GAZA
What’s happened in Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the Iran war?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/13/whats-happened-in-gaza-and-the-west-bank-since-the-start-of-the-iran-war
What is Israel’s endgame in Lebanon?
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/3/13/what-is-israels-endgame-in-lebanon
Worshippers pray outside Al-Aqsa amid closure on al-Quds Day
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/13/worshippers-pray-outside-al-aqsa-amid-closure-on-al-quds-day

UKRAINE-RUSSIA
Europe rebukes US for temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/iran-war-oil-prices-russian-sanctions-lifted
Ukraine war briefing: Putin envoy says US better understands importance of Russian oil amid energy crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/ukraine-war-briefing-putin-envoy-says-us-better-understands-importance-of-russian-oil-amid-energy-crisis

AFRICA

Mining’s toxic timebomb: dams full of poisonous waste are dotted around the world. What happens when they burst?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/minings-toxic-timebomb-dams-full-of-poisonous-waste-are-dotted-around-the-world-what-happens-when-they-burst-aoe
‘Villages are burned, animals slaughtered. We have to let the world know what’s happening’: Tinariwen and Imarhan fight for Tuareg music
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/13/tinariwen-imarhan-interview-tuareg-music-desert-blues