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MENASource

Jul 28, 2015

EconSource: Explosion Shuts Down Iran-Turkey Natural Gas Pipeline

By EconSource

Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said an explosion on a natural gas pipeline late on Monday between Iran and Turkey caused a large fire and shut down the flow of gas.

UkraineAlert

Jul 27, 2015

Here’s How the EU Can Get Putin’s Attention

By Andreas Umland

How would the West react to a major escalation of the war in eastern Ukraine? What would Brussels and Washington do if Russia continues to send troops there? Even though analysts often suggest arming Ukraine with defensive weapons, what people sometimes forget is that the West is still, by far, Russia’s largest trade and investment […]

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SyriaSource

Jul 27, 2015

The Northern Syria “Safe Zone”

By Frederic C. Hof

Reports of an American and Turkish agreement to close a sixty mile stretch of the Syria-Turkey border to the Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) and to create—to an as yet undisclosed depth—a protected “safe zone” from the border south into Aleppo Province may signal a dramatic turn of Obama administration policy toward the crisis in […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 27, 2015

Turkey’s War in Syria: Of Kurds and Ways

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deal envisages creation of ‘safe zone’ in Syria, allows US jets to use Turkish base A landmark agreement between the United States and Turkey—that allows US jets to use a Turkish air base to launch strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants and envisages the creation of a “safe zone” in war-ravaged […]

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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Oct. 9, 2014

NATOSource

Jul 27, 2015

Turkey Requests Emergency NATO Meeting

By NATO

The North Atlantic Council, which includes the ambassadors of all 28 NATO Allies, will meet on Tuesday 28 July, following a request by Turkey to hold consultations under article 4 of NATO’s founding Washington Treaty.

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MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

In Egypt, a Fine for Journalists is Worse than a Prison Sentence

By Khaled Dawoud

The outrage over the draft anti-terror law, particularly articles relating to access to information and freedom of the press, is unlikely to come an end soon. Journalist Syndicate board members expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s recent compromise regarding an article criminalizing the publication of information on terror attacks and counterterror operations that contradict official statements. […]

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MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

Top News: Emergency Ceasefire Fails as Houthis Continue Military Campaign

By MENASource

A new ceasefire in Yemen failed as clashes continued in the key areas of al-Lahj, Aden, and Taiz. The humanitarian truce, declared by the Saudi-led Arab coalition, was meant to begin on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to allow for distribution of much needed aid supplies and fuel.

MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

Top News: Prime Minister Extends North Sinai Curfew for Three Months

By EgyptSource

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has extended for three months a curfew in North Sinai, according to a decree issued in the government’s official gazette on Saturday.

UkraineAlert

Jul 27, 2015

Ukraine’s IDP Crisis Worsens as Local Attitudes Harden

By Kateryna Moroz and Olena Vynogradova

Ukraine officially has 1,381,953 internally displaced persons (IDPs), the country’s Ministry of Social Policy (MoSP) reported July 10. Overall, more than 2.3 million Ukrainians—including IDPs and those seeking refuge abroad—have been uprooted by conflict since March 2014. Yet the actual number of IDPs remains unknown and is likely to be higher, since the official figure […]

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MENASource

Jul 27, 2015

EconSource: Foreign Investment in Arab States Dropped 8 Percent in 2014

By EconSource

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Arab states dropped 8 percent in 2014 with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia attracting close to half the total funds, a report by the Kuwait-based Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation says.

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