by Hidetoshi Azuma | Nov 14, 2014 | Monitor
International News MENA Hagel: ISIL Degraded But Remains Dangerous DoD News United States and coalition forces have made progress in recent months against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, but the campaign will be “a long and difficult struggle,”...
by Hidetoshi Azuma | Nov 7, 2014 | Monitor
International News Coverage MENA Why Barack Obama is writing letters to Iran’s Supreme Leader David Blair / The Telegraph Analysis: The real aim of the correspondence is to reassure Iran’s leader that “regime change” is not America’s goal...
by Hidetoshi Azuma | Nov 4, 2014 | Monitor
Lithuania officially made its debut in the global LNG market with the arrival of its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Independence on Monday, October 27, 2014. The welcome ceremony in Klaipeda was attended by the Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas...
by Hidetoshi Azuma | Oct 31, 2014 | Monitor
International News MENA UN: Growing number of foreigners in terror groups Cara Anna / The Associated Press A new United Nations report says the world is facing a challenge of foreign fighters in terror groups on an “unprecedented scale,” with about 15,000...
by Hidetoshi Azuma | Oct 24, 2014 | Monitor
International News Middle East, IS, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism Islamic State keeps up Syrian oil flow despite U.S-led strikes SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI / Reuters Islamic State is still extracting and selling oil in Syria and has adapted its trading techniques...