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MENASource

Mar 11, 2016

Top News: UN report sees violations of Libyan arms embargo, ISIS expansion

By MENASource

In their annual report to the UN Security Council, which was released on Wednesday, the experts monitoring UN sanctions against Libya found an array of companies, individuals, and countries supplying arms to factions in Libya, breaking a long-standing arms embargo on the North African country.

MENASource

Mar 11, 2016

EconSource: Tunisia Mounts Charm Offensive to Save Tourism Sector

By EconSource

Tunisia’s tourism heads are seeking to attract more visitors as the country’s tourism sector struggles following major terror attacks that took place last year. “Tunisia is safe,” Tourism Minister Selma Elloumi Rekik said at the ITB travel fair in Berlin on Thursday.

New Atlanticist

Mar 11, 2016

Don’t Forget Greece

By Marten van Heuven

European leaders hope to finalize a deal with Turkey designed to stem the flow of migrants into the European Union. A key element of the deal is a provision for Turkey to take back all new migrants who illegally enter Greece from Turkey. Turkey has exacted a steep price: visa-free access for Turkish citizens into […]

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MENASource

Mar 11, 2016

Top News: State TV Anchor Suspended for Anti-Sisi Comments, Again

By EgyptSource

The Head of the Egyptian Union for Radio and Television (ERTU) Essam al-Amir temporarily suspended state TV anchor Azza al-Henawy on Thursday “pending investigation,” for her criticisms of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The decision was based on a report submitted by a committee of senior ERTU officials who examined Henawy’s Sunday episode in which she […]

General Curtis Scaparrotti is Commander of United Nations Command, ROK-US Combined Forces Command, and US Forces Korea

NATOSource

Mar 11, 2016

NATO Announces Nomination of General Curtis Scaparrotti as Supreme Allied Commander Europe

By NATO and United States Forces Korea

From NATO:  The North Atlantic Council approved the nomination of General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, United States Army, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

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MENASource

Mar 10, 2016

Ahmed Abul Gheit Chosen as New Arab League Secretary General

By Margaret Suter

The Arab League announced today that it has chosen former Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit as its new Secretary General. The selection of Abul Gheit is in line with what Ahram Online describes as the league’s traditional practice of electing an Egyptian to serve as the head of the 22-member body. He will succeed […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama, June 18, 2012

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2016

Obama Does Not Believe Invading Ukraine or Saving Assad Makes Putin ‘a Player’

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

He [President Barack Obama] described a relationship with Putin that doesn’t quite conform to common perceptions.

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President Barack Obama, Sept. 28, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2016

Obama Sees Ukraine as Putin’s Client State

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

Russia’s invasion of Crimea in early 2014, and its decision to use force to buttress the rule of its client Bashar al-Assad, have been cited by Obama’s critics as proof that the post-red-line world no longer fears America.

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President Barack Obama, Nov. 18, 2011

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2016

Obama Unhappy with Allies, Upset at Free Riders

By Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

“Free riders aggravate me,” he [President Barack Obama] told me.

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SyriaSource

Mar 10, 2016

Top News: March 10, 2016

By SyriaSource

– Syria opposition sees fewer truce breaches, UN prepares talks– Insurgents in Syria attack government positions in Hama– ISIS commander still alive, but badly wounded after US strike– Syria’s domestic opposition to boycott parliamentary vote– Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of aiding sarin gas delivery to rebels

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