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Sep 21, 2015

Top News: US to Accept 85,000 Refugees in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017

By MENASource

Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.

MENASource

Sep 21, 2015

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Swears in New Government, Keeps Ministers in Key Posts

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a new government Saturday, introducing sixteen new ministers, and merging several ministries.

UkraineAlert

Sep 21, 2015

Europe’s Top Security Threat: Poisoned Public Opinion in Russia

By Andreas Umland

The Russian Federation possesses—and will continue to possess for the foreseeable future—the second-largest nuclear arsenal on Earth. Like the Soviet Union before it and the United States today, this gives Moscow an overkill capacity. As did their communist predecessors, Russia’s leaders today command enough weapons of mass destruction to destroy humankind several times over. Moreover, […]

Russia Ukraine

MENASource

Sep 21, 2015

EconSource: Fitch Affirms Turkey’s Investment Grade Rating, Outlook Stable

By EconSource

Turkey retained its investment grade ranking at Fitch Ratings with a stable outlook as the ratings company said the country’s government balance sheet remains “strong” amid a deteriorating political environment.

Middle East Strategy Task Force

Sep 19, 2015

David Miliband: Europe’s Feeble Response to Migrant Crisis Threatens EU

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former British Foreign Secretary says United States, too, must ‘up its game’ and take in more refugees Europe’s “feeble” response to the migrant crisis—the largest displacement of people since World War II—is threatening the European Union, and European countries as well as the United States need to step up to do more to help these […]

European Union Germany
Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), Sept. 15, 2012

NATOSource

Sep 18, 2015

Lockheed, MBDA See NATO Future for MEADS

By Jen Judson, Defense News

Lockheed Martin and MBDA Deutschland are expecting to sign a contract with Germany next year to produce the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) and with that stamp of approval the pair is setting their sights higher.

Germany Missile Defense

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Iraq’s Abadi Caught between Global Powers and Domestic Politics

By Ramzy Mardini

After the White House succeeded in getting Bulgaria to close its airspace to Russian overflights last week, Moscow continues to buttress Syria’s embattled regime though Iranian and Iraqi airspace, despite US requests made as recently as September 5 for the Iraqis to assist in the effort to deny the Russians a supply line to Syria.

Iraq Syria
An F-22 Raptor fighter jet, May 12, 2015

NATOSource

Sep 18, 2015

US Air Force General Calls For An F-22 Base In Europe

By Lara Seligman, Defense News

In light of Russia’s recent aggressive action in Europe, the commander of US Air Forces Europe is calling for a rotational F-22 Raptor base in the region.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Top News: UN Says Libya Lawmakers to Rejoin the House of Representatives

By MENASource

The United Nations said on Friday that Libyan lawmakers had agreed to reunify the country’s House of Representatives (HOR) in a step towards a final agreement, which aims to form a Government of National Accord.

MENASource

Sep 18, 2015

Top News: Egyptian Cabinet Expected to be Sworn in by Saturday

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s newly appointed cabinet is expected to be sworn in and replace the government of outgoing Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab next Saturday, state-run Al-Ahram reported.

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