Category: Blogs

Top News: Egypt Plans to Set Up Two New Ministries

By EgyptSource

Egypt is planning to form two new ministries for entrepreneurs and Egyptian expatriates’ affairs, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday in Germany.

Ukraine’s Success Will Have ‘Huge Implications’ for Entire Region

EU official: ‘Russia recognizes that we are not looking to gain territories’ Describing Ukraine as an “international issue,” a top European Union official said June 4 that turning the country into a success story will have “huge implications for the whole region.” “Russia recognizes we are not looking to gain territories. We are looking to […]

‘We Are Not Freaks of Nature’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Panel looks at view from the Middle East, examines US’ role Few people would be surprised to learn that people in the Middle East—just like Americans—care first and foremost about bread-and-butter issues, their lives, and the lives of their families. “Contrary to the myth that [people in the Middle East] go to bed at night […]

Kabila’s Plan B for the Congo

By J. Peter Pham

In power for more than a decade and a half with precious little to show for it and yet facing the possibility of a one-way ticket to the International Criminal Court at The Hague should he ever yield the presidency, it is no wonder that Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) […]

Pakistani Taliban’s Core ‘Dismantled’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary says military campaign against terrorists in ‘critical phase’ The Pakistani military has dismantled the Taliban’s core in a successful operation that is now in a “critical phase,” Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said June 4 at the Atlantic Council. The terrorist group’s leadership “is on the run,” Chaudhry said.

Top News: Egypt Court Orders Mubarak Retrial on Charge of Killing Protesters

By EgyptSource

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his thirty-year rule, a high court said on Thursday.

Top News: UN-led Yemeni Peace Talks to Begin on June 14 in Geneva

By MENASource

Yemen’s Ambassador to the United Nations Khaled Alyemany said Wednesday that UN-led talks aimed at ending the conflict in the region will begin June 14 in Geneva.

NATO Chief Slams Russia Amid Upsurge in Ukraine Conflict

By Reuters

NATO said on Thursday Russia was delivering sophisticated weaponry to rebels in eastern Ukraine,

EconSource: OPEC Heads Towards Holding Output as Oil Slips Under $60

By EconSource

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is leaning toward holding crude output levels on the eve of its production meeting, as oil prices slid back under $60 a barrel, on concerns that the expected decision would further fuel oversupply

The Case of Syria

By David Miliband

International Rescue Committee President and CEO David Miliband delivered a commencement speech to the graduating students of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government on May 27, 2015.