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Apr 15, 2015

Off the Radar: Europe’s Retreat from a Democratic Push in the Middle East

By Amy Hawthorne and Elissa Miller

As the Middle East and North Africa region grows more unstable, Europe has turned inward, under-using its ability—and even understating the need—to project democratic values in the region.

European Union International Organizations

MENASource

Apr 15, 2015

Top News: UN Security Council Imposes Arms Embargo on Houthis

By MENASource

After weeks of closed-door negotiations between diplomats from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members and Russia, the Security Council on Tuesday imposed an arms embargo on Houthi fighters and left it to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to negotiate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Yemenis who have endured nearly three weeks of Saudi-led airstrikes.

MENASource

Apr 15, 2015

Top News: Police Allowed to Deport Gay Foreigners, Rules Egypt Court

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Administrative Court issued a ruling on Tuesday allowing the Interior Ministry to deport homosexual foreigners and deny them entry into the country. The decision follows a court ruling which upheld an interior ministry decision to ban a Libyan student accused of being a homosexual from entering the country. 

MENASource

Apr 15, 2015

EconSource: Reinforcements Sent to Battle ISIS at Iraq’s Largest Oil Refinery

By EconSource

Hundreds of additional Iraqi troops are being sent to reinforce forces working to fight off an attempt by the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) to overrun Iraq’s largest oil refinery.

MENASource

Apr 15, 2015

Tunisia’s Security Sector and Countering Violent Extremism; Part 1: Controlling the Narrative

By Fadil Aliriza

In the wake of the hostage shootout at Bardo Museum in Tunis that left more than twenty dead, US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently announced that US military aid to Tunisia would triple to combat “those who threaten the freedom and safety of the nation.”

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 14, 2015

Top News: President Obama, Iraq’s Prime Minister Abadi to Discuss ISIS Fight in Washington

By MENASource

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and President Barack Obama will discuss the fight against Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) on Tuesday at a White House meeting likely to be dominated by Iraqi requests for US arms and tension over Iran’s role on the battlefield.

MENASource

Apr 14, 2015

Top News: No Egyptian Ground Troops in Yemen says Military Spokesman

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s military has said that it has not deployed ground troops to war-torn Yemen as part of the Saudi-led military offensive against Houthi rebels there.

MENASource

Apr 14, 2015

EconSource: Iraqi Prime Minister, in Washington, Seeks Billions to Overcome Deficit

By EconSource

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi used his first official visit to Washington this week to pursue billions of dollars in loans and international assistance as his government struggles with plunging oil prices and a large budget deficit.

MENASource

Apr 14, 2015

The UNSMIL Draft Agreement and International Engagement with Libya

By Azza K. Maghur

Since UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon nominated Mr. Bernardino Leon as the UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in August 2014, stagnant Libyan waters have moved.

Libya

MENASource

Apr 13, 2015

Egypt’s Azhar Flexes its Muscles

By Khaled Dawoud

Egypt’s oldest Islamic establishment, Al-Azhar, came out in full force this week against what it claims is an organized plan to undermine its historic role in representing “moderate Islam.” After an initial complaint to the Free Media Zone Authority asking it to ban a controversial television talk show critical of traditional Islamic schools of thought […]

North Africa