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MENASource

May 2, 2014

Top News: Tunisia Electoral Law Approved in its Entirety, Election Preparations to Begin

By MENASource

On Thursday, Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly (NCA) approved a new electoral law with 132 votes for, eleven against, and nine abstentions. Two remaining points of contention included provisions regarding gender parity on electoral lists and the banning of former officials from the Ben Ali government.

MENASource

May 2, 2014

A New Phase of Counterfeiting Cognizance

By Amr Hamzawy

The vast majority of Egyptians today, both men and women, are bombarded with a relentless media barrage that falsely exaggerates the seriousness and competitiveness of the upcoming presidential election and ignores the glaring truths surrounding it. The former defense minister is running for president after the military establishment intervened in politics in July of 2013. […]

North Africa
REUTERS/Baz Ratner

UkraineAlert

May 2, 2014

Why Slaviansk? Ukraine is Attacking the Command Center of Russian-Backed Militias

By James Rupert

Ukraine has launched its most serious counter-attack yet on Russian-backed separatist militias at Slaviansk, a relatively minor city in eastern Ukraine. Slaviansk, by all evidence, serves as the main command center for the armed groups that have seized towns in Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. The Ukrainian operation appears “well mounted with concern for the lives […]

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MENASource

May 2, 2014

EconSource: ‘Friends Of Yemen’ announce new structure to support next phase of Yemen’s transition

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

MENASource

May 2, 2014

Could a Maliki Win Hurt Democracy in Iraq?

By Ryan J. Suto

Iraqis went to the polls on April 30 to elect a new Council of Representatives, which will produce a new government and prime minister. These elections come in the face of intense sectarian violence and bring forth deeply important questions about how the government should address these and other issues moving forward.

Iraq

UkraineAlert

May 1, 2014

Ukrainian Singer Ruslana Moves a Washington Crowd

By James Rupert

Her Chances of Moving Policy or Preventing a War Are Less Clear While song and emotion come effortlessly for Ukrainian musician and pro-democracy activist Ruslana Lyzhychko, she says she’s nervous about speaking publicly in English, a language with which she struggles. But Wednesday night she delivered a meticulously practiced appeal for Ukraine to 900 of […]

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UkraineAlert

May 1, 2014

DIRECT TRANSLATION: Ukrainians’ Fears of Russian Violence Straddles Their Border

By Irena Chalupa

Why are Russia’s nearly 2 million Ukrainians silent? That is the question of Ukrainian educator Iryna Kluchkovska  asks in the mainstream daily broadsheet Den (The Day). Russia’s annexation of Crimea and sponsorship of violent uprisings in Ukraine’s east have mobilized Ukrainian communities to protest in New York, Sydney, Munich and elsewhere, she writes. But the […]

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Trade in Action

May 1, 2014

TTIP Action: May 1

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Top News: Humanitarian Chief Says Syria UN Aid Resolution Not Working

By MENASource

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Wednesday that a Security Council measure designed to provide aid to millions of desperate Syrians was not working. Instead of alleviating the misery of more than nine million who urgently need help, a humanitarian crisis has worsened since the body adopted Resolution 2139 in February, she warned. Amos said […]

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Top News: Cairo Airport Dismisses 120 policemen for Breaking Protest Law

By EgyptSource

A security source said Cairo Airport security charged 120 policemen with breaking the protest law and dismissed them for participating in a strike.