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Aug 28, 2014

A Friend of my Father: Iran’s Manipulation of Bashar al-Assad

By Bassam Barabandi and Tyler Jess Thompson

In March 2011, just a few days after the uprisings began in Syria, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, made an unannounced visit to Damascus. He came with a clear message: Do not give in to the Arab Spring in Syria.

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MENASource

Aug 28, 2014

Top News: UN Security Council Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Libya

By MENASource

Expressing its strong support for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the Security Council today called on all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire and an end to the fighting. Unanimously adopting resolution 2174 (2014) under the Charter’s Chapter VII, the fifteen-member body condemned the use of violence against civilians and civilian institutions, and […]

MENASource

Aug 28, 2014

Top News: New Charges Brought Against Morsi Over Leaking Documents to Al Jazeera

By EgyptSource

  Ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s detention was extended Wednesday by order of the prosecutor general for 15 days pending investigations into allegations that he smuggled top secret documents to Qatar.

MENASource

Aug 28, 2014

EconSource: Libya’s Oil Recovery May Be Short-Lived as Country Risks Falling Apart

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Podcast: How do Reported Strikes on Libya Impact US-Egypt Relations?

With reports emerging on a possible airstrike carried out by the UAE and Egypt on Islamist positions inside the Libyan border, the story remains murky. The United States has issued contradictory statements in response to the reports, and it remains unclear whether or not the airstrikes were carried out without its prior knowledge.

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MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Podcast: Experts React to Airstrikes in Libya

In the wake of conflicting messages from the United States on reports that the United Arab Emirates and Egypt struck Islamist positions in Libya, MENASource spoke with three Atlantic Council experts to get their reactions to this news.

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MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Top News: United States Prepares Military Options in Syria against ISIS

By MENASource

The United States is preparing military options, including surveillance flights, to pressure Islamic State in Syria, US officials said on Monday, but they cautioned no decision had been made to expand US action beyond the limited airstrikes underway in Iraq. The Pentagon announced yesterday that seven Western nations have teamed to support the fight against ISIS in […]

MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Top News: Egypt Announces Indefinite Ceasefire in Gaza

By EgyptSource

The war in Gaza ended on Tuesday after Israel and the Palestinians agreed to halt fighting indefinitely, putting an end to seven weeks of catastrophic loss of life and destruction.

MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

A Great Deal Lies Between the Black and the White

By Amr Hamzawy

You can reject practices which contravene democracy, the domination of the military and security components of the state over public and private life, violations against rights and freedoms, the violent dispersal of sit-ins and demonstrations, the use of excessive force by the state, and the promulgation of the fascism of collective punishment through executions, imprisonment, […]

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MENASource

Aug 27, 2014

Memo on Policy Options Toward Libya

By Karim Mezran

To: The International CommunityFrom: Karim Mezran Background Security in Libya has rapidly deteriorated in the last several weeks, jeopardizing what incremental gains were aspired through new parliamentary elections, a constitution-drafting process, and a national dialogue.

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