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Sep 29, 2014

Top News: Libya’s Parliament to Open Dialogue With Opposition in UN-Sponsored Talks

By MENASource

The House of Representatives is expected to hold its first talks today with the opposition, starting a UN-brokered dialogue in the town of Ghadames near the Algerian border.

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Sep 29, 2014

EconSource: IMF Commends Jordan’s Economic Performance as Review Concludes

By EconSource

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

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Sep 26, 2014

Egypt Raises Stakes for Dissent with Life Sentence

By Sarah El Sirgany

Days after announcing his backing for the US-led regional alliance to fight the Islamic State of Syria and al-Sham (ISIS), President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a legislative amendment that extends the penalty for receiving funds to commit acts that ‘harm national interests’ and ‘disturb public peace’ to a life sentence. The September 22 amendment is […]

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Sep 26, 2014

President Sisi Goes to the United Nations

By Amy Hawthorne and Tarek Radwan

To cheers of “long live Egypt” from the audience and with angry protestors safely kept at bay on the street outside, Egypt’s new President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivered his inaugural speech on the world stage on Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).  Sisi’s remarks aimed to persuade the international community of his legitimacy, […]

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Sep 26, 2014

Top News: Sisi and Obama Discuss ISIS, Libya Crisis, Detained Journalists

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with US President Barack Obama for the first time on Thursday, discussing a range of issues including ISIS, Libya, and the detention of journalists in Egypt.

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Sep 26, 2014

Iconoclasm and the Islamic State: Razing Shrines to Draw New Borders

By Matthew Hall

A Q&A with Dr. James Noyes, Part I of III In his address at the UN General Assembly, President Barack Obama condemned the extremist ideology of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS), saying that “the future belongs to those who build—not those who destroy.” Ironically, this is precisely the long-term threat: more than simply a […]

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Sep 25, 2014

Top News: Sisi Highlights Egypt’s Progress at UNGA; Signals Interest in the Security Council

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a United Nations speech on Wednesday that he aims to build a state that respects “rights and freedoms” and “ensures the coexistence of its citizens without exclusion or discrimination.”

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Sep 25, 2014

Top News: Sisi Seeks Security Council Seat in UNGA Speech

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a United Nations speech on Wednesday that he aims to build a state that respects “rights and freedoms” and “ensures the coexistence of its citizens without exclusion or discrimination.”

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Sep 24, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Calls on US to Send Over-Due Apaches

By EgyptSource

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said he supports the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham(ISIS), and called on the United States to send Egypt the military hardware it promised, during an interview on CBS with Charlie Rose.

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Sep 24, 2014

Air Strikes in Syria: One Hand Clapping

By Frederic C. Hof

The decision of the Obama administration to strike Islamic State targets (as well as some associated with another al-Qaeda derivative) in Syria is laudable. The participation of multiple Arab partners is commendable: the fight against this vacuum-filling band of murderers, torturers, and thieves is, in its essence, an Arab fight against pagan barbarism.

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