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Jan 2, 2014

Top News: Egypt Detains Al-Jazeera Journalists on Terrorism Charge

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s top prosecutor on Tuesday ordered five people – including four journalists working for satellite news broadcaster Al-Jazeera English – held for 15 days on suspicion of joining a terrorist organization and spreading false news harmful to the state security.

MENASource

Jan 2, 2014

EconSource Headlines-January 2, 2014

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Dec 24, 2013

Genuine Reforms Key to Jordan’s Stability

By Faysal Itani

Although it appears that Jordan has survived the Arab uprisings thus far, all is not well in the Hashemite kingdom. Over the past 20 years, its political economy has changed profoundly, putting pressure on the foundations of regime stability. The state in Jordan has been retreating from many citizens’ economic lives, shrinking its circle of […]

MENASource

Dec 24, 2013

Top News: 13 dead, 134 injured in Car Bombing at Police Compound in Mansoura

By EgyptSource

In the first major bombing in the Nile Delta, a deadly attack hit the Daqahliya Security Directorate in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the city of Mansoura. The blast killed 13 and injured 134 in what appears to be the worst terrorist attack on a government site since the ouster of Islamist president […]

MENASource

Dec 23, 2013

The Quest for Minority Rights in Egypt

By Jayson Casper

Coptic Christians have reason to celebrate… alone. While they and many others rejoice at the removal of the overall Islamist tinge of the 2012 constitution, this largely liberal-produced draft leaves other religious minorities out in the cold. 

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Dec 23, 2013

Whatever Happened to the Forum for the Future?

By Michele Dunne and Amy Hawthorne

“Governments and Civil Society Hand in Hand for a Better Future” was the title of this year’s G8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Initiative “Forum for the Future,” held in Cairo December 16 to 17. The next day, while senior international diplomats attending the forum were still in town, Egyptian police raided the Egyptian Center […]

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MENASource

Dec 23, 2013

EconSource Headlines-December 23, 2013

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Dec 23, 2013

Top News: Egypt Activists Maher, Adel and Douma Sentenced to Three Years in Jail

By EgyptSource

Three leading figures of Egypt’s 2011 uprising were jailed for three years each on Sunday for their role in recent protests, as the army-backed authorities intensified a crackdown on dissent. 

MENASource

Dec 23, 2013

Top News: Prominent Egyptian Activists Sentenced to Three Years in Jail

By MENASource

Three leading figures of Egypt’s 2011 uprising were jailed for three years each on Sunday for their role in recent protests, as the army-backed authorities intensified a crackdown on dissent. Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel are symbols of the protest movement that ignited the revolt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. They […]

MENASource

Dec 20, 2013

Top News: Russia blocks UN condemnation of regime assault on Aleppo

By MENASource

Russia on Friday blocked a US-drafted United Nations Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government’s increasing military offensive on Aleppo that has killed approximately 200 and wounded nearly 900 since Sunday. France asserted Friday that the regime’s indiscriminate killing of civilians amounts to war crimes. The US move, followed by Russia’s counter-move, heightened diplomatic tensions ahead […]