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Nov 25, 2013

Syria: Towards a Strategic Reappraisal

By Frederic C. Hof

The closing session of the 2013 Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit in Istanbul featured a lively discussion of what to do about the mess that is Syria.  The four panelists included former national security advisors to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, a member of the European Parliament, and a prominent Turkish journalist.  […]

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Nov 25, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 25, 2013

By EconSource

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

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Nov 23, 2013

The Egyptian Compassion Deficit

By Mohamed El Dahshan

Few people, even among their most ardent detractors, would argue with a straight face that Muslim Brotherhood supporters, with all their shortcomings, are being treated fairly right now: an apparent compassion deficit has meant that, despite apparent injustice, Egyptians are largely unlikely to find in themselves any understanding or favorability towards the Islamist group’s supporters. 

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Nov 22, 2013

The Levantine Letters: Violence, Silence, and the Struggle for Beirut

By Anthony Elghossain

A few days ago, bombs tore through a Beirut neighborhood. With blood still drying, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility, promised more attacks, and declared their desire to drive Iran and Hezbollah out of Syria. Apparently, the suicide bombers tried to kill the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon and inflict “heavy damage” to the Iranian embassy; […]

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Nov 22, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 22, 2013

By EconSource

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

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Nov 22, 2013

Top News: Kerry’s Pro-Army Remarks Stir Controversy in US, Egypt

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood lashed out Friday at US Secretary of State John Kerry for saying the Islamist group “stole” the 2011 popular uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak, saying he was twisting facts.

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Nov 22, 2013

The Morsi Alliance and the Red Line Drawn for Egypt’s Women

By Ahmed Kadry

As the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL), a coalition of parties and movements supporting ousted president Mohamed Morsi, continue to call for protests, they have done so under the guise of various banners.  On November 7, the alliance issued its 128thstatement calling for more protests, this time under the slogan of ‘Egyptian Women are […]

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Nov 22, 2013

Tunisia’s Stalled Political Transition

By Duncan Pickard

The political transition in Tunisia has stalled. The country’s major political parties and labor unions agreed to a roadmap in October for reaching agreement on the transition’s remaining issues within four weeks.

North Africa

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Nov 21, 2013

Top News: Media Workers Targeted in Northern Syria

By MENASource

Syrian government troops are targeting media centers and news providers, Reporters Without Borders has warned after the killing of a citizen journalist and the destruction of premises belonging to two media centers within a week.

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Nov 21, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 21, 2013

By EconSource

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