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Jun 4, 2014

Syria: False Election, True Critique

By Frederic C. Hof

Yesterday, June 3, was make-believe election day in that part of Syria where Iran props up Bashar al-Assad as president-in-name of a broken Syrian Arab Republic. A shoe brush entrepreneur and a tamed communist dutifully played their assigned roles as ballot alternatives to Mr. Assad, albeit with open, deferential reverence toward the man who has […]

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Jun 4, 2014

Top News: Sisi Wins Presidential Race with 96.91 Percent; Government Agrees on Parliamentary Elections Draft Law

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Presidential Elections Commission has declared former military chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi Egypt’s new president, confirming that he won 96.91 percent of the votes in the May election. Meanwhile, the Egyptian government agreed on the Parliamentary Elections and Political Rights draft laws on Wednesday, Aswat Masriya reports.

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Jun 4, 2014

EconSource: US signs $500 million loan guarantee agreement with Tunisia

By EconSource

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

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Jun 4, 2014

MENASource Q&A with Munir Daair

By MENASource

Yemen finds itself slipping into turbulent times as tribal conflict, extremist networks, and public grievances threaten to tear the country’s social fabric. Danya Greenfield, acting director for the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, sat down with Munir Daair, a Yemeni businessman and political activist, to discuss the latest challenges in Yemen’s […]

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Jun 4, 2014

The Gulf and Egypt: From Life Support to a Sustainable Economy?

By Richard LeBaron

With the election of former army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt’s eighth president, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are likely to continue to provide substantial economic support for Egypt. In the aftermath of the elections, news reports indicate large aid packages are under discussion. The Gulf may add up to another […]

Elections North Africa

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Jun 3, 2014

Top News: Amid Fear and Pressure, Syrians Vote for President

By MENASource

Syrians lined up to vote Tuesday morning across government-controlled areas in a disputed ballot—denounced as “fake” by the French—that is certain to hand Bashar al-Assad another seven-year term.

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Jun 3, 2014

Egypt and the Return of the ‘Old Time Religion’

By Maged Atiya

Posters featuring former Defense Minister and president elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and both Coptic Pope Tawadros II and Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb of Al-Azhar are not uncommon in Egypt, offered both in praise and in condemnation. In praise, they attempt to burnish Sisi’s legitimacy as a man uniting all of Egypt and bridging the religious divide. […]

Elections North Africa

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Jun 3, 2014

Elections, Elections Everywhere and Not a Democracy in Sight

By Adam Simpson

The United States, the European Union, and the United Nations all affirm their intention to facilitate democratic transition in the Middle East and North Africa. Despite this claim and in the face of deeply flawed elections, they remain married to political niceties and empty diplomatic rhetoric.

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Jun 3, 2014

Top News: Due to Pressure Bassem Youssef Announces End of Satirical Show

By EgyptSource

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef said Monday he has canceled his landmark TV show, which broke ground by lambasting the nation’s politicians and elites and mocking the pro-military fervor of the past year. 

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Jun 3, 2014

A Renewed Case for a Syria Tribunal

By Ryan J. Suto

Last month, China and Russia predictably vetoed a French UN Security Council proposal to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Without Syria’s ratification of the Rome Statute, the Security Council is the only body that can refer investigation of the conflict to the ICC.

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