Editor’s Note: Soner Cagaptay is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Hale Arifagaoglu is a research assistant at the Institute. Bilge Menekse is a former research intern at the Institute. By Soner …CNN · 3 hours ago
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Los Angeles TimesBy imposing new economic sanctions that aim to punish ordinary Iranians as well as high-ranking officials, Washington and its European allies have embraced a risky strategy that could backfire on their efforts to stop …msnbc.com · 4 hours ago
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ABC NewsDays after the rescue of a U.S. aid worker held hostage in Somalia, officials are now working on the release of an American writer taken captive by pirates and now under the threat of death. The writer was only supposed to …ABC News · 1/27/2012
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USA TodayA group of American citizens have sought refuge at the U.S. embassy in Cairo in the midst of a Egyptian government crackdown against U.S. democracy and rights organizations. The developments come as U.S. officials …Wall Street Journal · 7 hours ago
Deccan HeraldKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – An Afghan woman has been strangled to death, apparently by her husband, who was upset that she gave birth to a second daughter rather than the son he wanted, police said Monday. It was …USA Today · 5 hours ago
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