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Of particular focus and interest are the minorities, women, and the youth populations across the region and how they are affected by the changing environments.

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The Week in Egypt [November 10, 2014]

MENASource
Jun 3, 2025

India-Gulf relations are muted—but mobilizing

The depth of Indian-Gulf relations creates a strong foundation for increased India-Middle East integration over the coming decades.

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The Week in Egypt [November 10, 2014]

MENASource
May 28, 2025

Sectarianism, social media, and Syria’s information blackhole

By
Gregory Waters and Kayla Koontz

Since Assad’s December ousting, Syrians have struggled to sift the truth from fake claims about security incidents across the country.

Civil Society
Middle East

The Week in Egypt [November 10, 2014]

MENASource
Jun 4, 2025

What Lebanon’s municipal election results mean for Hezbollah

By
David Daoud

Municipal election results did not demonstrate the militant group’s dominance over Lebanon’s Shiites, but Hezbollah nevertheless retains popularity.

Elections
Lebanon

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MENASource

Nov 10, 2014

The Week in Egypt [November 10, 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

Nov 7, 2014

Factbox: Everything You Need to Know About Egypt’s UPR

By EgyptSource

Egypt underwent its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in four years on November 5. Egypt’s three-hour UPR witnessed statements from Egypt and other member states, with over a hundred member states offering recommendations.

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 7, 2014

Implementing the President’s New Syria Policy

By Frederic C. Hof

On October 14, 2014 President Barack Obama signaled a profound shift in American policy toward Syria.  He told foreign chiefs of defense at Andrews Joint Base that beating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL and the Islamic State) in Syria will “require us developing and strengthening a moderate opposition […]

Syria

MENASource

Nov 7, 2014

Top News: Washington Weighs Sanctions on Libyan Factions to Try to Halt Proxy War

By MENASource

The United States is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on Libya’s combative factions in an effort to pressure militants to negotiate and prevent a proxy conflict from erupting into a full-blown civil war.

MENASource

Nov 7, 2014

Top News: US Rights Organizations Urge Obama to Take Stand against Egypt’s NGO Law

By EgyptSource

Eleven US based organizations and individuals wrote a letter to US President Barack Obama on Friday urging him to “engage preventively and use all available means to make clear to President al-Sisi that there will be serious consequences if there is a further crackdown on NGOs.”

MENASource

Nov 7, 2014

EconSource: Tunisia-EU agreement to Boost Access to Markets

By EconSource

According to the director-general of the Tunisian Institute for Consumers’ Rights, Tunisia and the European Union have signed a commercial agreement regulating market access, quality and consumers’ rights. The agreement is expected to boost Tunisian exports towards European countries.

MENASource

Nov 6, 2014

ISIS and Egypt’s Militants

News sources recently announced that Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM), Egypt’s most active and seemingly best organized terrorist organization that has conducted several successful attacks on state security assets, had formally pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 6, 2014

Top News: Egypt Considers Media Gag on Military News; Four Killed in Nile Delta Blast

By EgyptSource

The State Council’s legislative department received Wednesday a draft law submitted by the Cabinet that would ban news relating to Egypt’s armed forces. 

MENASource

Nov 6, 2014

EconSource: Libya Infighting Shuts Down Major Oil Field

By EconSource

Libyan oil production is expected to fall to 200,000 barrels/day from 800,000 barrels/day following an attack on an oil field. The country’s major oilfield, El Sharara, had to be shut down after militants attacked and seized the field.

MENASource

Nov 5, 2014

The Islamic State and the Internationalization of the Sinai Conflict

By Zack Gold

The Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) is one of the most active “unaffiliated” jihadi groups, having yet to pledge fealty to either the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) or al-Qaeda (AQ). Given its strategic position between Egypt’s Nile Valley and Israel, and its attacks against both, the group’s activities receive major international coverage—even […]

North Africa
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