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nder Gershom Gorenberg Article 4. Al-Monitor Iran resumes monetary aid to Hamas Adnan Abu Amer Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6. BBC The deep discord bedevilling the Arab world Gerald Butt Article 7. Asharq Al Awsat Diverting the

theirs. A case in point is the Saudi offer to pay for the $2-billion to $3-billion arms package Egypt is seeking from the Russians. At a time when Putin needs to pay a price for flouting international norms in Crimea, this is hardly the time to be offering funds for Russian arms. Even from their own

Articles. The Washington Post Why the study of Vladimir Putin is so important Richard Cohen Article 6.

2014 -- Water wars, many warn, could be around the corner. After the removal of former President Mohamed Mursi, Egypt has inherited a huge problem: Addis Ababa decided to divert the course of the Blue Nile late May, as part of its project to generate electricity through the construction of the Renaissance

nken Meeting A "Positive Signal" Ahead Of Potential Biden-Putin Summit. Reuters (5/20) reports that on Thursday, the Kremlin "said...that President Vladimir Putin had yet to decide on whether a summit with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden would go ahead, but hailed talks between the two countries' top diplomats

ting A "Positive Signal" Ahead Of Potential Biden-Putin Summit. • Merkel Welcomes Biden's Nord Stream Sa

t on Thursday, the Kremlin "said...that President Vladimir Putin had yet to decide on whether a summit with

ns in the country. Marks had been reporting extensively about the ongoing war and human rights abuses in Tigray. Marks was summoned to a meeting in Addis Ababa where he was detained for eight hours before being deported. Nigerian Boko Haram Leader "Badly Wounded." The Guardian (UK) (5/20, 5.53M) reports Ni

cal foe," or Obama's oversold "reset" with Moscow. The significant difference is that if Obama is reelected, he will seek to strike a new deal with Vladimir Putin to significantly cut the U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles. To do that, he acknowledged last March, he will have to compromise with Putin on U.S.

ladimir Putin to significantly cut the U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles. To do that, he acknowledged last March, he will have to compromise with Putin on U.S. and NATO plans for missile defense; in what he thought was a private aside, he told then-President Dmitry Medvedev that "after my election,

eelected, he will seek to strike a new deal with Vladimir Putin to significantly cut the U.S. and Russian

ntinent, mainly countries along the Nile basin, would improve. Although Egypt participated in the African Union Summit - which was recently held in Addis Ababa - and despite Morsi's meetings with several African leaders on the margin of the said summit, Cairo's relations with the African countries are stil

official announcement has yet to be made. On a visit to Russia in which he signed a $2 billion arms deal, El Sisi won an endorsement from President Putin—a telling indicator of Egypt's closer ties with Russia and a commitment toward a more "pluralistic" foreign policy stance. Other potential candidate

llion arms deal, El Sisi won an endorsement from President Putin—a telling indicator of Egypt's closer ties with R

tunities related to international peace, security, and development. Africa African Union Summit: The 22" summit of the African Union took place in Addis Ababa from January 24th to 31st, with regional leaders joining in the last two days. The summit's theme was agriculture and food security in Africa. Howev