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Oct 21, 2013

Syria & Sectarianism: Implications (Part II)

By Jonathan Paris

The Arab Spring accentuated two long-standing developments in the region: political Islam and Sunni-Shia sectarianism. While the path of political Islam is less certain following Egypt’s hot summer, the rise of sectarianism, especially in Syria, continues unabated.

Middle East Syria

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Oct 18, 2013

Syria & Sectarianism: Drivers (Part I)

By Jonathan Paris

The Arab Spring accentuated two long-standing developments in the region: political Islam and Sunni-Shia sectarianism. While the path of political Islam is less certain following Egypt’s hot summer, the rise of sectarianism, especially in Syria, continues unabated.

Iran Middle East

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Oct 18, 2013

Saudi Arabia Rejects Security Council Seat: Pique is Not a Policy

By Richard LeBaron

As the Hajj holiday wound down in Riyadh, the Saudi foreign ministry released a surprise statement Friday rejecting the Kingdom’s election to a two-year non-permanent position on the UN Security Council (UNSC).

Middle East

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Oct 18, 2013

Who Represents Egypt?

By Tarek Radwan

The Muslim Brotherhood recently suffered its most decisive blow yet. Egypt’s State Litigation Authority decided on October 8 to forego any challenge to the September court ruling that bans “the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its non-governmental organization and all the activities that it participates in and any organization derived from it.” This […]

North Africa

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Oct 18, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Army and Muslim Brotherhood are Negotiating, Says Islamist Leader

By EgyptSource

A plan to end Egypt’s political deadlock will be unveiled after Eid al-Adha, al-Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Aboud al-Zomor told US website The Daily Beast. He said both the army and the Muslim Brotherhood have realized that neither is able to break the other. As a result, there was potential for a political breakthrough.

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Oct 18, 2013

Top News: Saudi Arabia turns down UN Security Council membership

Saudi Arabia said on Friday it will refuse to accept a rotating United Nations Security Council seat, saying the council is incapable of ending wars and resolving conflicts.

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Oct 17, 2013

The Rationale Behind European Union Efforts in Egypt

By Fady Salah

The European Union (EU) has been heavily engaged in ongoing events in Egypt over the past few months. As political unrest has prevailed, several EU officials visited Egypt to meet with government representatives, both of the current and former regimes, as well as party officials from across the political spectrum. The most notable EU official […]

North Africa

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Oct 17, 2013

Top News: Egypt Doesn’t Need IMF Loan at Current Time: Finance Minister

By EgyptSource

Finance Minister Ahmed Galal has said Egypt does not need a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the current time, Al-Ahram reported on Wednesday.

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Oct 17, 2013

Top News: The Cost of the Arab Spring

By MENASource

The British bank HSBC released late last week a study estimating the economic cost of the Arab Spring for the past three years. According to HSBC, the uprisings in the Arab spring countries have generated a bill of 800 billion dollars in economic loss between 2010 and 2012.

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Oct 17, 2013

No Super Power for Old Men

By Haytham Tabesh

US impotence in the Syria crisis has severely eroded the image of the US as a meaningful super power to Middle East allies. As the United States pursues a diplomatic venture with the Geneva II talks, inaction in wake of daily air and artillery strikes on civilian populations undermine its role as a supporter of […]