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Oct 25, 2013

Top News: Eastern Libyan Politicians Unilaterally Declare Autonomous Government

By MENASource

The leaders of a movement for self-rule in Cyrenaica unilaterally announced Thursday the formation of a shadow government, the latest challenge to the weakened central authority. The central government in Tripoli had rejected a declaration by the movement months earlier that declared the eastern half of Libya to be an autonomous state, and had no […]

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Oct 25, 2013

Top News: Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Rally in Egypt

By EgyptSource

The Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition is to hold a week of protests dubbed ‘Suez resilience, our way to Jerusalem’ beginning on Friday to condemn what they describe as “the bloody military coup” against Mohamed Morsi. In a statement issued on Thursday, the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy said the protests would take inspiration from popular resistance to the […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Yemen’s Final Stretch

By Danya Greenfield

“No one wants a real state,” Dr. Mohammed al-Mutawakel intoned, gathering attention from around the table where his family gathered for lunch on the Eid holiday.

Yemen

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Observations on Egypt’s Protest Law

By Yussef Auf

It is probably no exaggeration to say that modern Egyptians are, of all the peoples in the world, the most prone to demonstrating and protests. Through continued demonstrations, Egyptians significantly altered their political reality and brought about significant changes, to the extent that they were able to overthrow two political regimes in less than three […]

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

It’s Time for a New Strategy in Syria

By Faysal Itani

Advocates of US military action in Syria and substantial support for the armed opposition have lost the argument in Washington. At the very least, they have lost the full attention of President Barack Obama, which they enjoyed briefly after the August 21 chemical weapons attack.

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Oct 24, 2013

Amr Moussa: Egypt is in a Deep Process of Change

By Julia Fusfeld

In a conversation on the Egyptian constitution with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Amr Moussa, head of the Egyptian Constituent Assembly, expressed optimism for the future of democracy in Egypt and its constitution, despite the many challenges the country faces as it moves forward. Via Skype, Moussa discussed the drafting […]

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Top News: Tunisia’s Salvation Front Suspends Participation in National Dialogue

By MENASource

Tunisia’s National Salvation Front opposition parties have decided to suspend their participation in the national dialogue until the current government, led by interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh, clarifies its commitment to step down, the leader of one party said on Wednesday.

MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Top News: ‘Harming National Unity’ Could Become a Terrorist Crime: Sources

By EgyptSource

The new draft law on terrorism currently under works expands the definition of terrorism to include attempting to storm presidential headquarters and foreign embassies, murder in public and harming national unity, according to sources familiar with the legislative committee of the cabinet discussing the law.

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MENASource

Oct 24, 2013

Egypt after July 3: A Crossroads for Democracy

By Amr Hamzawy

Over the past several months, the democratization movement in Egypt has been at a crossroads. Since July 3, countless secular political parties and movements have stood under their liberal and leftist banners, among them Communists, Socialists, Nasserists, and Arab Nationalists, in support of a military intervention into politics. They supported the removal of an elected […]

North Africa

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Oct 24, 2013

Denial Not a Good Plan

By Richard LeBaron

The political impasse in Bahrain has certain similarities to the recent bewildering lack of constructive politics in Washington—clinging to hard-line positions, the inability to find areas of compromise, and deliberate exaggeration in the media. And some figures in both countries do not seem much interested in finding ways to move forward.

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