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UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia face inquiry and high court legal action - 0 views

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Yemen UK war international law

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    The UK has been supplying Saudi Arabia with arms to use against Yemen, specifically the Houthi rebels. There have been 119 strikes of violations to international humanitarian law.
jherna2a

UN Panel Alleges Violations of International Law in Yemen - 0 views

www.voanews.com/...3164380.html

Yemen Saudi Arabia war international law

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    Saudi Arabia may be violating international humanitarian laws in their fight against Yemen. More than 82% of the population in Yemen are in need of food and medical care and there have been 5,800 casualties.
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Al Qaeda in Yemen using chaos of war to carve out terrorism haven - 0 views

www.latimes.com/...us-alqaeda-20150418-story.html

Yemen Al Qaeda war Saudi Arabia

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    According to the article, Al Qaeda has taken advantage of the chaos going on in Yemen. With Saudi Arabia preoccupied with the Houthis, the terrorist organization has captured a military base, stolen more than $1 million from a Yemeni bank, and freed prisoners from a prison in Mukalla.
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US Increases Efforts to Intercept Iran Weapons Heading for Yemen - 0 views

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Yemen Houthi Al Qaeda United States

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    The United States is sending warships to intercept Iranian ships suspected of carrying weapons to Houthis.
cguybar

Will Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood return to political violence? - BBC News - 0 views

www.bbc.com/...world-africa-28524510

muslim brotherhood power struggle egypt Middle East

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    Ties the brotherhood to various activities in the middle east that dealt primarily with rebellion against the current regime. Implies that going against the government is an ideal of the brotherhood (with little to no discrimination on those in charge of the regimes).
ysenia

US warns of dire outcomes if Iran nuclear deal scrapped - CNNPolitics.com - 0 views

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threatened abandoned iran deal outcomes

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    Obama administration warns presidential candidates of negative effects that could occur if they were to pull out of nuclear deal. Claims that it would destroy the relationship they have built and Iran would go back to program. Candidates threaten to pull out of deal despite warnings in order to maintain alliances with other countries.
ysenia

One Year After the Iran Nuclear Deal - WSJ - 0 views

www.wsj.com/...e-iran-nuclear-deal-1459721502

iran deal outcomes anniversary politics threatened

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  • ysenia on 05 Apr 16
     
    One year after Iran deal was est. Wall street Journal looks at Iran as being a force of terror still. Cyber attacks as well as threats towards the U.S. remains at large and is still very hostile.
ysenia

Iranian military official warns US: Stay away from Iran's red lines - Middle East - Jer... - 0 views

www.jpost.com/...ay-from-Irans-red-lines-450191

fear threats iran islam missles

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    Iran warns U.S. to not violate the nuclear deal by stepping into ballistic missile testing. They claim missile tests did not violate any regulations and if the U.S. steps in it would break the deal.
ysenia

The Russia-Iran Alliance is Weaker Than You Think | The National Interest - 0 views

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alliance russia Iran weak

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  • ysenia on 05 Apr 16
     
    Russia-Iran alliance has been an ongoing issue and is not as strong as it has been previously made out to be. Economic and militant relations are limited and at times are more competitive with one another than they should be. Serve as threats to each other and there is a lot of tension between the two.
cguybar

The Muslim Brotherhood Struggles in a New Egypt | TIME - 0 views

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muslim brotherhood Middle East politics

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    Discusses the leadership role in the Muslim Brotherhood, and how it has changed overtime due to many of the senior leaders being jailed. Gives the affects of these actions relative to the Brotherhood rather than anything else in the country.
aromo0

NGOs lose ground in Sisi's Egypt | openDemocracy - 0 views

www.opendemocracy.net/...os-lose-ground-in-sisi's-egypt

ngos egypt human rights

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    NGO's in Egypt are now required to register under law 84/2002 but this law restricts the movement, development, and funding of NGO's. Speculations are that the government is attempting to downsize the number of NGO's in Egypt.
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Donors: keep out | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...non-governmental-organisations

ngos egypt donors rights

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    Egypt is requiring all NGO's to seek permission from a government appointed committee before being able to receive foreign funds. The government is attempting to filter out those organizations that promote the western vision.
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Human rights on trial in Egypt as NGO funding case revived | Reuters - 0 views

www.reuters.com/...us-egypt-rights-idUSKCN0WQ20X

ngos egypt activists human rights

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  • EIPR associate director Heba Morayef expects that freeze to be extended to the group as a whole, potentially forcing its office to close.
  • Abdel Fattah Sisi
  • aromo0 on 06 Apr 16
     
    Activists feel the new requirements set in place by the Egyptian government is the worst assault experienced in human rights history. It is unclear just how many organizations will be subjected to the investigation by the Egyptian government.
aromo0

In Egypt, NGOs See Funding Dry Up as Donors Grow Scared - New America Media - 0 views

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ngos egypt activists human rights donors

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    Donors are scared to fund NGO's in Egypt because of possible repercussions. There is currently a funding crisis due to this fear.
joepouttu

U.S. behind Syria strike that killed top Nusra Front militant | The Japan Times - 0 views

www.japantimes.co.jp/...t-mouthpiece-abu-firas-cohorts

US Al-Nusra Airstrike

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    The U.S. is supposedly behind the attack this past weekend that killed a prominent al Nusra leader. This could suggest that the U.S. is increasing their military presence in Syria. 
joepouttu

Islamist Rebels Shoot Down Syrian Warplane - WSJ - 0 views

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Syria Assad Rebels

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    Islamist rebels have shot down a Syrian government warplane near Aleppo. The truce was already being loosely enforced, but this will likely bring to the truce to an end, as Syrian forces are now preparing for an attack on Aleppo. 
mportie

US releases Iranian Hacker as part of Prisoner Exchange Program - 0 views

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Iran US politics hacker

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  • mportie on 06 Apr 16
     
    The US pardoned a suspected Iranian hacker and a few other Iran nationals for US citizens held prisoner by Iran. This exchange is revealing of the amount of leverage these two nation-states have against one another.
mportie

Global Conflicts Could Spawn More Cyber Attacks, Firm Says - 0 views

www.nbcnews.com/...yber-attacks-firm-says-n303161

US Iran North Korea cyber hack

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  • mportie on 06 Apr 16
     
    The hack into Sony Pictures by North Korea will most likely be studied by other nations seeking to engage in cyber deterrents and pressures. Cyber security experts believe that the hack will set a precedent that Iran is probably studying, observing the US response.
mportie

First on CNN: U.S. plans to publicly blame Iran for dam cyber breach - 0 views

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US Iran politics cyber hack

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    The cyber breach of a US dam by Iran hackers marks the risk of US infrastructure. The US plans to adopt the tactic of "name and shame" to put pressure and fear individually on those who might think about targeting the US.
mportie

Two-Factor Authentication Phishing From Iran - 0 views

citizenlab.org/...iran_two_factor_phishing

Iran US hack cyber Google

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    A new method to bypass G-mail's two step authentication is being implemented by Iranian hackers. Essentially it is a very active method of phishing in which the Iran hackers monitor a phone while triggering password verification. This puts everyone at risk and not just state actors or significant public figures.
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