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MENASource

Feb 4, 2015

Top News: Jordan hangs two Iraqi terrorists in response to pilot’s death

By MENASource

Jordan executed al-Qaeda affiliated Iraqi female suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouley before dawn Wednesday, just hours after an online video purported to show Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) militants burning a captured Jordanian pilot to death in a cage.

MENASource

Feb 4, 2015

Top News: Leading Egypt Activist Ahmed Douma Sentenced to Life

By EgyptSource

An Egyptian court sentenced 230 people, including Ahmed Douma, a leading secular activist behind the country’s 2011 uprising, to life in prison after finding them guilty on Wednesday of taking part in the “Cabinet Clashes” between protesters and security forces.

MENASource

Feb 4, 2015

EconSource: Mideast, North Africa to Invest $755 Billion in Energy to 2019

By EconSource

According to key lenders, Middle Eastern and North African states are expected to invest $755 billion in energy projects over the next five years despite the plunge in world oil prices. Oil is expected to account for 31 percent of the investment spent and gas for 27 percent. The other $316 billion is projected to […]

NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow and Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia David Usupashvili, Jan. 25, 2015

NATOSource

Feb 3, 2015

NATO Hopes to Open Training Center in Georgia in 2015

By Margarita Antidze, Reuters

From Retuers:  NATO said on Friday it hoped to open a training centre in Georgia by the end of the year, signalling a strengthening of its relationship with the former Soviet republic that is likely to antagonise Russia.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2015

Europe Taking Steps to Wean Itself off Russian Gas

By Ashish Kumar Sen

European Commission official says supply security one of five goals of new energy union Europe has seized the opportunity provided by the Ukraine crisis to improve its energy security, according to Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy in the European Commission. The annexation of Crimea by Russia in March of 2014, and […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

MENASource

Feb 3, 2015

Jordan’s Pilot and the War on ISIS

By Tuqa Nusairat

The news surrounding the execution of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh was accompanied by shocking images of his Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) captors burning him alive. ISIS undoubtedly timed the release of this news to inflict the most damage on the Jordanian government and bring its original demand—that Jordan withdraw from the coalition—to the fore.

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2015

Ukraine Urgently Needs ‘Front-Loaded’ Aid Package, Finance Minister Says

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Jaresko: IMF Credits Will Not Help Enough If ‘Dribbled Out Over 12 or 15 Months’ Ukraine urgently requires a “front-loaded” financial package from the International Monetary Fund to help its economy recover from the challenges posed by a recession and a war with Russian-backed separatists, according to Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko. “If this money […]

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MENASource

Feb 3, 2015

Fact Box: Over 50 Killed in Attacks Since January 25 Anniversary

By EgyptSource

Egypt has seen an uptick in terror attacks since the weekend marking the four year anniversary of the January 25 uprising. Over fifty people have been killed, among them at least twenty civilians, and over 150 injured, among them almost thirty civilians.  In addition to the casualties, bombs targeting infrastructure has led to blackouts in […]

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 3, 2015

“Calling Out” Iran on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

In his January 27, 2015 statement before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made a cogent case for Congress dropping the threat of new sanctions on Iran while nuclear talks are ongoing and while the interim Joint Plan of Action (which freezes certain Iranian nuclear activities) […]

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Trade in Action

Feb 3, 2015

TTIP Action | February 3

By Global Business & Economics Program

  Atlantic Council Launches EconoGraphics Today, the Atlantic Council is launching a new weekly series called EconoGraphics–a weekly take on important issues pertaining to the global economy. A project of the Council’s Global Business and Economics Program, EconoGraphics aims to present complex economic and political ideas visually in a simple and intuitive fashion. Through this […]

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