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Egyptian authorities block 21 news websites

May 26, 2017

AFRICA·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

This Wednesday Egyptian authorities banned 21 news websites including Al Jazeera and Huffington Post Arabic. According to the State news agency, MENA, the websites

Violence erupts during Jerusalem Day celebrations

May 26, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (LC) Violence disrupted Jerusalem Day protests as Israeli police and anti-occupation activists clashed. An activist captured video of Israeli

A Trump Israel Wrap Up

May 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

JD Thompson reports from Tel Aviv on President Trump’s trip to Israel and his final day. US President Donald Trump’s final day in

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.

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

Venezuela’s struggles deepen as inflation, shortages, unrest rise

May 7, 2017

Headlines·South America·WORLD NEWS

Thousands of women marched in major cities around Venezuela Saturday both for and against the country’s socialist government. Those wearing white shirts

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

French go to the polls after hacking attack and civil unrest

May 6, 2017

Cyber·EUROPE·Headlines·Politics·WORLD NEWS

Sunday the French people are going to the polls for a second and final time to decide on who will next occupy the

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

Russia’s New Arctic Military Bases

April 29, 2017

Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS

In April 2017, the Russian Government announced that it had completed its new military bases in the Arctic and had completed most

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