by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jul 7, 2015 | Monitor
Last Monday marked a year since the declaration of a caliphate in Iraq and Syria by the extremist group Daesh (Islamic State, ISIL, ISIS). Despite maintaining and even expanding their territorial claims over the past year, some argue that their greatest accomplishment...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jul 6, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Greeks Reject Bailout Terms in Rebuff to European Leaders Suzanne Daley / New York Times Greeks delivered a shocking rebuff to Europe’s leaders on Sunday, decisively rejecting a deal offered by the country’s creditors in a historic vote that could...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jun 29, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Greece’s Debt Crisis Sends Stocks Falling around Globe David Jolly, Keith Bradsher / New York Times Global markets shuddered on Monday after Greece closed its banks amid fears that the country was headed toward default. Stocks slumped modestly at the...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jun 22, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Euro Zone Welcomes New Greek Debt Proposals, More Work to Do Renee Maltezou, Jan Strupczewski / Reuters Euro zone finance ministers welcomed new Greek proposals for a cash-for-reform deal on Monday but said they required detailed study and it would take...
by Mahmood Abu-Rubieh | Jun 18, 2015 | Monitor
This past weekend, intense fighting between Daesh and Syrian-Kurds in areas of Northern Syria forced more than 23,000 Syrians to cross into Turkey, adding to the 1.7 million registered Syrian refugees already living in the country. Since the onset of the Syrian Civil...
