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Pro-Russian fighters in Sloviansk, April 16, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 10, 2015

How Many Russians Are Fighting in Ukraine?

By Mark Urban, BBC

The Kremlin has denied its forces are directly involved in combat, but the latest estimate by US Lt Gen Ben Hodges, commander of the US Army in Europe, says 12,000 Russian troops are operating inside the neighbouring country.

NATO Russia

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

Top News: Egyptian President Pushes US for Military Aid in Fox News Interview

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for increased US military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight Islamic State in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday. He addressed the need for what he called a religious “revolution,” urging moderate Muslims around the world to “stand up” against terrorists twisting their religion.

MENASource

Mar 10, 2015

The Deceptions that Plague the Public Sphere in Egypt

By Amr Hamzawy

Within the public sphere in Egypt today, some leftists and liberals among the intellectual, cultural, media, and party elites have begun to raise their voices in condemnation of state violence leveled against Egyptian citizens. These voices have begun to reject abuses of rights and freedoms, including violations of the sacrosanct right to life.  They have […]

North Africa
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, Oct. 9, 2014

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2015

Damon Wilson Makes the Case for Restoring Deterrence in Europe

By Damon Wilson, Atlantic Council

If we fail to stop Putin in Ukraine, we will face a series of conflicts and crises in the months and years to come.

Economy & Business NATO

New Atlanticist

Mar 9, 2015

US, EU Pressure Sought on Congo’s Kabila

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Opposition leaders see signs President is trying to cling to power The United States and the European Union must continue to press Congolese President Joseph Kabila to leave office at the end of his second term in 2016 because the country’s constitution bars him from seeking a third term, opposition officials from the Democratic Republic […]

Africa
Gen. Martin Dempsey and Gen. Pierre de Villiers aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, March 8, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2015

For the First Time, France Puts Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Under US Command

By Missy Ryan, Washington Post

When Gen. Martin Dempsey’s plane touched down Sunday on the deck of this ship, he became the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in recent history — perhaps ever — to set foot on a French aircraft carrier, a sign of the two nations’ increasing operational unity in the campaign against the Islamic […]

France Iraq
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Feb. 5, 2015

NATOSource

Mar 9, 2015

NATO Seeks to Speed Up Decisions on Military Deployment

By Valentina Pop, Wall Street Journal

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is seeking to speed up decision making on military deployments as part of the alliance’s response to threats posed by Russia and Islamic State, the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday.

Libya NATO

MENASource

Mar 9, 2015

Top News: EU Considers Naval Presence to Tackle Libya; Leon Favors Naval Blockade

By MENASource

The European Union (EU) is discussing with the United Nations ways to bolster security in Libya, including a naval presence, if UN-backed peace talks lead to a settlement between the warring Tobruk-based and Tripoli-based governments.

MENASource

Mar 9, 2015

Top News: Egypt Carries out First Execution; Second Election Law Ruled Unconstitutional

By EgyptSource

An Alexandrian man convicted of murder was hanged on Saturday for the killing of a young man in 2013, becoming the first supporter of former president Mohamed Morsi to be executed in Egypt. Mahmoud Ramadan was executed after exhausting all possible judicial appeals, an interior ministry statement said on Saturday.

MENASource

Mar 9, 2015

EconSource: Egypt’s economy grew 4.3 percent in second fiscal quarter

By EconSource

According to Egypt’s Planning Minister, Egypt’s economy grew 4.3 percent in the quarter ending in December 2013, compared with 1.4 percent during the same period the previous year. Unemployment was also calculated at 12.9 percent at the end of December, down from 13.4 percent a year earlier. The MInister further added that Egypt’s GDP grew […]

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