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Nov 6, 2013

Top News: United States and Russia Fail to Set Date for Syria Peace Talks

By MENASource

The United States and Russia failed on Tuesday to agree on a date for a Syrian peace conference, remaining divided over what role Iran might play in talks to end the civil war and over who would represent Syria’s opposition.

MENASource

Nov 6, 2013

Top News: Cabinet Preparing Bill on Abusive Graffiti; Protest Law up for Review

By EgyptSource

Local Development Minister Adel Labib has announced his ministry is preparing a draft law which would ban “abusive” graffiti on buildings in Egypt. Defendants found guilty of breaking this law could end up with four years in prison or EGP 100,000 fines, Labib explained. Labib added that committees have been formed in neighborhoods and cities […]

MENASource

Nov 6, 2013

Syria: The Ground Truth and Geneva

By Frederic C. Hof

At a recent conference, Dr. Steve Heydemann called attention to an important statement by Secretary of State John Kerry that clearly outlines how he sees the relationship between the combat situation on the ground in Syria and the likelihood that a Geneva 2 conference would implement the political transition provisions of the Geneva 1 Final […]

Syria

MENASource

Nov 5, 2013

Michele Dunne on Egypt’s Transitional Roadmap

By MENASource

Michele Dunne, director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, wrote an article that asks the United States government to reassess its priorities with regard to Egypt. US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit hailed the Egyptian military-backed roadmap as a means to achieve a more stable democratic path, but in his […]

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 5, 2013

Top News: US State Department Calls for Transparency in Egypt’s Courts

By EgyptSource

US State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf has stressed that Egyptian courts must provide fair, transparent trials. Civilians should also be tried in civilian courts, Harf suggested, following months of controversy in Egypt that civilians could continue to be tried and convicted in military courts. 

MENASource

Nov 5, 2013

Egypt’s Transition Roadmap: Main Event or Sideshow?

By Michele Dunne

Secretary of State John Kerry called on the military-backed interim government to “keep faith with the roadmap and the path ahead to continue the march to democracy” during his November 3 stop in Cairo, one of several references he made to the roadmap as the key indicator of how things are going in Egypt.  Kerry […]

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 5, 2013

Top News: Heavy Shooting Lasting Hours in Libya’s Capital Tripoli

By MENASource

Heavy fighting erupted throughout Tripoli on Tuesday between militias using rifles, grenades, and anti-aircraft weapons. It is the worst violence the capital has experienced in weeks. The shooting started when a militia member was detained at a checkpoint and fellow fighters arrived trying to free him, according to a militia source.

MENASource

Nov 5, 2013

Oil and Power in the New Libya

By Nate Mason

Shortly after the revolution there was great optimism among Libyans that one in the rapid succession of central governments would successfully lead the country. Those hopes were never realized because the highly centralized governance held over from the Qaddafi years ignored the fundamental shift in power to the peripheral municipalities that resulted from the revolution.

Libya

MENASource

Nov 5, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 5, 2013

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Nov 4, 2013

The Week in Egypt – November 4, 2013

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa