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MENASource

Mar 11, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia to Shut Down Al Jazeera Offices as Rumors Swirl Over Qatar Spat

By MENASource

Saudi Arabia reportedly plans to shut down the offices of Qatari-headquartered Al Jazeera network, following a diplomatic row between the countries centering on Qatar’s perceived support of the Muslim Brotherhood and patronage of cleric Yusuf Qaradawi.

New members welcomed at 1999 NATO Summit

NATOSource

Mar 11, 2014

Central European Nations Glad to be in NATO

By AFP

Fifteen years have passed since the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland joined the NATO military alliance, a decision the ex-Soviet satellites now see as fortuitous given today’s Ukraine standoff between Russia and the West.

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MENASource

Mar 11, 2014

EconSource Headlines- March 11, 2014

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Mar 11, 2014

It’s Not Too Late For Libya

By Danya Greenfield

Secretary John Kerry’s attendance at the Rome Ministerial Conference on Libya last Thursday is a positive—and much-needed—signal of renewed US attention to that troubled country.

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New Atlanticist

Mar 11, 2014

Don’t Give Up on Crimea

By Damon Wilson

Ukrainian Troops Sustain Symbols of Sovereignty That Could Weaken Russia’s Grip Twenty-four hours after being named to command Ukrainian forces in Crimea, Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky switched allegiance to the Russia-installed Crimean puppet government. Accompanied by Russian special operations troops and unidentified gunmen, he strode into the Ukrainian military’s Perevalne base demanding that its soldiers […]

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UK Foreign Minister William Hague, Sept. 8, 2011

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2014

UK Foreign Minister: NATO Members Should Increase Defense Spending in Response to Ukraine Crisis

By James Kirkup, Telegraph

William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, has said that Russian aggression in Crimea should force Nato to rethink its defence cuts.

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NATO AWACS

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2014

NATO Deploying AWACS to Poland and Romania to Monitor Ukraine Crisis

By BBC and Reuters

From BBC:  Nato is to deploy reconnaissance planes in Poland and Romania to monitor the Ukrainian crisis.

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MENASource

Mar 10, 2014

Shuffling Cabinets: Reproducing Authoritarian Traditions

By Amr Hamzawy

As Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb’s new cabinet is a few days into its role, it is clear that no explanation will be offered by officials, whether from the interim president, the prime minister, or others, for the former cabinet’s resignation. This, together with media coverage of the resignation, has been reminiscent of a pre-January 2011 […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 10, 2014

YemenSource | Constitution Drafting Committee Established

By YemenSource

On Sunday, President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi established the long-awaited committee mandated to draft the country’s new constitution.

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Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, March 17, 2011

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2014

Polish Foreign Minister: ‘We Cannot Let Putin Get Away With’ Annexation of Crimea

By Cristina Odone, Telegraph

Russia must not be allowed to redraw the map of Europe, Radek Sikorski, Poland’s Foreign Minister, tells the Telegraph ahead of a meeting with William Hague on Monday.

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