MENA Archives

Image Pakistani soldiers killed during search and destroy mission on Pakistan Afghan border

Pakistani soldiers killed during search and destroy mission on Pak Afghan border

August 28, 2017

Two Pakistani Army soldiers were killed and three others injured when a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated during a search and

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 28, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 19 – August 26: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [GENERAL]: The annual Hajj, the sacred

Jared Kushner’s Middle East tour hits Egypt, Israel

August 24, 2017

AFRICA·MENA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Jerusalem, Israel [LC] President Trump’s advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today in an effort to

Turkey to refuse teaching evolution in schools

August 22, 2017

ASIA·EUROPE·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

Turkey’s new school curriculum, which goes into effect this autumn, will no longer include evolution as part of its teachings. Instead the

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 21, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 12 – August 19: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [BAHRAIN]: Shia opposition groups continue to

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 15, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 1 – August 12: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [BAHRAIN]: Shia opposition groups continue to

Wag the Dog: Has Reuters been had? An Iran story questioned

August 4, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·United Nations·WORLD NEWS

A recent Reuters news piece, relying primarily on unnamed sources, has reported that Iran is currently violating both a United Nations embargo

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 2, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA BRIEF, SITREP July 16 – July 31: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [FEATURES]: The Qatari Diplomatic Crisis Continues.

Selling the Kurds, our new media darlings

July 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·WORLD NEWS

The quickly dwindling threat from the Islamic State will soon result in Western news consumers and security investments turning elsewhere. With the

Image General Dostum, the hero that Afghanistan deserves

General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves

July 22, 2017

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

Afghanistan faces a power play between current President Ghani and legendary former warlord and general, Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum. On July

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

July 17, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

MENA BRIEF, SITREP July 10 – July 16: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [FEATURES]: United States and Qatar sign

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

July 12, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA BRIEF, SITREP July 3 – July 10: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [MISC]: Lifting of on-flight electronics ban

Libya’s power struggle drives a nation into turmoil

July 11, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Refugees·WORLD NEWS

After the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has descended into chaos as players vie for control amid a devastated country and a

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

July 3, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire

MENA BRIEF, SITREP June 27 – July 2: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [MISC]: The Qatari-Gulf State diplomatic situation;