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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, May 29, 2014

NATOSource

Apr 13, 2015

Russia Concerned Finland and Sweden Moving Closer To NATO

By YLE and Helsinki Times

From YLE:  The Russian Foreign Ministry has written an article on its website condemning a Nordic minister declaration that appeared in the Norwegian paper Aftenposten last Thursday.

NATO NATO Partnerships

MENASource

Apr 13, 2015

Top News: Egyptian Court Sentences Fourteen to Death Fourteen Killed in Sinai Attacks

By EgyptSource

The Cairo Criminal Court ratified on Saturday death sentences served to Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and thirteen other Brotherhood leaders. Thirty-seven other defendants were sentenced to life in prison, including Egyptian-American Mohamed Soltan.

MENASource

Apr 13, 2015

Top News: United States Expands Role in Saudi-Led Campaign in Yemen

By MENASource

The United States is expanding its role in Saudi Arabia’s campaign in Yemen, vetting military targets and searching vessels for Yemen-bound Iranian arms amid growing concerns about the goals of the Saudi-led mission, according to US and Arab officials.

MENASource

Apr 13, 2015

EconSource: ISIS Militants Breach Iraq Refinery Perimeter, Repelled

By EconSource

Militants from the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) breached the security perimeter around Iraq’s largest refinery in Baiji early on Monday but were beaten back by security forces and coalition air strikes, according to local officials.

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2015

Are We Back on the Road to Extraterritoriality?

By Richard L. Morningstar

The Implications of Congressional Action Regarding the Iran Deal There has been much debate over the past several weeks on Congress’ role in a final nuclear deal with Iran. Congress clearly has an important role to play leading up to and after an agreement is finalized. US negotiators can, for example, cite congressional pressure to […]

Iran

New Atlanticist

Apr 10, 2015

Iran’s Growing Cyber Capabilities in a Post-Stuxnet Era

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Cyber attack on Iran served as an ‘awakening’ for Tehran Iran has vastly ramped up its cyber capabilities transforming itself from a “Tier 3” country to one that poses a significant global threat in the years following a massive cyber attack on its nuclear facilities, panelists said at the Atlantic Council April 8. “Iran is […]

Iran

MENASource

Apr 10, 2015

The War on Egypt’s Human Rights Defenders

By Ragab Saad

In his annual report before the latest session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein criticized the flagrant human rights violations in Egypt, particularly the trials of dozens of political activists and human rights advocates.

North Africa
Norwegian F-16 intercepting Russian Tu-95 bomber

NATOSource

Apr 10, 2015

Due to Russian Aggression, Nordic States Increasing Their Military Cooperation

By Sveinung Berg Bentzrød, Aftenposten

In an op-ed published in the Oslo daily Aftenposten, five Nordic ministers have signed the text outlining a very distinct military cooperation. An extended cooperation.

Northern Europe Russia

MENASource

Apr 10, 2015

EconSource: IFC Plans up to $2 Billion Investment in Egyptian Infrastructure, Power

By EconSource

The World Bank’s development arm plans to invest between $1.2 billion and $2 billion in Egypt over the next four years, including around the Suez Canal, its regional director said. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is looking at ports and logistics projects, according to Mouayed Makhlouf, the IFC’s director of Middle East and North Africa.

MENASource

Apr 10, 2015

Top News: UN Vote As Early As Friday on Yemen Arms Embargo

By MENASource

The UN Security Council could vote as early as Friday on a resolution to blacklist the son of Yemen’s former president and a Houthi leader and effectively impose an arms embargo on the rebels that rule most of the country, diplomats said.

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