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Mar 27, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Finally Announces Presidency Bid

By MENASource

Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi resigned from the military on Wednesday and announced in a televised speech that he was determined to run in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections, slated to begin March 30.

MENASource

Mar 27, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Bids Military Farewell, says He Will Run for Presidency

By EgyptSource

Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi resigned from the military on Wednesday and announced that he was determined to run in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections, slated to begin March 30.

MENASource

Mar 27, 2014

EconSource Headlines- March 27, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Mar 26, 2014

Secretary Kerry Calls on Egypt to Reverse Ruling in Mass Trial

By EgyptSource

In the wake of the mass sentencing of 529 Egyptians to death, and another 1,500 set to stand trial in three separate cases, likely before the same judge, Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement condemning the trials and calling for the Egyptian government to reverse the rulings. The full statement can be read […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 26, 2014

The EU-US Summit Joint Statement On Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

Communiqués issued at the conclusions of international conferences normally read poorly and break no new ground. In this sense, paragraph 22—Syria—of the EU-US Summit Joint Statement (March 26, 2014) does not disappoint. To the extent, however, that the words reflect the quality of the summit’s deliberations on the Syrian crisis, the joint statement does not […]

Syria

MENASource

Mar 26, 2014

MENASource Discussions: The Quest for Leadership in the Gulf

By MENASource

As President Barack Obama prepares for his travel to Saudi Arabia to meet with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, many have asked: What is the purpose of this trip? Far-reaching geopolitics are at stake as fissures among members of the Gulf Cooperation Council emerge over issues related to Egypt, Syria, and Iran.

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Mar 26, 2014

The US-EU Role in the Arab Transitions

By Danya Greenfield and Amy Hawthorne

Ukraine and Russia dominated the EU-US Summit in Brussels today, followed by the original top priority items of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and surveillance by the National Security Agency. But missing from the agenda was another issue that needs high-level transatlantic attention: the worrisome situation in the Arab transitioning countries, namely, Egypt, Libya, […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 26, 2014

Top News: Arab Summit Calls for Political Solution in Syria

By MENASource

Arab leaders on Wednesday condemned mass killings perpetrated by the Syrian regime and called for a political solution to the conflict in Syria, although the Syrian opposition had asked for “sophisticated” arms to tip the balance of power.

MENASource

Mar 26, 2014

Top News: Sisi Meeting with SCAF, Expected to Submit Resignation

By EgyptSource

Several Egyptian media outlets, among them state-run Al-Ahram, reported that Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is currently meeting with military officials where he is expected to submit his resignation as defense minister.

MENASource

Mar 26, 2014

EconSource Headlines- March 26, 2014

By EconSource

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