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Aug 1, 2014

Libya’s Downward Spiral

Libya stands today at the precipice as inter-militia fighting threatens to derail an already fragile transition in a tumultuous region.

Libya

MENASource

Aug 1, 2014

EconSource: Jordan– Government Lowers Prices of Oil Derivatives

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

Top News: Seventy-Five Bodies Found In Benghazi

By MENASource

As a temporary ceasefire took hold in Tripoli to allow firefighters to control a huge blaze at a fuel depot, at least seventy-five bodies, mostly soldiers, were found in Benghazi after two days of fighting in which Islamist militias overran an army base.

MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

Hearing Reveals US State Department has not Adapted to New Egypt Realities

By Elissa Miller

Civil society organizations and nongovernmental organization (NGOs) in Egypt are in a crisis. In late June, the Ministry of Solidarity presented a restrictive new NGO draft law that would severely restrict the formation, activities, and funding of NGOs. Egypt’s repressive climate for NGOs, however, is not new. In December 2011, the Egyptian authorities, objecting to […]

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MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

Top News: Israeli Negotiators Land in Cairo for Gaza Talks

By EgyptSource

An Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss with Egyptian officials a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, airport officials said.

MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

Poverty and Conflict in the Middle East

By Matthew Timmerman

From its outset, the self-immolation of a crestfallen Tunisian vegetable vendor, the Arab Spring was largely about poverty. Mohamed Bouazizi’s final words before igniting himself and the region were, “How do you expect me to make a living?”

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MENASource

Jul 31, 2014

EconSource: Egypt on Mission to Quench $21 Billion Energy Thirst

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jul 30, 2014

Top News: Militants Overrun Benghazi Special Forces Base as Chaos Deepens

By MENASource

Militant fighters overran a Saiqa special forces base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday, after another day of intensive missile strikes by Ansar al-Sharia and its allies that killed at least thirty people.

MENASource

Jul 30, 2014

Q&A: Navigating a Faltering Transition in Libya

By Karim Mezran, Lara Talverdian, and Katherine Wolff

Violent battles in Libya’s capital have intensified over the past several weeks, with the Tripoli airport under siege and a recent decision by the US government to evacuate US embassy staff. Libya’s political transition has been overwhelmed by deteriorating security, but international attention is sporadic at best—often only responding to attacks from Islamist militias or […]

Libya

MENASource

Jul 30, 2014

EconSource: Yemen Raises Fuel Prices as Part of Subsidies Reform

By EconSource

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