The Rundown -- January 16

RFE/RL in the Media

# Satter coverage continues: Interviewed on CNN's "The Situation Room;" NBC; and Le Monde (French)

# The Blaze cites RFE/RL report on a reward in Chechnya for naming your baby Muhammad

Middle East

# "The Bluster of Al-Qaeda Hides a Litany of Failure" - David Gardner, "Financial Times"

# "Training Fighters of the Future Across Gaza" - Fares Akram, "New York Times"

# Political cartoon on Egypt vote

# How Men in Saudi Arabia Flirt Without Getting Thrown in Jail

Iraq

# Militants making gains in Anbar as Iraq attacks kills 73

# "Bad old days" return to Baghdad

Iran

# Zarif honors Hezbollah commander

# Controversial tweet deleted from Rohani's account

# "Why a Lasting Deal With Iran May Not Happen" - Karl Vick, "Time"

# Obama tries to convince Democratic senators to hold off on sanctions bill

# "How Democrats Started Scaremongering -- And Stopped Debating -- Iran" - David Harsanyi, The Federalist

# "Obama's Losing Bet on Iran" - Michael Doran and Max Boot, "New York Times"

Afghanistan/Pakistan

# "In Afghanistan, An Alternate Approach to a Security Pact" - Stephen Hadley, "Washington Post"

# Britain grants asylum to Afghan atheist

# "Controversy of Apostasy in Afghanistan" - Dawood Azami, BBC

# Children allegedly found chained up in Pakistan MP's basement

# American hostage seen in "proof of life" video

# The lawyer who represents Pakistan's military rulers

Russia

# 65, 000 foreigners deported from Russia in 2013

# Militants and security forces die in North Caucasus shootout

# Russia accuses EU of aggressive promotion of nontraditional values

# A brief history of Russia's battle against terrorism

# Skype to share user data with Russian police

Eastern Europe

# Ukraine opens kidnapping charges against Tymoshenko lawyer

# Ukraine court bans protests in central Kyiv

# Senators criticize Obama administration handling of Ukraine crisis

# Belarus ambulance doctors are "underpaid and overworked"

Balkans

# Bosnia opens library to house ancient manuscripts

# "For a Native Son of Bosnia, a Serenade in Australia" - Ben Rothenberg, "New York Times"

Of Interest

# Daniel Ellsberg's Reddit AMA

# Middle East stock photography gone wrong