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UkraineAlert

Feb 3, 2016

Russian Propaganda in Ukraine: Fighting Phantoms

By Roman Shutov

For Ukrainians, the war in eastern Ukraine has become an everyday reality. Only two years ago, though, no one in the country believed war was possible—and certainly no one expected that propaganda would be one of its main weapons. Since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, little attention was paid to building a system that would ensure […]

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SyriaSource

Feb 3, 2016

Top News: February 3, 2016

By SyriaSource

– New offensive by Assad’s forces overshadows Syria peace talks– Jordanians ‘at boiling point’ over Syria refugees– Donors face record request of $9 billion to aid Syrians– Turkey-Syria border nearly ISIS-free, says Kerry

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MENASource

Feb 3, 2016

Top News: Rights Group Says Violations Against Journalists Doubled in Second Half of 2015

By EgyptSource

Violations against the press and media personnel in Egypt doubled over the second half of 2015 compared to the first half, according to the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE).

MENASource

Feb 3, 2016

EconSource: Minister Says UAE GDP Growth Seen at 3.5 Percent in 2016

By EconSource

The economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to grow about 3.5 percent in 2016 as the country moves forward with strategic projects despite the global drop in oil prices, Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri said.

Congressional Relations

Feb 2, 2016

Mind the Gap: Survey Finds Growing Trust Gap Between Elite and Mass Populations

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Populist distrust toward government and media have buoyed Donald Trump’s political fortunes, but this is not a phenomenon that is unique to the United States, according to a new global survey. While the “informed public” is growing increasingly trusting of government, business, nongovernmental organizations, and the media, that opinion is not shared by the “mass […]

SyriaSource

Feb 2, 2016

Top News: February 2, 2016

By SyriaSource

– Islamist groups to participate in Syria talks on individual basis– Syria regime forces advance in north Aleppo– US envoy meets PYD in Syria– Syria condemns Turkey cross-border shelling– Syria approves aid deliveries to 3 besieged villages– Italy drops objections to EU migration fund to Turkey

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MENASource

Feb 2, 2016

Top News: US envoy meets PYD in Syria

By MENASource

A delegation, which included President Barack Obama’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk, met in Syria on Sunday with the leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is dominated by the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the PKK-linked Democratic Union Party (PYD).

MENASource

Feb 2, 2016

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Says Open to Criticism, Admits Deficiency in Dealing with Youth

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that he does not mind criticism, stressing that it is his job to placate disgruntled youth, a day after a cartoonist was arrested for what critics suggest was retaliation for caricatures mocking the former army chief. “I’m not upset at Gawish or anyone … No one can speak […]

MENASource

Feb 2, 2016

EconSource: Industry to Start Producing in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone in 2020

By EconSource

Egypt is working on infrastructure at the Suez Canal Economic Zone that will allow industry investing in the area to start production by 2020, Head of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone Ahmed Darwish said.

UkraineAlert

Feb 2, 2016

Thanks But No Thanks, Mr. Inozemtsev: A Response from Kyiv

By Olga Bielkova

What is wrong with Vladislav Inozemtsev’s recent opinion piece on how to help Ukraine? The problem with his article is not his advice itself, as flawed as it is, but the logic on which it is built. He uses the logic of imperialism, of an authoritarian state, of conspiracy theorists for whom the world is […]

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