Press Review 6.12.2018

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Saudi-led airstrike reportedly hit Cholera treatment center run by Doctors Without Borders in Yemen, writes Daniella Cheslow of National Public Radio.

 

During the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, entire cities, including Mosul and Ramadi have been destroyed. According to Charles Stratford at Al Jazeera,  Iraq needs $90 billion dollars to begin reconstruction on the zones that have been devastated by the 15 year long war.

 

Anthony Bourdain’s lasting legacy of soft journalism; using conversations about food to tell the stories and politics of the countries he visited. Kim Ghattas of The Atlantic writes on the ways Bourdain was able to portray the conflicts in Lebanon in a way no other media source could.

 

On Tuesday night, Iran warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un against trusting U.S. President Donald Trump. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said, “We are not optimistic about these talks ... The United States, especially Mr Trump, has undermined international agreements and has unilaterally withdrawn from them,” according to Bozorgmehr Sharafedin of Reuters.