Melissa Dalton and Lisa Sawyer Samp Promoted to Senior Fellows in the International Security Program (CSIS - Center for Strategic and International Studies)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016
defense policy in the Middle East, global U.S ... She edited CSIS's 2016 Global Forecast publication and served as a lead analyst and author of Federated Defense in the Middle East ... Army Force Posture in Europe; she is leading a second phase of this analysis, with a report forthcoming this summer ... defense policy in the Middle East, Europe, Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere....

Career Infantry Officer Leads Eucom, NATO Allied Command Operations (US Department of Defense)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016
European Command and became NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe last week ... military personnel are authorized in Europe, including 52,500 who directly support Eucom. Challenges for Europe. An aggressive Russia, mass migration and extremism are among the threats to Europe, Scaparrotti said at the change-of command ceremony ... 'We face terrorism and a refugee crisis being driven by instability in North Africa and the Middle East.'....

By Noam Chomsky

Edit Information Clearing House 10 May 2016
Navy has become used to treating the Pacific as an ‘American lake’”; Europe, where NATO -- meaning the United States, which “accounts for a staggering three-quarters of NATO’s military spending” -- “guarantees the territorial integrity of its member states”; and the Middle East, where giant U.S....

Key appointments for TNZ in the Americas and Europe (New Zealand Tourism Board)

Edit Public Technologies 10 May 2016
Commenting on the appointment, Bjoern Spreitzer, General Manager Americas and Europe says; 'Haydn joins TNZ from 'Over the Top Helicopter' and has worked with a number of TNZ's US luxury travel partners ... There have also been some changes in TNZ's UK office, and it is exciting to announce that Fenja Schiebuhr has been appointed as Trade Manager Europe, from her current role of Trade Development Consultant....

Nirav Modi’s Firestar Diamond plans to raise Rs 750-1,000 crore via IPO

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
MUMBAI ... The jewellery company, which has presence on the high street of New York, Hong Kong and in Mumbai and Delhi, is expected to use the money to drive growth and expansion in Europe and other parts of the world, several people in the know told ET ... It has operations in the US, Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and India and employs over 1200 trained professionals ... In 2015, 21 firms could raise over $2 billion from the market ... ....

Middle East B2C E-Commerce Market 2016

Edit PR Newswire 10 May 2016
NEW YORK, May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Online retail growth in the Middle East supported by advancements in technology and regulations, says new yStats.com report Germany-based secondary market research company yStats.com has released a new report. "Middle East B2C ECommerce Market ... ....

Bank of China banks on overseas growth

Edit China Daily 10 May 2016
The bank will move its New York branch to the center of Manhattan from the east side of the city this autumn, since the old office no longer has enough space for its employees due to the huge growth in its business, The Wall Street Journal reported ... "We'll further increase our branches in South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as North Africa, to build the arteries of the financial system....

Leading in Africa: UBA to expand footprint to 25 African countries

Edit Sierra Express Media 10 May 2016
Group Chairman Elumelu reconfirms Africa network as strategic priority, pledges further capital for African growth. The United Bank for Africa (UBA) recently held its inaugural Senior Leadership Forum, reflecting the strategic importance and growth potential of the Group’s pan-African business ... “We are one bank, the United Bank for Africa”, Mr ... We are realising the potential of Africa” said Mr....

May 09, 2016 "

Edit Information Clearing House 10 May 2016
Information Clearing House" - "Politico" - The United States has significantly more military capability in the Middle East today than RussiaAmerica has 35,000 troops and hundreds of aircraft; the Russians roughly 2,000 troops and, perhaps, 50 aircraft—and yet Middle Eastern leaders are making pilgrimages to Moscow to see Vladimir Putin these days, not rushing to Washington....

U.S. Sends Hundreds More Troops to Iraq and Syria, and Trump Swerves Left

Edit Topix 10 May 2016
Good morning and welcome to Fresh Intelligence, our roundup of the stories, ideas, and memes you'll be talking about today. In this edition, more American troops head to the Middle East, Trump wants to tax the rich, and ride-sharing services stall in Austin ... ....

No holds barred- The Jewish warrior

Edit Indonesia News 10 May 2016
Throughout the world there is a global onslaught against the Jewish people. Israel, the Middle East's only democracy, has remarkably become the single most hated country on Earth. ... ....

Why an independent Kurdistan remains a dream

Edit Gulf News 10 May 2016
With the Middle East in upheaval, many believe that the US and Russia could be instrumental in creating an independent Kurdish entity, but history has shown world powers to be fickle in their decisions ... ....

Catholic church leader vows to battle modern slavery

Edit Belfast Telegraph 10 May 2016
Share Go To ... Cardinal Nichols, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, said ... But with no end in sight to the turmoil in the Middle East and the accompanying migrant crisis, some fear more people could be driven into the hands of traffickers and enslaved. Cardinal Nichols said that while many slavery victims come from Nigeria, Eastern Europe and other foreign countries, no part of Britain - however genteel - is immune to it ... ....
×