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Hunger Strikes: Egypt’s Last Vestige of Dissent

By Khaled Dawoud

After a midnight visit to his father, lying in critical condition at hospital, well-known jailed activist, Alaa Abdel-Fattah announced on August 19 his hunger strike, bringing attention to his demand for release while on trial over charges of organizing an unauthorized protest. His decision renewed a relatively stalled effort calling for the release of dozens […]

Top News: Obama Says He Doesn’t Have A Strategy Yet To Combat ISIS

By MENASource

President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he has not yet developed a strategy to combat Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants. Obama said that he had asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to prepare “a range of options” for confronting ISIS, […]

Top News: Egypt Detains Policemen Captured on Video Abusing Corpse

By EgyptSource

  Egyptian authorities are probing allegations of police abuse after a video circulated online showing three policemen taunting a nearly naked corpse, a senior police official said on Thursday.

Syria: Waiting For Washington’s Reply

By Frederic C. Hof

As President Barack Obama and his key advisors calculate how best to make life difficult for the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria, one thing is abundantly clear from the president’s words: US collaboration with the Assad regime is beyond the pale.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.