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Feb 11, 2014

Top News: In Leaked Recording, Morsi Says Protests “Useless”

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi says protests by his supporters and the violent crackdown against them are “useless” in a recording of a private conversation with one of his lawyers that was leaked by security authorities eager to show the Islamist leader in a less defiant posture. Morsi also asked his lawyer, Mohammed Salim el-Awa, for money […]

MENASource

Feb 11, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 11, 2014

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

MENASource

Feb 10, 2014

YemenSource | Six Regions Approved For Federal Transition

By YemenSource

The Regions Committee assembled by President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi has agreed on six regions for Yemen’s federated state.

Yemen

MENASource

Feb 10, 2014

Top News: Six hundred flee Homs in aid convoy; Men under fifty-five enter police custody

By MENASource

Six hundred people left the besieged ruins of rebel-held central Homs on Sunday, escaping more than a year of hunger and deprivation caused by one of the most protracted blockades of the conflict.

MENASource

Feb 10, 2014

The Strategy of Egypt’s Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis

By David Barnett

“Stay away from the installations and headquarters of the Ministries of Defense and Interior.” This was the warning issued to Egyptian Muslims by the Salafi jihadist group known as Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) when it took credit for a September suicide car bombing that targeted Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim in Cairo.

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 10, 2014

Security and Development Needed To Boost Tunisia’s Transition

By Ilana Hosios

Tunisia’s security seems relatively stable, especially when compared to the region. Yet, the reality on the ground is that of an uncertain and increasingly volatile environment.

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 10, 2014

Top News: Al-Jazeera Crew Referred to Criminal Court; Sabbahy Officially Announces Presidential Bid

By EgyptSource

The trial of twenty Al-Jazeera crew members indicted on charges of inciting against Egypt and broadcasting false news is set to being on February 20. Eight of the defendants, including Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Australian Peter Greste, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed, have already been detained. Prominent leftist politician Hamdeen Sabbahy announced on Saturday that he will run for president in this […]

MENASource

Feb 10, 2014

EconSource Headlines- February 10, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Feb 7, 2014

Factbox: Egypt’s Crackdown on Journalists

By EgyptSource

With authorities bringing charges against twenty journalists, among them four foreigners and sixteen Egyptians, the focus has shifted onto the journalists who have been reporting on Egypt’s post-Morsi travails. The story, now known in Egyptian press as the “Marriott Cell” because the journalists were working out of the Marriott Hotel in Zamalek, has garnered significant […]

North Africa

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Feb 7, 2014

Top News: Two Explosions Hit Police Trucks on Giza Bridge, Wounding Six

By EgyptSource

Two bombs exploded on Giza Bridge on Friday morning, apparently targeting Central Security Forces (CSF) trucks deployed on the bridge, Al-Ahram reported. Initial investigations show that two improvised bombs were thrown at the same time at a CSF truck, damaging its door and breaking the window of another private car passing by.