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MENASource

Jun 16, 2014

YemenSource | Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi Makes Changes to His Cabinet and Administration

By YemenSource

President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi issued a decree announcing several new appointments to his cabinet and administration. Among the appointees is Yemen’s Envoy to the UN, Ambassador Jamal al-Sallal, who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Yemen.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 16, 2014

Governing Under Siege

By Irene Chalupa

More than two months after Russian-backed separatist militias seized government buildings in the capital of Ukraine’s southeastern most province, its Kyiv-appointed governor, Iryna Veryhina, runs her administration, as best she can, from, well, a provincial city. Veryhina was thrust to the front lines of the battle between Russia and Ukraine last month, when Ukraine’s interim […]

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen with King Juan Carlos of Spain

NATOSource

Jun 16, 2014

NATO Says Russia Considers it an Opponent, Prepares Ukraine Aid

By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters

NATO is preparing measures to help Ukraine defend itself in its stand-off with Russia, and must adapt to the fact that Moscow now views it as an adversary, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in an interview published on Sunday.

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New Atlanticist

Jun 16, 2014

Ukraine News Roundup | June 16

By Irena Chalupa

After Annexing Crimea, Euphoric Russia Turns Thoughts to Ukraine from New York Times Ukraine Getting Upper Hand Over Russia in Gas Diplomacy from Moscow Times Putin’s War in Ukraine Marks Rebirth of Stalinism in Russia, Chubais Says from Window on Eurasia U.S. Needs New Bases in Central Europe from American Interest Ukraine Goes It Alone from Kyiv Post

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Crash site of the Il-76 Ukrainian army transport plane in Luhansk, Ukraine, June 14, 2014. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

New Atlanticist

Jun 16, 2014

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Dispatch From A Depopulated Luhansk

By Irene Chalupa

The anti-terrorist campaign is encircling Luhansk ever tighter. The number of people remaining in the city is growing smaller, and those that remain keenly feel the foreshadowing of certain battles to come, writes Luhansk native Valentyn Torba in a blog post for the Ukrainian daily newspaper Den.

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MENASource

Jun 16, 2014

Top News: US and Iran Hint at Iraq Talks While Rebels Seize New City

By MENASource

Iraqi extremists took over the small city of Tal Afar, in northwestern Iraq, on Monday. Tal Afar’s fall followed a two-day-long battle between the Iraqi military and insurgents of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The city consists of a majority Shia population, increasing the possibility of a strong strike back from the […]

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MENASource

Jun 16, 2014

Photo Essay: Speaking Out Against Sexual Harassment

By Jonathan Rashad

Egyptian activists and local NGOs called for a protest against sexual harassment in Cairo on Saturday June 14, 2014, following the recent mass sexual assault in Cairo’s Tahrir square. 

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MENASource

Jun 16, 2014

Top News: Two Supermarket Chains Closed for Brotherhood Ties

By EgyptSource

Egyptian security forces seized supermarket chains on Sunday, Seoudi and Zad, owned by Muslim Brotherhood affiliated figures.

MENASource

Jun 16, 2014

The Week in Egypt [June 16, 2014]

By Elissa Miller

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

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President Barack Obama in Warsaw, June 3, 2014

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2014

Obama’s Billion Dollar Initiative Important to Security of Central Europe

By Eric Auner, World Politics Review

In Warsaw, Obama also announced a $1 billion “European Reassurance Initiative” to support regional partnerships and fund U.S. presence in the region.

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