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micklethwait

CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News - 0 views

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  • NEW Missing 4-year-old boy found Soldier beaten to death ... by peers   Asteroid to pass 'very close' to Earth
  • NEW NATO to create 'spearhead' force Can NATO get back to its roots? ISIS vs. Muslims: The media war What does ISIS want?   NEW Ebola
fcastro2

Turkey says training of Syrian rebels to begin on March 1 - 0 views

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shared by fcastro2 on 01 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • A program to train and equip moderate syrian rebels will get under way on March 1, the Turkish Foreign Ministry
  • Tanju Bilgiç, came after Turkey and the us recently announced the signing of a long-anticipated deal to train and equip the rebels.
  • some 2,000 Syrian rebels will be trained and equipped in Turkey within a year as part of the program
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  • The agreement comes at a time when fighting has escalated between rebels and the Syrian regime in and around Aleppo and talks of a cease-fire in the northern province are taking place.
  • Turkey was one of the three countries that publicly said it was ready to open its territory for the training of the Syrian rebels.
  • US had earlier said it was considering initially dispatching at least 400 troops to train the rebels outside of Syria
  • We have been saying for a long time that the international community has the responsibility to support the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, which is recognized by 114 countries and the groups related to the coalition,” said Çavuşoğlu, adding that the training agreement is an important step taken within this framework.
  • “England is also carrying out similar training [programs] in Libya. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have also announced that they will be hosting a train-and-equip program,”
  • The deal between Ankara and Washington is a positive development between the two long-standing allies, despite strains over Middle Eastern policy. Turkey wants President Bashar al-Assad's departure to be the focus in Syria, while Washington's priority remains battling ISIL insurgents.
  • The NATO ally has also has been facing backlash for its reluctance to join the US-led coalition efforts to eliminate ISIL, feeding speculation that this reluctance stems from some Turkish officials being ideologically close to the terrorist group.
  • Turkish authorities have strongly condemned the terrorist acts of ISIL militants and say these actions have nothing to do with Islam.
  • fcastro2 on 01 Mar 15
     
    Turkey has announced that, along with the US, they will be training some 2,000 Syrian rebels. Tensions have been rising between Syria and Turkey ever since Turkey went into Syria to retrieve a historical figure and relocate him but they are hoping this move will calm the tensions between the two states. 
micklethwait

Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2014 - Interactive - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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  • micklethwait on 08 Oct 14
     
    Egypt and Tunisia are on this map.
sambofoster

Women's activism in Saudi Arabia - 1 views

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  • sambofoster on 24 Feb 16
     
    Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy and theocracy based on Islamic law located on the Arabian Peninsula. The World Economic Forum has ranked Saudi Arabia as 131 out of 135 countries in their Global Gender Gap Index | World Economic Forum Gender Gap Index retrieved 4 May 2013 with a score of zero for the category of female political empowerment.
aavenda2

MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi Arabia falls on oil price worries after Iran nuclear deal - Yahoo ... - 0 views

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  • aavenda2 on 10 Apr 15
     
    Saudi stock index fell 0.9 percent after Iran's nuclear deal with world powers fuelled concern about a further decline in oil prices
tdford333

Drone Strike in Yemen Said to Kill Senior Qaeda Figure - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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  • Drone Strike in Yemen Said to Kill Senior Qaeda Figure
  • Jan. 31, destroyed a car in Shabwah Province, in southern Yemen, killing four of its members who were inside. One of them, the statement said, was Harith al-Nadhari, an ideologue who had publicly praised the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
  • Houthi fighters forced the resignation of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Jan. 22
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  • The Houthis, though bitter enemies of Al Qaeda, have publicly opposed American drone strikes in Yemen. But they have apparently done nothing to interfere with the strikes since they took de facto control last month, and the American military has said the strikes will continue.
  • Mr. Nadhari praised their actions and said that France would face further attacks if it did not halt its “aggression against the Muslims.”
kbrisba

The Arab Spring's success story: what will it take for Tunisia to unlock its full ... - 0 views

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  • kbrisba on 15 Feb 15
     
    Tunisia kicked off investor meetings for a Eurobond without US guarantees. Tunisia's stock market has already shown political stability. Tunis index rose more than 16 percent in 2014 and trades 10 percent below record highs hit before the Arab Spring. Tunisia has potential to reform but it is in need of foreign direct investment to drive economic growth and job creation. Tunisia signed a two year deal with the international Monetary Fund in 2013, agreeing to follow certain economic policies; keeping its deficit under control, making the foreign exchange market more flexible and structural reforms.
fcastro2

Main Syria-Jordan Crossing Under Insurgent Assault - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • The main border crossing between Syria and Jordan remained closed and chaotic on Friday, with insurgents
  • wrangling for control two days after they seized and looted the crucial gateway.
  • he power struggle at the Nasib crossing, coupled with Syrian government airstrikes that hit nearby on Thursday, is the latest cross-border spillover from Syria’s four-year war, and it has led to new tensions between Jordan and Syria.
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  • witnesses said as many as 22 were being held either for ransom or as bargaining chips.
  • border would remain closed indefinitely until the authorities could guarantee security there.
  • The chaos on the border was a blow to Syria’s government, which lost the last crossing it had still controlled along the 230-mile border. But it could also be embarrassing for Jordan, the United States and other allies involved in a covert program to train insurgents who, they insist, are relatively nationalist and moderate.
  • admitted in an interview that some members of army-affiliated battalions had taken part in the looting, but he insisted that they had not coordinated with Nusra.
  • “I admit there was chaos and looting even by members of the Free Syrian Army, but we are working on returning some of the stolen goods and equipment,”
  • He said that factions linked to the Free Syrian Army had seized the border crossing without Nusra fighters, who rushed in later to take credit. Antigovernment activists in the area have said that a deal was made with Nusra to remain in the background.
  • Nusra and Free Syrian Army groups were controlling different parts of the complex, with a Free Syrian Army group called the Southern Falcons objecting to Nusra’s efforts to seize control of the crossing and its spoils. He said a Nusra fighter told him they were holding 22 drivers, not for ransom, but as a way to put pressure on the Free Syrian Army “to let Nusra run the whole place.
  • fcastro2 on 06 Apr 15
     
    A Syrian and Jordan border crossing has now been closed due to tensions between the "freedom fighters" and other similar groups. 
ralqass

U.S. and Saudi Arabia, trapped in a bad marriage - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • ralqass on 25 Apr 16
     
    Aaron David Miller says the two allies have drifted apart but still need each other for many reasons.
  • ralqass on 25 Apr 16
     
    Aaron David Miller says the two allies have drifted apart but still need each other for many reasons.
ralqass

White House: Obama 'cleared the air' with Saudi Arabia - CNNPolitics.com - 0 views

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  • ralqass on 25 Apr 16
     
    Barack Obama lands in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the U.S. alliance with the Mideast powerhouse is being questioned on both sides like never before.
mariebenavides

The Poetry of Revolt - 0 views

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  • mariebenavides on 22 Sep 14
     
    "The Poetry of Revolution" discusses the ideas behind the street chants shouted out by the Egyptian people in their times of revolution. It focuses on the history of Egypt's uprisings and how they have changed before. This article was written a few days after the initial January 25th uprisings and attempts to explain how the chants take on a greater meaning to the protesters. Because they are given words to yell and shout, they are able to bind together and announce the same goals. Colla discusses how if the people did not have these chants, they would be too afraid to stand for their revolutions.
Briana S

The Meme-ing of Revolution: Creativity, Folklore, and the Dislocation of Power in Egypt - 0 views

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  • Briana S on 15 Sep 14
     
    How meme-ing on social media helped incite the Egyptian Revolution and why these creative images are still so effective in undermining tyranny.
jordanbrown16

Khamenei calls Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons a myth - 0 views

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  • jordanbrown16 on 21 Apr 15
     
    Ali Khamenei is Iran's Supreme Leader. On Sunday, April 19, 2015, he pronounced that Iran's nuclear program and that nuclear weapons are a myth made up by the U.S. and European nations. As a result, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched investigations regarding the possible military dimensions of the nuclear program.
mjumaia

Saudi Arabia executes second Indonesian maid in one week - 0 views

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  • mjumaia on 21 Apr 15
     
    This article show the anger of Indonesian government and citizen about the execution of the Indonesian maid in Saudi Arabia. Their main anger is that they have not receive any previous warning. There is a reason behind this act in the article
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