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Morning Brief: ate Department Withdraws Pick for Egypt Ambassador amid Concerns in Cairo

ate Department Withdraws Pick for Egypt Ambassador amid Concerns in Cairo Top News: Despite indicating in August that it would nominate Amb. Robert Ford, who was recalled from the U.S. embassy in Damascus in the early days of the Syrian civil war, to...

Published Tue, Dec 24 2013 3:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Turkey’s Economic Enemies: Corrupt Politicians and the U.S. Fed

Turkey's economy was already in a shaky place, thanks to decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that could make it harder for Ankara to sell its goods and borrow cash overseas. A widening corruption scandal in Turkey could turn things from bad to worse...

Published Fri, Dec 27 2013 3:19 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Corruption, Middle East, Economics, Finance, Business

Sochi Watch: Everything You Need to Know about Russia's Massive Olympic Security Operation

Just five weeks before the 2014 Winter Olympics kick off in Sochi, two bombings in the Russian city of Volgograd have highlighted security concerns in the volatile region, and drawn attention to the massive security apparatus emerging around the Olympic...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 3:07 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Europe, Security, Russia

Morning Brief: South Sudan fighting continues ahead of peace talks in Ethiopia

South Sudan fighting continues ahead of peace talks in Ethiopia Top news: Fighting continues in South Sudan ahead of peace talks, slated to begin Thursday, in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. U.N. officials have urged negotiators to pull the country...

Published Thu, Jan 02 2014 5:59 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: South Sudan Peace Talks Begin

South Sudan Peace Talks Begin Top News : South Sudanese government officials are negotiating a ceasefire with rebels through negotiators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. While some progress has been made, the fighting continues between those loyal to President...

Published Fri, Jan 03 2014 6:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Injured Al Jazeera Journalist Barred from Receiving Medical Care in Egypt

On Dec. 29, Egyptian authorities arrested Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Al Jazeera's Cairo bureau chief, and four other journalists, charging them with "harming national security" and "spreading false news." Nine days later, Fahmy, who...

Published Mon, Jan 06 2014 4:25 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Human Rights, Egypt, Arab World

Morning Brief: Trial of Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Postponed

Trial of Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Postponed Top News : Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's trial has been postponed after bad weather grounded his helicopter. Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood members are accused of inciting the...

Published Wed, Jan 08 2014 6:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Survey Says: Muslim Women, Cover Your Hair, Not Your Faces

A new report by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research has shed some light on how Muslim women should cover up. Looking at surveys from seven predominately Muslim countries the researchers found that most respondents thought women...

Published Wed, Jan 08 2014 3:04 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Culture, Middle East, Women, Religion

Exile on Jihad Street: Can Mali’s World-Famous Music Festival Ever Go Back Home?

Not even Mali’s music-hating Islamists can the keep the country’s musicians from throwing a king-sized show. Musicians in the country have been embattled since 2012, when a triumvirate of militant Islamist groups groups seized power of the country and...

Published Thu, Jan 09 2014 9:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Culture

Are Saudi’s Princesses Training for the Olympics, or for the Hunger Games?

Seems like just yesterday that Saudi women were banned from competing in the Olympics. But now that they've proven their mettle (in track and judo, at least), Saudi Arabia's king has high hopes for the women in his own family. King Abdullah bin...

Published Fri, Jan 10 2014 10:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Women, Sports, Saudi Arabia

America the exception: 7 other treaties the U.S. hasn't ratified

The Obama administration, this month, decided to take up the fairly unrewarding task of pushing for the ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea . In a piece for FP today, James Kraska explains why ratification is long overdue . The treaty...

Published Thu, May 17 2012 11:21 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Concerns about Greece and Spain roil markets

Concerns about Greece and Spain roil markets Top news: European stock markets reeled on Friday before staging a modest recovery on fears about Greece leaving the eurozone and Spain succumbing to its economic woes. Moody's downgraded the credit ratings...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 5:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Afghan war dominates NATO summit

Afghan war dominates NATO summit Top news: A two-day NATO summit got underway in Chicago on Sunday shortly after a deal to reopen supply lines through Pakistan to Afghanistan collapsed, placing the brittle relationship between the two countries at the...

Published Mon, May 21 2012 5:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Egypt loves Mitt?

Egypt's own presidential election may be narrowing , but according to a new Brookings Institution poll, when it comes to who Egyptians would like to see in the White House next year, it's not even close : Presented with a choice between President...

Published Mon, May 21 2012 3:35 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Egyptians head to the polls for historic vote

Egyptians head to the polls for historic vote Top news: Fifteen months after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's are heading to the polls today for the country's first competitive election. So far, lines are reportedly long the proceedings have...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 5:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Morning Brief: ate Department Withdraws Pick for Egypt Ambassador amid Concerns in Cairo

Turkey’s Economic Enemies: Corrupt Politicians and the U.S. Fed

Sochi Watch: Everything You Need to Know about Russia's Massive Olympic Security Operation

Morning Brief: South Sudan fighting continues ahead of peace talks in Ethiopia

Morning Brief: South Sudan Peace Talks Begin

Injured Al Jazeera Journalist Barred from Receiving Medical Care in Egypt

Morning Brief: Trial of Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Postponed

Survey Says: Muslim Women, Cover Your Hair, Not Your Faces

Exile on Jihad Street: Can Mali’s World-Famous Music Festival Ever Go Back Home?

Are Saudi’s Princesses Training for the Olympics, or for the Hunger Games?

America the exception: 7 other treaties the U.S. hasn't ratified

Morning Brief: Concerns about Greece and Spain roil markets

Morning Brief: Afghan war dominates NATO summit

Egypt loves Mitt?

Morning Brief: Egyptians head to the polls for historic vote