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Top News: Three Explosions at Cairo University; at Least Two Dead

By EgyptSource

Three bombs have exploded at Cairo University, killing two and injuring at least five others.

Is Local Government in Libya the Solution?

By Mahmoud Bader

As Libya faces numerous challenges with the existence of federalists and militia groups, the question of decentralization grows in urgency. Libyans need to bolster local government in an effort to leave their past behind and meet their everyday needs, but lacks the adequate legal and constitutional framework to ensure better governance.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Human Rights in the Transitioning Countries

By Adam Simpson

More than three years have passed since tide of the Arab Spring swept through the region, carrying away in its undertow three Presidents-for-life as well as one Brother-Leader. At the heart of the movements that coalesced in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen was a desire for democratic reform and a final sunset on the decades-old […]

Infographic: Egypt’s 2014 Presidential Elections Timeline

Egypt’s Presidential Elections Commission announced the timeline for the 2014 presidential elections on March 31. With the registration period already underway, the final list of candidates will be made public on May 2. Other landmark dates in the timeline include May 26 and 27 for the first round of voting, while results of the first […]

Top News: More Than 150,000 Killed In Syria Conflict

By MENASource

More than 150,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011, a monitoring group said in a new tally released on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the deaths of 150,344 people, 51,212 of them civilians, including nearly 7,985 children.

Top News: Sabbahi Campaign Claims Breaches as Signature Collection Begins

By EgyptSource

The presidential campaign of Egyptian Nasserist candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi said violations occurred on the first day of the period in which candidates can register to run for the presidential race.

Blurring the Record on Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

In his exchange with Scott Pelley, President Obama did not (as the Reuters account implies) literally employ the “boots on the ground” straw man to caricature the position of his critics. But he came close.