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Mar 12, 2014

Top News: Libya’s Ousted Prime Minister Leaves Country Despite Ban

By MENASource

Libya’s ousted prime minister has left the country despite a ban on travel, hours after the General National Congress (GNC) removed him from office in a no-confidence vote. In nearby Malta, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told state-owned television that Zidan had made a brief stop-over on the Mediterranean island late on Tuesday, before traveling on. […]

MENASource

Mar 12, 2014

Top News: Moussa Acknowledges possible Political Future for Brotherhood

By EgyptSource

Speaking to Reuters on Tuesday, Amr Moussa expressed his willingness to welcome the Brotherhood back into the political arena under the right circumstances. 

MENASource

Mar 12, 2014

Moving the New US-Saudi Relationship Beyond Reassurance

By Richard LeBaron

Over the past two months, US and Saudi officials have done what they needed to do to calm the waters in US-Saudi relations. Senior officials visited Riyadh to discuss the status of the negotiations with Iran; the Saudi interior minister visited the United States to coordinate Syria policy more effectively; the vocal complaints of the […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Mar 12, 2014

EconSource Headlines- March 12, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Mar 12, 2014

Syria: Escaping the Policy Cul-De-Sac

By Frederic C. Hof

The collapse of the Geneva II negotiations seems to have inspired a reassessment of Syria policy within the Obama administration. The Assad regime challenges vital US interests in at least two respects: as a magnet for al-Qaeda and other transnational terrorists; and as a perpetrator of war crimes and crimes against humanity producing tsunami-like effects […]

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Mar 11, 2014

Tip-toeing Toward Criticism: 27 Countries Rebuke Egypt at UN Human Rights Council

By Amy Hawthorne

In a setback to Egypt’s efforts to convince the international community that it is moving toward democracy, twenty-seven countries delivered an unprecedented joint statement on Egypt at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva on March 7.  This is the first time that so many countries—the United States, the European Union “big three” […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 11, 2014

Egypt UN Delegation Critical of UN Human Rights Council Statement

By EgyptSource

During the twenty-fifth Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 7, the Egyptian delegation strongly refuted criticisms of its human rights record expressed in a joint statement of twenty-seven nations. The joint statement, which included endorsement from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Turkey, expressed “concern about the […]

North Africa

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Mar 11, 2014

Egypt’s New Government and the Workers

By Tom Rollins

Last week Egypt’s new Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mehleb, announced he was banning bottled water in government buildings.  “This step comes from my eagerness to cut spending and share the lifestyle of ordinary people,” Mehleb was cited as telling reporters. On social media, reactions fluctuated between nods of approval and criticism of a “silly PR move” […]

North Africa

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Mar 11, 2014

Top News: Brotherhood Students Rally in Minya, Cairo and Alexandria

By EgyptSource

Students belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood rallied in several Egyptian cities on Tuesday against a recent court ruling allowing police back on campuses. 

MENASource

Mar 11, 2014

Top News: Saudi Arabia to Shut Down Al Jazeera Offices as Rumors Swirl Over Qatar Spat

By MENASource

Saudi Arabia reportedly plans to shut down the offices of Qatari-headquartered Al Jazeera network, following a diplomatic row between the countries centering on Qatar’s perceived support of the Muslim Brotherhood and patronage of cleric Yusuf Qaradawi.