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What We Are Reading … August 26, 2014

Defeating the ISIL Threat – For Good Fadi Elsalameen / Huffington Post ISIL is barbaric and violent. The brutal murder of journalist James Foley last week showed the true realities of ISIL to an American audience, but throughout the region under their control, their...

What We Are Reading … August 19, 2014

Ebola Crisis: Liberia Finds ‘Missing Patients’ BBC Seventeen suspected Ebola patients who went missing in Liberia after a health centre in the capital was attacked have been found, a minister has said.   Ukraine Businesses Look for Alternatives to Russia Gabe...

What We Are Reading … August 18, 2014

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan Set For Three-Way Talks on Controversial Nile Talks  Nigel Wilson / International Business Times Sudan is set to host three-way talks with Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam, according to Egyptian state...

What We Are Reading…August 15, 2014

Aid convoy stops short of border as Russian military vehicles enter Ukraine Shaun Walker /the Guardian Armored personnel carriers and support vehicles cross the border, while the 280-truck convoy comes to a halt separately.   Maliki Agrees to Relinquish Power in...

What We Are Reading… August 14, 2014

Do US sanctions on Russia threaten NASA’s space programme? Rebecca Morelle / BBC In July, President Obama matched the EU’s latest round of sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Many of them target powerful people close to President Putin who are...