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MENASource

Jan 10, 2014

EconSource Headlines- January 10, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jan 10, 2014

Syria Ban Ki-moon’s Geneva Conference Invitation

By Frederic C. Hof

On January 6 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon dispatched written invitations to a “Geneva Conference on Syria” in Switzerland to be convened under his chairmanship. The conference would open with a plenary “high-level format” in Montreux on January 22, where “international participants will be present to demonstrate their meaningful support for constructive negotiations between the […]

Syria

MENASource

Jan 10, 2014

Top News: Algeria to Train Libyan Forces to Secure Borders and Counter al-Qaeda

By MENASource

Algeria has agreed to offer support in the form of training to the Libyan military and police to empower the country to secure its borders. Algeria is eager to assist Libya with this matter as they are concerned about the ability of al-Qaeda to move throughout the region with impunity given the “deteriorating security situation” […]

Minister of Defence of Cyprus Fotis Fotiou at Andreas Papandreou airbase

NATOSource

Jan 10, 2014

Cyprus Agrees to Allow Russian Military to Use Airbase

By Cyprus Weekly

Cyprus is allowing Russian military aircraft to use the Andreas Papandreou military airbase near Paphos, as well as opening Limassol port to its naval vessels.

Russia

New Atlanticist

Jan 10, 2014

Middle East in Search of a New Equilibrium

By Barbara Slavin

Many U.S. veterans of the Iraq war are feeling understandable anguish about recent al-Qaida gains in Ramadi and Fallujah. More American servicemen and women died in Anbar province, where Ramadi and Fallujah are located, than in any other region of Iraq during the U.S. military intervention. Now the sheikhs of Anbar are fighting al-Qaida in an uneasy […]

Middle East

MENASource

Jan 10, 2014

Anbar Awakening 2.0?

By Ramzy Mardini

The insurgency in Iraq had never truly ended. While its intensity was low for years, the progression of a neighboring insurgency in Syria was bound to spillover into Iraq, most especially Anbar province—the epicenter of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, which borders Syria.

Iraq

MENASource

Jan 10, 2014

Top News: Mubarak’s Last Prime Minister Shafik Interested in Running for Egyptian Presidency

By EgyptSource

Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, Ahmed Shafik, said in a television interview broadcast on Thursday that he would run for president if the army chief does not contest elections.

Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland

NATOSource

Jan 9, 2014

State Department: NATO Has a ‘Global Security Mission’

By Department of State

Excerpts from Nieuwsuur interview with Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.

Economy & Business NATO

MENASource

Jan 9, 2014

New Government in Kuwait, but No New Politics

By Kristin Smith Diwan

On Monday Kuwait announced its sixth government since Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Hamad Al Sabah assumed the premiership in 2011. The latest cabinet reshuffle appeared aimed at improving relations with the current parliament (the National Assembly) which is seen as more favorable to the government. Yet almost immediately, members of parliament, once solidly in the pro-government […]

The Gulf

Trade in Action

Jan 9, 2014

What We’re Reading: January 9

By Global Business and Economics Program

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
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