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Mar 10, 2014

EconSource Headlines- March 10, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Mar 10, 2014

Egypt’s Presidential Elections Law: A Breakdown

By Mai El Sadany

Bringing Egypt one step closer to achieving its transitional roadmap, on March 8, 2014, the Presidency issued the final version of its Presidential Elections Law. Although a date for the elections has not yet been set, the law clarifies a number of important requirements and guidelines for presidential candidates, as well as the nomination and […]

Elections North Africa

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Mar 8, 2014

A Drop of Light in a Sea of Darkness

By Mohammad Tolba

At the end of the second day at a conference in Beirut, I tried to avoid any distressing news as has been my habit for a long time if I want to sleep through the night, nightmare-free. I tried to steer clear of the story of the young hikers lost in a blizzard on St. […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

The Gulf and Geoeconomics

By Mohsin Khan

The sizable financing provided by the Gulf countries, in particular Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Egypt since the popular uprising in 2011 led many observers to conclude that Gulf states have started using their vast resources to shape the region, direct political developments, and mold strategic relationships; in other […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

What Mexico Can Teach Tunisia on Electoral Gender Parity

By Cory Siskind and Duncan Pickard

Tunisia’s new constitution tackles a recurring problem in republican politics: disproportionately low representation of women in national assemblies—a fact worth considering today on International Women’s Day.

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia Declares Muslim Brotherhood a ‘Terrorist Organization’

By EgyptSource

Saudi Arabia listed Friday the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi as a terrorist organization, along with Syria’s two main militant groups, according to Al-Arabiya television network.

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia classifies ISIS, Nusra, and Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups

By MENASource

On Friday, a royal decree in Saudi Arabia blacklisted the Syria-based Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) and The Nusra Front as a terrorist group along with the Muslim Brotherhood, the kingdom’s branch of the Shia Hezbollah movement, and Yemen’s Houthi movement.

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

Dispatch: Libya’s Rome Conference

By Karim Mezran

Libya’s international partners and allies gathered in Rome yesterday in a show of support for the North African country’s transition to democracy since Qaddafi’s ouster in 2011.

Libya

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

EconSource Headlines- March 7, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Mar 7, 2014

Syria: The Risk Factor

By Frederic C. Hof

Perhaps the single greatest cause of Obama administration paralysis on Syria is the president’s assessment of risks involved in departing significantly from his current policy.

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