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Dec 9, 2014

EconSource: Libya’s Budget Income Falls Sharply; Tobruk Struggles to Exert Influence Over Central Bank

By EconSource

Libya’s central bank said the country’s budget income fell to around $15 billion in the period from January to November from $45 billion a year before, blaming the situation on the 40 percent fall in oil prices since June and the state’s inability to collect customs duties. Expenditure in the period was $30 billion.

MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

What King Abdullah Gets Right and Wrong about Islamic Extremism

By Richard LeBaron

King Abdullah had a forthright conversation with Charlie Rose last Thursday about the need for the Islamic world to take ownership of the task of confronting extremism that has besieged the Middle East. His analysis and general approach to solutions was sensible, with a lot of detail hopefully to be filled in soon, in coordination […]

MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

Top News: US and Yemeni Raid on al-Qaeda Unable to Save Hostages

By MENASource

Thirteen people, including a woman, child, a local al-Qaeda leader, an American journalist, and a South African preacher, were killed Sunday when US-led forces fought Islamist militants in a failed rescue mission in Yemen.

MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

Top News: Morsi’s Defense Pushes for Charges to be Dismissed after Alleged Leaks

By EgyptSource

The defense of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi requested Saturday in a court hearing over espionage charges that leaked recordings of top post-3 July leaders be investigated for their authenticity, in hope that charges might be dropped against the ousted president.

MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

Is Assad a Stabilizing Factor?

By Frederic C. Hof

As discussion intensifies over the possibility of the United States and Turkey establishing a protected zone in northern Syria, apologists for the Assad regime deploy the usual array of arguments: beware the slippery slope to invasion and occupation; do nothing until the Syrian opposition overcomes its dysfunction and presents an attractive alternative to the regime; […]

Syria

MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

The Week in Egypt [December 8, 2014]

By Shiyun Lu

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa

MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

EconSource: Egypt’s Foreign Reserves Fall to $15.88 Billion

By EconSource

According to Egypt’s Central Bank, Egypt registered the first foreign reserves decline in six months. The country’s foreign currency reserves fell to $15.88 billion in November from $16.91 billion the previous month. In November, Egypt had repaid a $2.5 billion central bank deposit to Qatar, a move which some economist had warned would negatively impact […]

MENASource

Dec 8, 2014

A Legal Look into the Libyan Supreme Court Ruling

By Azza K. Maghur

Shortly after the newly elected Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) convened in the eastern city of Tobruk in August 2014, two constitutional claims were brought before the Libyan Supreme Court (LSC).

Libya

MENASource

Dec 5, 2014

The Difference between Them and Us: On the Predominance of the Executive Authority

By Amr Hamzawy

All over the world, executive authorities constantly seek to exert control over their citizens by undermining their rights and freedoms.  They similarly seek to encroach on civil society by subjecting non-governmental organizations to governmental controls and oversight.  Executive authorities further seek to subjugate the legislative and judicial authorities in their countries, either by controlling them […]

North Africa

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Dec 5, 2014

Top News: Tunisia’s Lawmakers End Days of Legislative Uncertainty, Elect Speaker and Deputies

By MENASource

Mohamed Nasri, candidate for Nidaa Tounes, was elected late Thursday as speaker of the newly elected Tunisian parliament, the Assembly of People’s Representatives. Nasri, who ran unopposed was elected with 176 votes and will lead the country’s first post-revolution parliament for a five year term.

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