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Trump meets with PM Netanyahu in a productive first day in Israel

May 22, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·Politics

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (LC) U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel today as his first diplomatic tour to the country. Donald Trump

U.S. signs multi-billion trade deal with Saudi Arabia during Trump visit

May 21, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·WORLD NEWS

US President Donald Trump was greeted by King Salman of Saudi Arabia at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, on May 20th.

Iran’s election – what does it mean?

May 13, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. – Shirin Neshat (Iranian artist) On May

Saudi King decrees some rights for women

May 10, 2017

Human Rights·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

RIYAHD, SAUDI ARABIA (LC) Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered that women can now benefit from government education and healthcare services, and

Turks and Kurds, an endless cycle

May 7, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

Syria’s Civil War has raged for six years, causing a vastly different regional political, ethnic, and security landscape to emerge. In recent

Climate change, economics contribute to worst humanitarian crisis in 60 years

May 7, 2017

AFRICA·ENVIRONMENT·Headlines·MENA·Refugees·WORLD NEWS

Drought and China’s economic downturn contribute to devastation in East Africa. Yemen and the Horn of Africa are a widening gyre of

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

May 1, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, April 22 – April 29 [MISC]: ADVISORY: Throughout May 1st there will be travel disruptions, and possible protests, due to

Erdogan’s purge continues, Turkey sacks and detains thousands, targets media

April 30, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (LC) This weekend Turkish authorities fired nearly 4,000 public employees from several ministries and judicial bodies, and 45 civil society groups and health clinics

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

April 26, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, April 15 – April 23 [EGYPT]: An Egyptian Air Force F-16 struck an alleged Islamic State weapons and gathering point

Afghanistan: SecDef Mattis addresses Russia-Taliban connection

April 26, 2017

ASIA·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (LC – CENTRAL ASIA) Defense Secretary James Mattis addressed claims that Russia is supplying the Taliban with weapons, during a press

Erdogan’s referendum, the end of Turkey’s democracy?

April 23, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

Turkey is a valid example of what I spoke of in my Shifting Sands of the Dictator opinion piece last Sunday. For decades,

Is the World on a slow march towards authoritarianism?

April 23, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

Turkey’s citizens recently voted to give President Erdogan expanded powers. He now has wide control over the judiciary, can simply decree law,

Syria offensive against ISIS stumbles

April 23, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Tabqa, Northern Syria – Tabqa, one of the premier strongholds of the Islamic State outside of its de facto capital in al

#GailForce: ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Dropped in Afghanistan – So What’s the Fuss?

April 18, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

Unfortunately, in recent years, we tied the hands of our military in Afghanistan. And instead of trying to win we settle for

Turkey referendum under international scrutiny amid protests and POTUS endorsement

April 18, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (LC) Thousands of protesters marched in the streets Monday, as Turkey extended its state of emergency for 3 more months. The

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

April 17, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, April 9 – April 15 [SAUDI ARABIA]: Shiite militants opened fire on a vehicle traveling through al Qudaih, part of

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