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MENASource

Apr 17, 2014

The Road to Presidential Elections [Update 3]

By EgyptSource

With voting in Egypt’s second presidential elections in two years expected to take place on May 26 and 27, EgyptSource will be providing periodic updates on the latest news coming out of the Egyptian elections process.

Elections North Africa
CF-18 Hornets

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2014

Canada Sending Six Fighter Jets for NATO Operation in Eastern Europe

By Hannah Thibedeau, CBC News

Canada is sending six CF-18s and military personnel to assist NATO in operations in Eastern Europe.

NATO Poland

Trade in Action

Apr 17, 2014

What We’re Reading: April 17

By Garrett Workman

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). 

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

Apr 17, 2014

Top News: Egypt Officials Discuss Prisons; Commission Denies Islamist Allegations of Torture

By EgyptSource

Interim President Adly Mansour met Wednesday with members of the National Council for Human Rights together with interior ministry representatives to discuss the state of prisons in Egypt.

MENASource

Apr 17, 2014

Top News: Algerians Head to Polls Amid Fears of Election Fraud

By MENASource

Algerian voters are heading to the polls today, April 17, to vote in a presidential election overshadowed by accusations of fraud and calls for the ruling regime to step down. Incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seeking an unprecedented fourth term amid widespread worries about his health, and following allegations that the results of the previous […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin, April 17, 2014

NATOSource

Apr 17, 2014

Putin Asserts Right to Use Force in Eastern Ukraine

By David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia emphasized on Thursday that the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament had authorized him to use military force if necessary in eastern Ukraine, and also stressed Russia’s historical claim to the territory

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MENASource

Apr 17, 2014

EconSource: Russia to supply Egypt with LNG

By EconSource

Follow the latest news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

Apr 17, 2014

Silence Please, Algeria is Dying: Interview with Kamal Benkoussa

By Richard Nield

Today is Election Day in Algeria and analysts predict that the aging and ailing incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stands to win yet another term in office, effectively making him president for life. The political space has remained closed since the government canceled the country’s first democratic elections in 1991, which Islamists were poised to win. […]

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 17, 2014

Syria is Not a Stalemate

By Mohammed Alaa Ghanem

Last week, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was quoted as saying that “This year the active phase of military action in Syria will be over.” Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah sounded a similar note, stating, “The danger of the Syrian regime’s fall has ended.” They do not believe the military situation in Syria is a stalemate. As […]

Syria
SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove and SACT Gen. Jean-Paul Palomeros, May 14, 2013

NATOSource

Apr 16, 2014

SACEUR: Several NATO Members Have Offered to Deploy Ground Troops in Eastern Allies

By Julian Borger and Paul Lewis, Guardian

The Nato commander in Europe, General Philip Breedlove, said several Nato member states had offered ground troops for deployment in eastern European member states and that he would be soon making recommendations on how they should be positioned.

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