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Egyptian authorities block 21 news websites

May 26, 2017

AFRICA·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

This Wednesday Egyptian authorities banned 21 news websites including Al Jazeera and Huffington Post Arabic. According to the State news agency, MENA, the websites

Violence erupts during Jerusalem Day celebrations

May 26, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·WORLD NEWS

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (LC) Violence disrupted Jerusalem Day protests as Israeli police and anti-occupation activists clashed. An activist captured video of Israeli

A Trump Israel Wrap Up

May 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

JD Thompson reports from Tel Aviv on President Trump’s trip to Israel and his final day. US President Donald Trump’s final day in

Trump meets with PM Netanyahu in a productive first day in Israel

May 22, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·Politics

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (LC) U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel today as his first diplomatic tour to the country. Donald Trump

ACLU issues travel warning regarding Texas immigration law

May 11, 2017

AMERICAS·Immigration·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·News Wire

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has issued a travel alert for Texas after a new law gives police the right to

Ethiopian government charges another opposition leader with terrorism

March 2, 2017

AFRICA·News Wire

After more than two months in detention, an Oromo opposition leader has been charged with terrorism by the Ethiopian government. Dr. Merera Gudina, Chairman of the Oromo

Image Feyisa Lilesa, Ethiopian Olympic Silver Medalist

Ethiopia’s Oromo Revolution echoes around the globe

February 28, 2017

AFRICA·Headlines·MENA·WORLD NEWS

| “If I go back to Ethiopia, maybe they will kill me. If I am not killed, maybe they will put me

Trump nominee Betsy DeVos faces steep opposition as vote approaches

February 4, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, is in jeopardy as two Republican Senators disapproved of her nomination this

Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ highlights civilian-military divide

January 19, 2017

CAREER·ECONOMICS·Headlines·News·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS·Veterans Programs

Forbes recently released its 2017 class of “30 Under 30” in Law and Policy and “30 Under 30” Social Entrepreneurs. Each list

House Republicans attack ethics officials over Trump conflicts of interest

January 17, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·News·News Wire·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

House Republicans have attempted to intimidate ethics officials after failing to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason