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Feb 3, 2014

Top News: Brotherhood Leaders Face Fresh Accusations; Acquits Sixty-one Morsi Loyalists

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s prosecutor-general has ordered that Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and fifty others be referred to criminal court for “guiding the organization to resist the state during August’s dispersal of the Raba’a sit-in and spread chaos in the country.” Meanwhile, North Cairo criminal court has acquitted sixty-one supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and Al-Jazeera photographer Mohamed Badr.

MENASource

Feb 3, 2014

Libya: From Discordant Discourse To National Dialogue

By Lara Talverdian and Katherina Pruegel

Libya’s seemingly insurmountable challenges—from deteriorating security to a hampered economy to political paralysis—stem from the reality that, within Libya, there is no national conversation about the future of the country. Instead, there are multiple ongoing conversations, as various stakeholders assert (and in some cases forcefully impose) their niche demands in the absence of a shared […]

Libya

MENASource

Feb 3, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 3, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Feb 3, 2014

Syria: What Next for Geneva II?

By Frederic C. Hof

The idea of convening warring parties to negotiate peace is, under normal circumstances, honorable, praiseworthy, and practical. Yet there is nothing normal about the Geneva II initiative. These parties—Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the Syrian National Coalition—have been convened as if there are misunderstandings to clear up and compromises to reach. Getting the parties […]

Syria

MENASource

Jan 31, 2014

The Port Said Massacre: A Photo Essay

By Jonathan Rashad

On February 1 2012, the Port Said stadium witnessed one of the biggest catastrophes in Egypt’s recent history, in a match between Cairo’s al-Ahly club and Port Said’s al-Masry club. Under the auspices of the police, seventy-two football fans from al-Ahly’s biggest fan club ‘Ultras Ahlawy’ were slaughtered in the stadium by football fans from […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 31, 2014

Top News: Geneva talks end first round, government uncommitted to return February 10

By MENASource

A contentious week-long first round of Syrian peace talks ended on Friday with no progress towards ending the civil war and the government delegation unable to say whether it will return for the next round in ten days.

MENASource

Jan 31, 2014

Top News: Police to Arrest Social Media Users ‘Inciting’ Violence

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s interior ministry has said that it will start arresting those using social media websites to incite violence against the police and other citizens. In a statement released on Thursday, the ministry said that its initiative to track online users is in response to “terrorist” Muslim Brotherhood members who use social media sites to urge […]

MENASource

Jan 31, 2014

EconSource Headlines- January 31, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Jan 30, 2014

Hamas and Hezbollah Agree to Disagree on Syria

By Giorgio Cafiero and Peter Certo

Born of a common struggle against Israel and nourished by common benefactors in Syria and Iran, Sunni Hamas and Shiite Hezbollah have long been natural allies despite their sectarian differences.

Syria

MENASource

Jan 30, 2014

Top News: Gulf countries offer Egypt another $5.8 billion in aid

By MENASource

Saudi Arabia is expected to give Egypt up to $4 billion in additional aid in the form of central bank deposits and petroleum products, Egyptian daily newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Thursday. The UAE is also expected to contribute $1.8 billion to the new aid package in the form of fuel shipments, the source added.