He said introducing a law like Australia s was not something the government considered. [Australia] passed their law in 2016. It s not something that the [New Zealand] government then thought that they should also do and this government doesn t think it should do either. And I think it potentially sets up a very ugly, brutal race between countries to strip citizenship of people they just don t want. That is not in keeping, I think, with our international obligations and our obligations as a country that wants to be a good nation-state citizen.
Middle East scholar and economist Karam Shaar was also against bringing in laws to revoke citizenships, saying international governments had a responsibility in the current situation in Syria.
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June 2, 2021
ALEPPO, Syria Recent remarks by Syrian Agriculture Minister Mohammad Hassan Qatana on a decline in wheat production have raised fears that a full-fledged bread crisis is on its way in Syria.
Qatana told the Syrian government-affiliated Al-Watan news site May 17, “Wheat yields are not enough to meet all needs [of the population].” This means Syrians will likely be waiting in long lines outside bakeries.
On May 21, Qatana told Radio Sham FM, which is close to the government, “This year, the drought was severe for several reasons, including the decrease of precipitation rates by 50% to 70%, depending on the provinces. He said precipitation in Hasakah fell by more than 50% and that temperatures rose, increasing the rate of evaporation.
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Arie Egozi on May 24, 2021 at 10:51 AM
Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie (left), commander Central Command (CENTCOM) meets with Lt. Gen. Ghanim Bin Shaheen Al Ghanim, Qatar Armed Forces chief, during his visit to Qatar, April 14, 2019.
TEL AVIV: There are signs that China may be moving to take advantage of the US withdrawal from Syria as part of a larger effort to expand its footprint in the Gulf and Middle East, Israeli sources fret.
Beijing for some time has had a toe in Syria politically aligning with Russia in efforts at the UN to shield Bashar al-Assad’s regime and counter Western influence; voicing willingness to take part in the country’s post-civil war reconstruction; and providing small amounts of humanitarian aid.