by Brendan Zehner | Oct 30, 2013 | Monitor
Egypt Arrests Muslim Brotherhood Leader Richard Spencer/The Telegraph Police arrested Essam el-Erian in an apartment in Cairo. Mr. Erian had been on the run since a warrant was issued for his arrest following the army’s overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood president,...
by Farhad Mirzadeh | Oct 29, 2013 | Monitor
Bangladesh continues to experience civil strife as leaders try to come together to end the political impasse that has gripped the nation for months. The current party in charge is the Awami League, led by Sheikh Hasina, and the opposition is a coalition led by the...
by Farhad Mirzadeh | Oct 25, 2013 | Monitor
Twitter is worth more than $11 billion CNN As twitter readies for its initial public offering, shares are floating between $17 to $20 valuing the company at almost $11 billion. United hit with $1.1M tarmac delay fine, largest DOT levy Chicago Tribune The Department of...
by Joshua Miller | Oct 1, 2013 | Monitor
Iran Staggers as Sanctions Hit Economy Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times Iran’s economy has been severely hurting from the sanctions that have been imposed by the United States. The country is hurting so badly that the leaders of the country, specifically President...
by American Security Project | Sep 30, 2013 | Monitor
Bangladesh, a nation of nearly 170 million people is the world’s sixth largest country and the third largest Muslim majority country. Its shared borders with India and Myanmar and close proximity to China and the critical access that it provides to the Bay of Bengal...
