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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

The Taliban's YouTube channel

Danger Room reports that the Taliban have finally embraced online video sharing and launched Istiqlal Media, an official YouTube channel. Terrorist media expert Evan Kohlman comments: “The Taliban have really been latecomers to the world of online video...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 10:14 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, Science & Technology, Afghanistan, Media, Internet

Morning Brief: North Korea on its best behavior

North Korea on its best behavior North Korean officials expressed regret for the deadly floods it caused in South Korea last month by releasing water from a dam. An official from South Korea's unification ministry said that while this was not literally...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 5:42 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Benito Mussolini: British Secret Agent

It is fall 1917 in Italy. World War I rages; in late October the German army gasses the Italians to defeat in the Battle of Caporetto. Hyperinflation and food shortages cripple the economy, and suddenly a large number of Italians don't see the point...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 11:14 AM by FP Passport

Argentina's media wars

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner probably still can't believe she signed a newly minted media law on on Saturday, after a hot-blooded 20 hour debate in the Senate that ended with an early morning street party outside Congress. The law, which...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2009 7:49 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America, Media

Cartography wars

The border between Peru and Chile is becoming increasingly fraught Wednesday -- with France stepping into the fray by (inadvertently?) publishing a map that seems to side with Peru. Peru and Chile are awaiting a ruling from the International Court of...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2009 3:37 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, South America

Tatars: We came up with "Yes we can"

I'm not sure if it counts as hopejacking if you claim that Obama ripped you off: There was a funny scene during Hillary Clinton's visit to the Russian republic of Tatarstan. Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiev told Clinton that Tatarstan adopted...

Published Fri, Oct 16 2009 8:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia

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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?

The Taliban's YouTube channel

Morning Brief: North Korea on its best behavior

Benito Mussolini: British Secret Agent

Argentina's media wars

Cartography wars

Tatars: We came up with "Yes we can"