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Apr 8, 2014

Top News: US Government “Troubled” by Court Decision in Activists’ Case; Egypt Rejects US Comments

By EgyptSource

A spokesman for the US state department expressed concern over an Egyptian court’s decision to uphold a three year sentence for three Egyptian activists prosecuted under Egypt’s new protest law.

MENASource

Apr 8, 2014

Top News: No Vote in Parts of Iraq Due to Clashes

By MENASource

An Iraqi official from the Independent High Electoral Commission says there will be no balloting in the parts of Anbar province engulfed in clashes between security forces and al-Qaeda inspired militants.

MENASource

Apr 8, 2014

EconSource: Morocco sees 2014 borrowing needs at €2.5 billion

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Apr 7, 2014

As it Marks its Anniversary, April 6 Struggles to Find its Voice

By Sarah El Sirgany

As the April 6 Youth Movement debated how to mark its seven year anniversary, its members eventually settled on a press conference at the Lawyer’s Syndicate, followed by a rally on the steps of the nearby Journalists’ Syndicate. Avoiding clashes with the police was crucial. The main objective of the anniversary press conference and protest […]

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 7, 2014

What Yemen’s Youth Got Out of the National Dialogue Conference

By Rafat Al-Akhali

After ten months of extensive negotiations and discussions, Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference (NDC) concluded on the January 21, 2014. It is critical to analyze the NDC outcomes and assess whether it addresses the calls for change that Yemeni youth initiated in 2011.

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MENASource

Apr 7, 2014

Top News: Twenty-Five Dead, Fourteen Arrested Amid Aswan Tribal Clashes

By EgyptSource

At least twenty-five people have been killed in clashes between rival families in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan since Friday.

MENASource

Apr 7, 2014

Top News: UN Alarmed by Deadly Syrian Protest in Jordan Camp

By MENASource

The United Nations said Sunday it is alarmed at the “violent nature” of a demonstration in a massive Syrian refugee camp in Jordan that killed one person and wounded dozens. 

MENASource

Apr 7, 2014

EconSource: President Obama pledges $500 million in loan guarantees for Tunisia

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Apr 7, 2014

US Rhetoric on Egypt and What it Means

By MENASource

To look at the US-Egyptian relationship is to look at the classic struggle between interests and values in a bilateral relationship with the United States. The relationship pits concerns over human rights and democracy against derived security and strategic advantages.

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 6, 2014

The Week in Egypt [April 6, 2014]

By Daniel Stoker

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa