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MENASource

Apr 16, 2014

Top News: Jordanian Jets Strike Vehicles on Syrian Border

By MENASource

Jordanian military warplanes struck a convoy of “camouflaged” vehicles as they were trying to enter Jordan from Syria, the army said in a statement Wednesday, in an unusual move at a time of tensions between the desert kingdom and Damascus. A Syrian military official said the vehicles did not belong to the Syrian army.

MENASource

Apr 16, 2014

Top News: Sabbahi Campaign says Government Dismisses Complaint of Bias; Succeeds in Collecting Signatures

By EgyptSource

The official campaign of leftist presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi said on Tuesday that Egypt’s government has dismissed a complaint it lodged against perceived bias shown by officials in favor of his main rival in the polls, ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi.

MENASource

Apr 16, 2014

EconSource: Egyptian government to adopt new economic stimulus package

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Apr 16, 2014

Syria: Is There a Conscious Administration Strategy?

By Frederic C. Hof

At a recent regional conference hosted by the Lebanese Armed Forces in Beirut, a very prominent, careful, and well-connected journalist offered a stunning hypothesis that achieved instant credibility with a roomful of mainly Arab defense, foreign policy, and academic intellectuals: that far from being at sea in terms of Syria policy, the Obama administration is […]

Syria

MENASource

Apr 16, 2014

Are Jordan’s Elite Blind to Classism?

By Amani Al-Khatahtbeh

The recent Twitter war of words that erupted in Jordan last week illustrates just how divided the country is between the haves and have-nots, and how the pervasive sense of injustice and corruption continues to boil under the surface.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, April 15, 2014

NATOSource

Apr 15, 2014

Worried about Russia, EU Defense Ministers Agree to Work More Closely with NATO

By John-Thor Dahlburg, AP

Spooked by Russia’s actions against Ukraine and what the Kremlin may attempt in the future, European Union defense ministers agreed Tuesday to step up cooperation with the U.S.-led NATO defense alliance.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Apr 15, 2014

Egypt 2014: Dismantling the Myth of the Candidate of Necessity

By Amr Hamzawy

There is a myth now being promoted by intellectual, political and media groups who favor the regime that followed the July 3 2013 overthrow of Mohamed Morsi, and support former Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s run for president. While this myth deals with Egypt’s current situation, its structure is far from new. In […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Apr 15, 2014

The Unthinkable Happens in Europe: Russia Invades Ukraine

By Taras Kuzio

Russia has invaded Ukraine. This is the only conclusion to be reached from evidence that has built up in the past few days. Groups of armed men wearing soldiers’ uniforms and working in military formations have fanned out throughout Donetsk province (oblast), and to some extent the adjoining Luhansk province, taking over police stations, Ukrainian […]

Russia Ukraine

Trade in Action

Apr 15, 2014

What We’re Reading: April 15

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 15, 2014

Top News: Tunisian MPs Denounce Light Verdicts for Ben Ali Officials

By MENASource

On Monday, a Tunisian military court announced that two former Ben Ali officials, the former head of presidential security and the former interior minister, would only serve three year sentences. Jalel Boudriga, former chief of Tunisia’s special brigades, had his sentence commuted from ten to three years.

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