Epstein Secrets

ian differences. Even in the one corner of the Middle East where there is a regional body, the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC - comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates), there are fresh challenges. Formed in 1981 as Britain withdrew from the Gulf, the GCC has

in East Africa including Ethiopia. The agreement allows for the signatories to carry out water projects on the Nile without the approval of Egypt. South Sudan said it will join the agreement while Congo and Eretria remained on the sidelines. But the agreement was opposed by both Egypt and Sudan, which, fo

e Security Council plus Germany concerning Iran's nuclear program will continue in Istanbul on July 24, although at the technical level. On June 20, Kuwait's constitutional court declared the February parliamentary elections—which gave the Islamists a majority—null and restored the previous government-

lls will determine whether Khartoum is willing to appease internal tensions, while also continuing to negotiate complex post-referendum issues with South Sudan. Latin America Mexico: Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was elected president on July 1, bringing

an's laughable report on the new regional alliance Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is leading, which includes Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE against a Western regional alliance led by the US that includes Turkey and Qatar. Either way, this theory, while satisfying to the cons

ou work on the president's national security staff, you never feel like there are enough hours in the day. Whether you are managing Ukraine, Syria, South Sudan or the South China Sea, even a 15-hour day leaves you feeling like a slacker. But every few years, the White House staff piles one more task on its

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