by Ricky Gandhi | Oct 26, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Deaths, damage reported in powerful Afghanistan quake Ben Brumfield / CNN A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck southern Asia on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Early reports from Afghanistan and Pakistan say at least 180 people have died. At...
by Charles Cameron | Oct 26, 2015 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — architectural history as a question in philosophy — Palmyra ] . Future? A jailed activist’s 3-D models could save Syria’s history from ISIS https://t.co/4YjbSuaOwB pic.twitter.com/K8daGICoUW — WIRED (@WIRED) October 21, 2015...
by Anil Powers | Oct 21, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Embattled Syrian President Flies to Moscow to Meet with Putin Andrew Roth, Erin Cunningham / The Washington Post Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ventured outside his beleaguered nation for the first time in more than four years Wednesday to meet...
by Anil Powers | Oct 14, 2015 | Monitor
There appears to be no end in sight for the war in Syria. As ISIS continues its campaign of terror in the region, Russia and Iran increase their military support of the Assad regime, intensifying a conflict that has already affected millions of people. With no...
by Ngoc H. Le | Oct 13, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads In Egypt, elections look set to cement return to the past Lin Noueihed and Ali Abdelaty / Reuters Holding court behind a battered desk at his campaign office in the southern town of Minya, Bahaa Fikry embodies Egypt’s past. Afghan ISIS Branch makes...
