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Aug 14, 2014

Top News: Two Killed as Morsi Supporters Mark Raba’a Anniversary Dispersal

By EgyptSource

Egyptian security forces firing tear gas quashed small, scattered demonstratons on Thursday by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi who tried to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of hundreds of protesters.

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MENASource

Aug 14, 2014

Raba’a Remembered: The Human Rights Watch Report

By Elissa Miller

With one year passing since the violent dispersal of the pro-Mohamed Morsi sit-in at Raba’a al-Adaweya Square, Human Rights Watch (HRW) put out an in-depth report detailing what happened on August 14, 2013. While Egyptian authorities placed the death toll at over 600, HRW documented at least 817 deaths, and reviewed evidence of a possible […]

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Aug 14, 2014

EconSource: Morocco to Focus on Stabilizing Currency Reserves in 2015 Budget

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 14, 2014

Obama Won’t Commit to Syria, But Congress Can

By Jason T. Hunt

The United States began directly fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, aka ISIL, Islamic State) this weekend through airstrikes on its terrorist forces in Iraq. The strikes helped the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdish Regional Government solidify their defenses, stabilizing one front against ISIS. However, ISIS continues to maintain and consolidate a […]

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MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Top News: ISIS Seizes More Territory in Syria

By MENASource

Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the new territory would open the way for ISIS to advance further westward.

MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Top News: US Calls on Egypt to Investigate Raba’a Deaths in Response to HRW Report

By EgyptSource

  The United States, on Tuesday, called on the Egyptian government to investigate the violence that left approximately a thousand people dead, according to a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.

MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

EconSource: Economic Confidence Index Declines in the Middle East

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Saving Syria Is No Fantasy

By Frederic C. Hof

In June 2014, the Obama administration asked Congress for $500 million to train and equip nationalist Syrian rebels battling both the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Assad regime.

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MENASource

Aug 13, 2014

Tunisia: The Last Best Hope for the Arab Spring

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

The uprisings that swept the Arab world began with the overthrow of President Ben Ali of Tunisia in January 2011. Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Yemen quickly emulated Tunisia’s example, giving hope to those countries’ citizens that major transformations were underway to meet their political and economic aspirations.

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Aug 12, 2014

Top News: Iran and United States Welcome Iraq’s New PM

By MENASource

Iraq’s new prime minister-designate won immediate endorsements from both the United States and Iran on Tuesday. Haider al-Abadi called on Iraqi political leaders to end the crippling feuds that have let the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) seize a third of the country.