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Jul 18, 2014

Top News: Egypt says Qatar, Turkey, and Hamas Hurt Gaza Ceasefire Bid

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s foreign minister accused Qatar, Turkey, and Hamas on Thursday of conspiring to undermine Cairo’s efforts to bring about a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and Israel in Gaza, Egypt’s state news agency reported.

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Jul 18, 2014

Behind Iraq’s Selection of a New Speaker

By Ramzy Mardini

With the election of a new speaker of parliament earlier this week, the Iraqis have begun the formal process of forming its next government. On Tuesday, Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish parliamentarians appointed a new speaker of parliament, bringing them one step closer to determining the fate of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Nevertheless, the procedure had […]

Iraq

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Jul 17, 2014

Top News: At Least Fourteen Tunisian Troops Killed in Mountain Ambushes

By MENASource

A defense ministry spokesman said at least fourteen troops were killed, and another twenty-five wounded Wednesday evening when militants attacked with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. These attacks targeted two military checkpoints in the region of Hanchir Ettala in Mount Chaambi, in the Kasserine region near the Algerian border.

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Jul 17, 2014

Top News: Israeli Official Says Leadership Still Examining Egyptian Gaza Truce Proposal

By EgyptSource

An Israeli official said on Thursday that Israeli senior representatives at talks in Cairo had accepted an Egyptian proposal for a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire starting on Friday, but Israel’s leaders still had to approve the deal.

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Jul 17, 2014

EconSource: IMF Announces Staff-Level Agreement with Tunisia for 4th SBA Review

By EconSource

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

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Jul 17, 2014

Egypt’s Squeeze on Civil Society

Authoritarian governments have always found human rights groups, labor associations, and political organizations a thorn in the side of effective domination over the public sphere. In Egypt, the situation is no different.

North Africa

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Jul 17, 2014

Egypt’s Half-Hearted Gaza Initiative

By Khaled Dawoud

The most significant development in Egypt’s reaction to the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, that left a heavy death toll among Palestinian civilians and forced millions of Israelis to hide in bunkers for a week so far, was how slow and neutral Cairo’s role appears to be.

Israel Middle East

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Jul 16, 2014

Top News: Assad Sworn in For New Seven-Year Term, Declares Victory Over “Fake Arab Spring”

By MENASource

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in Wednesday for a new seven-year term, pledging to reclaim all Syrian land from insurgents and warning Western and Arab governments they will pay dearly for backing those who took up arms against him. In a triumphant speech delivered at a red carpet ceremony in Damascus, Assad branded the […]

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Jul 16, 2014

Don’t Forget the Civilians in the Fight Against ISIS

By Sahr Muhammedally

In the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and associated Sunni armed opposition groups, the United States should ensure its security assistance to the embattled Iraqi government rests on clear commitment on civilian protection for all Iraqis.

Iraq

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Jul 16, 2014

Top News: Egypt Sentences Nine to 20 Years to Life for Sexual Assault

By EgyptSource

An Egyptian court gave nine people sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday over four separate sexual harassment cases.