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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.

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Jul 16, 2014

EconSource: Tunisia Debates Budget Bill

By EconSource

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

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Jul 15, 2014

Questions to my Fellow Egyptians and Remarks to Human Rights Defenders

By Amr Hamzawy

Did you take part in June 30, 2013 as a form of peaceful pressure to achieve early presidential elections within a democratic process? Or to empower the military establishment and the security apparatus to take power and deviate from the democratic transition?

North Africa

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Jul 15, 2014

Another Assault on Civil Society in Egypt

By Elly Page

Amidst the raft of new legislation proposed and passed in the first weeks of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s Presidency, a new and restrictive draft law to govern non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is once again on the table. The draft law, submitted by the Ministry of Social Solidarity in late June 2014, introduces a number of legal constraints […]

North Africa

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Jul 15, 2014

Top News: UN Security Council Authorizes Cross-Border Aid Access in Syria

By MENASource

Despite strong objections by the Syrian government, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously on Monday to authorize cross-border convoys of emergency aid for millions of deprived Syrian civilians in rebel-held areas. The aid will be delivered through different routes coming from Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq, without the prior approval of the Syrian government.

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Jul 15, 2014

Top News: Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Collapses as Hamas’ Armed Wing Rejects Egypt Truce

By EgyptSource

Israel launched fresh aerial attacks on Gaza on Tuesday, six hours after agreeing to an Egyptian-proposed truce that failed to halt Hamas rocket attacks. Israel had initially accepted an initative proposed by the Egyptian government for a ceasefire, but Hamas had rejected it.

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Jul 15, 2014

Syria: Lesser of Two Evils?

By Frederic C. Hof

Three distinguished American ex-diplomats—Ryan Crocker, William Luers, and Thomas Pickering—wrote on July 12 in The Washington Post, “In Syria, the choice for Bashar al-Assad’s government is either to turn its military power against the Islamic State or to continue to kill fellow Syrians…

Syria

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Jul 15, 2014

EconSource: Egypt’s New Subsidy System Tackles Bread Consumption

By EconSource

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