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Apr 14, 2014

Top News: Libyan Prime Minister Quits After One Month

By MENASource

On Sunday, interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinnni resigned after one month, saying gunmen had tried to attack his family. The General National Congress (GNC) will have to recognize Thinni’s resignation. They are scheduled to do so at the next GNC session on Tuesday. Thinni was appointed as interim prime minister in March after former Prime […]

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Apr 14, 2014

Syria: “Unbelievably Small” Confirmed

By Fred C. Hof

Secretary of State John Kerry’s Syria-related testimony of April 9th to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee attracted the attention of many at the Lebanese Army’s Fourth Annual Strategic Conference in Beirut.  Kerry confirmed in his testimony that his September 2013 characterization of pending American airstrikes as an “unbelievably small, limited kind of effort” was literally […]

Syria

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Apr 14, 2014

Top News: Amnesty International Urges Interim President to annul anti-Terrorism Laws

By EgyptSource

Amnesty International issued a statement on Friday denouncing a counter-terrorism law drafted by the Egyptian government, saying that it must be scrapped or fundamentally revised.

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Apr 14, 2014

We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families in Moadamiya, Syria

By Matthew Hall

Philip Gourevitch had the terrible duty to chronicle the spasm of genocidal violence that visited Rwanda twenty years ago. His work captured in intimate detail not only the gruesome action of machetes but also victims’ unheeded appeals for help. In a tragic episode that gave Gourevitch’s book its title, a group of community leaders huddled […]

Syria

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Apr 11, 2014

EconSource: Egypt approves draft law barring challenges to contracts

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Apr 11, 2014

Anti-Coup Terrorism: License and Reluctance

By Jayson Casper

There are two types of terrorism in Egypt today, and neither fits exactly the traditional Western usage. Rather than an indiscriminate violence against innocent civilians, both target almost exclusively the security state.

North Africa

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Apr 11, 2014

Top News: EU to Monitor Upcoming Presidential Vote

By EgyptSource

European Union observers will monitor Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections under an agreement concluded Thursday between visiting EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, a joint statement said.

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Apr 11, 2014

Top News: Yemen’s UN Humanitarian Coordinator Voices Concern Over Amran Conflict

By MENASource

The head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen has voiced concern over the deteriorating situation in Amran province due to clashes between Houthi militants and armed tribesmen.

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Apr 10, 2014

Why Assad’s Foothold in the Golan Will Endure

By Daniel Stoker

During the three years of war across the border in Syria, periodic reports have surfaced claiming that the Druze population in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights is inching closer to turning against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria

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Apr 10, 2014

Egypt’s Presidential Elections: Washington and the Western Camp [Part IV]

By Nader Bakkar

Since June 30, the United States has faced an escalating crisis in its strategic relationship with Egypt. A lack of trust in key parties involved in the country’s transition has caused a great deal of confusion and hesitancy in Washington towards Egypt and its upcoming presidential elections, which are less than two months away.

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