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Mar 14, 2014

Khan Explains Arab Spring Economics

By MENASource

Following the release of The Economic Consequences of the Arab Spring, Mohsin Khan, senior fellow with the Rafik Hariri Middle East Center, examines the impact of social unrest and uncertainty over the past three years. He notes how politics dominates economic policy-making, which could have a negative impact for long term growth, but observes that the […]

MENASource

Mar 13, 2014

Egypt’s Prospects for Economic Growth [Video]

By EgyptSource

Following the release of The Economic Consequences of the Arab Spring, Mohsin Khan, senior fellow with the Rafik Hariri Middle East Center, speaks on Egypt’s prospects for economic growth. Khan gives a somewhat optimistic outlook for Egypt’s economic growth due to financing coming from the Gulf countries, which Khan says, is helping the nation stabilize its […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 13, 2014

Libya: A Tanker, a Fallen Prime Minister, and a Transition in Question

By Karim Mezran and Lara Talverdian

Months of political wrangling in Libya between an enfeebled government and a fractured legislature culminated this week in a vote by the General National Congress (GNC) to remove Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from office. Zeidan spent much of his tenure on the defensive, accumulating political baggage that stifled any chance of relegitimizing the state. 

Libya

MENASource

Mar 13, 2014

The Gulf’s Geoeconomic Interests in Egypt

By EgyptSource

Mohsin Khan, a resident senior fellow in the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East focusing on the economic dimensions of transition in the Middle East and North Africa, argues in his latest article for the Atlantic Council’s MENASource that the Gulf states “have started using their vast  resources to shape the region, direct political developments, […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 13, 2014

Top News: INTERPOL arrests two Egyptian Brotherhood leaders in the Gulf

By MENASource

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have arrested two members of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood at Cairo’s request for committing violence in Port Said before fleeing abroad, Egypt’s prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.

MENASource

Mar 13, 2014

Top News: In Alleged Leak, Shafiq says Presidential Elections will be Rigged

By EgyptSource

Ahmed Shafiq has questioned the wisdom of a Supreme Council of the Armed Forces’ (SCAF) nomination of its top general – Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi – for the upcoming presidential elections, according to an alleged leaked phone call attributed to the former presidential candidate. The authenticity of the sound clips attributed to Shafiq could not be […]

MENASource

Mar 13, 2014

EconSource Headlines- March 13, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Mar 13, 2014

Why Barrel Bombs in Syria Threaten US National Security

By Mohammed Alaa Ghanem and Shlomo Bolts

As Syria peace talks deadlock at Geneva, forces loyal to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad have unleashed a potentially decisive military offensive that may eliminate the possibility of a political settlement.

Syria

MENASource

Mar 12, 2014

A Margin for Democracy

By Amr Hamzawy

A series of questions for those who have long stayed silent

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 12, 2014

Spotlight on Egypt’s Human Rights Record

By MENASource

Twenty-seven countries, including the United States, France, Germany, Turkey, and Japan, broke their relative silence on Egypt’s human rights situation since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi last year. Amy Hawthorne, a resident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, outlines the change in international sentiment

North Africa