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MENASource

Jan 6, 2015

Top News: Obama Invites New Tunisian President to Washington

By MENASource

President Barack Obama called newly elected Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi to congratulate him and invite him to visit Washington, DC and the White House.

MENASource

Jan 6, 2015

Top News: Two Policemen Killed in Minya Church Attack

By EgyptSource

Unknown assailants killed two policemen on Tuesday during an attack on a church in the Upper Egyptian province of Minya. 

UkraineAlert

Jan 6, 2015

Ukraine’s Crisis in 2015: What to Expect

By New Atlanticist

Donbas War Will Last All Year; May Be Settled With Early Parliament Election, Mefford Writes How predictable is Ukraine’s coming year, given its financial crisis, its untested new government and, above all, its war against Russia and its proxy forces in the southeastern region of Donbas? Not very predictable, notes the Atlantic Council’s Kyiv-based senior […]

Eastern Europe Russia
Syrian rebel in Aleppo, Nov. 5, 2012

NATOSource

Jan 5, 2015

Report: Joint US-Turkey Training of Syrian Rebels to Begin in March

By Reuters

Turkey and the United States aim to finalize an agreement on equipping and training moderate Syrian rebels this month, a senior foreign ministry official said on Monday, part of the U.S.-led campaign to battle Islamic State militants.

Syria Turkey

MENASource

Jan 5, 2015

Top News: Former Regime Official Nominated as New Tunisian Prime Minister

By MENASource

Habib Essid, a former Tunisian interior minister, has been nominated as prime minister to form a new government after an agreement among political parties in the newly elected parliament.

MENASource

Jan 5, 2015

Syria: The Gutman Report

By Frederic C. Hof

Turkey-based, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Roy Gutman of McClatchy closed out 2014 with a dispatch that would be shocking if only there were still capacity for shock when it comes to Washington’s Syria policy. Gutman reported being told by Syrian opposition leaders of being ignored by the Obama administration last April when they warned of […]

Syria

New Atlanticist

Jan 5, 2015

Another Greek Crisis for Europe? Not This Time…

By Frances G. Burwell

Europe Will Sustain Slow Economic Growth—and Can Strengthen its Monetary Union by Boosting its Credibility The new year brings a fresh political crisis in Greece, with its unexpected election. Nonetheless, Europe has a serious chance to build the greater cohesion in its monetary union that can help avoid future crises and work toward better economic […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

MENASource

Jan 5, 2015

Top News: Egyptian Court Orders Retrial of Al Jazeera Journalists

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s highest court has ordered a retrial of three jailed journalists working for Al Jazeera television, citing procedural flaws in last year’s trial, defense lawyers said on Thursday.

British soldiers in Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 5, 2015

Britain May Cut Defense Spending Below NATO 2% Target

By Rosa Prince, Telegraph

A future Conservative government could cut spending on the Armed Forces to below two per cent of the country’s budget, David Cameron has admitted.

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Jan 5, 2015

EconSource: Egypt’s current account hits deficit of $1.4 billion in first quarter

By EconSource

Egypt’s current account recorded a $1.4 billion deficit from July to September, in contrast to a $610 million surplus in the same period last year when Gulf states provided billions of dollars in aid. According to a statement by the Egyptian central bank, the deficit was driven by a wider trade gap and a contraction […]

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