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Nov 14, 2013

Eight Simple Questions on Egypt’s Transition

By Amr Hamzawy

The only way to combat the lack of popular demand for truth, or to fight acts of distortion and false consciousness typically associated with tyrannical regimes, waves of fascism, severe crises in stable democracies, or divergences on the path towards democracy, is to push citizens to gradually search for what has been hidden from them […]

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 14, 2013

Top News: Russia, Egypt Discuss Bilateral Relations in ‘Historic’ Visit

By EgyptSource

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are in Cairo for a two-day visit, for meetings with interim President Adly Mansour and Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi along with other political figures.

MENASource

Nov 14, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 14, 2013

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Nov 14, 2013

Syria: Should Geneva 2 Happen?

By Frederic C. Hof

Daily reports of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s tactical military advances in Aleppo, the Damascus suburbs, and elsewhere seem not to dampen the appetite of President Barack Obama’s administration for the near-term convening of a “Geneva 2” conference, whose stated purpose would be to negotiate—on the basis of mutual consent—the peopling of a transitional governing body […]

Syria

MENASource

Nov 14, 2013

Top News: Russia, Egypt Discuss Bilateral Relations in ‘Historic’ Visit

By MENASource

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are in Cairo for a two-day visit, for meetings with interim President Adly Mansour and Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi along with other political figures. According to state media, Shoigu discussed military cooperation between Russia and Egypt with al-Sisi on Thursday morning, while Lavrov and Foreign Minister Nabil […]

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

Top News: Boosted by Foreign Shia Militia, Assad’s Forces Advance on Aleppo

By MENASource

Syrian government forces backed by foreign Shia militia advanced on rebels in the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, bent on recapturing districts from opposition brigades weakened by infighting.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

The Forgotten Minorities: Egypt’s Nubians and Amazigh in the Amended Constitution

By Fady Salah

A mere four months after former president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster and the announcement of the July 3 political roadmap, Egypt is almost done with the first phase: amending the controversial 2012 constitution. An attempt to better understand the direction in which the fifty-member assembly is taking Egypt requires examination of several crucial issues within the […]

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

Top News: Morsi: No Stability in Egypt Unless Coup Reversed

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi accused the military chief who deposed him of treason in a message from prison read by lawyers on Wednesday, saying the country cannot return to stability until the coup is reversed and those behind it are tried.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 13, 2013

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

Egypt’s Nour Party Spokesman on the Dangers of Exclusion

By MENASource

The Salafi Nour Party may have ruffled some feathers among liberals both in Egypt and abroad over their conservative views and the role of religion in politics, but one thing is certain: they have played the political game well.

North Africa