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Top News: Clashes Break out in Egypt, Brotherhood Supporter Killed

MENASource
Dec 7, 2025

One year after Assad’s fall, here’s what’s needed to advance justice for Syrians

The second year of a post-Assad Syria requires structural reform, victim-centered leadership, and international reinforcement.

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Top News: Clashes Break out in Egypt, Brotherhood Supporter Killed

MENASource
Nov 20, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s next horizon: Building human capital beyond Vision 2030

By
Khalid Azim

Riyadh still needs to take fully support small and medium-sized enterprises—the true engines of job creation.

Economy & Business
Middle East

Top News: Clashes Break out in Egypt, Brotherhood Supporter Killed

MENASource
Nov 10, 2025

The Nile at a crossroads: Navigating the GERD dispute as Egypt’s floodwaters rise

By
Alessia Melcangi

The latest escalation between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia coincides with a diplomatic shift from the United States.

Africa
Climate Change & Climate Action

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MENASource

Oct 4, 2013

Top News: Clashes Break out in Egypt, Brotherhood Supporter Killed

By EgyptSource

Clashes erupted in several Egyptian cities on Friday after thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets to demand the end of army-backed rule, in defiance of a security crackdown.

MENASource

Oct 4, 2013

Top News: Russia Says Embassy Staff in Libya Evacuated After Attack

By MENASource

Russia evacuated embassy staff and their families from Libya after gunmen tried to storm its diplomatic mission in Tripoli. The decision was made after Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Abdelaziz visited the embassy and reportedly told the Russian ambassador that Libya is unable to guarantee the security of the diplomatic mission.

MENASource

Oct 3, 2013

MENASource Discussions: Gulf Security and the US-Gulf Relationship

By MENASource

Ambassador Richard LeBaron, senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, recently held an online conversation with Dr. Greg Gause, professor of political science at the University of Vermont and nonresident fellow with the Brookings Doha Center.

Iran
Middle East

MENASource

Oct 3, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Cabinet Decides Disrespecting National Flag and Anthem Can Lead to Prison

By EgyptSource

The Egyptian cabinet passed on Wednesday a law, proposed by the presidency, which criminalizes disrespecting the national flag and not honoring the national anthem. The crime carries with it a punishment of no more than six months in prison and a fine that does not exceed EGP 5,000 ($725).

MENASource

Oct 3, 2013

Top News: Egypt’s Constituent Assembly to Write New Constitution

By MENASource

The constituent assembly has opted to write a new constitution, announced assembly head Amr Moussa during the body’s Wednesday meeting.

MENASource

Oct 3, 2013

Elections in Libya Will Signal Progress on Constitution

By Duncan Pickard

The General National Congress (GNC) of Libya made significant progress in the country’s slogging transition to democracy in July when it passed an electoral law to govern the elections of a sixty-member constituent assembly to draft a new constitution.

Libya

MENASource

Oct 2, 2013

An Eye on Egypt’s Amended Constitution: Military Articles

Continuing EgyptSource’s constitutional coverage, in this installment we look at the articles relating to the military, namely the debate over military trials in the constitution, the appointment of the minister of defense, and the armed forces’ budget. Keep up with all of EgyptSource’s constitution roundups  here.

North Africa
Political Reform

MENASource

Oct 2, 2013

Top News: Ashton in Cairo to Press for Brotherhood Reconciliation

By EgyptSource

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is scheduled to meet with a wide range of high-ranking government and public officials during this week, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

MENASource

Oct 2, 2013

Top News: Syria’s Central Bank Report Gives Rare Glimpse into Wartime Finances

By MENASource

Syria’s foreign reserves crashed by more than a third in 2011, figures published by the central bank showed, giving a rare glimpse into the war-stricken country’s finances.

MENASource

Oct 1, 2013

Tamarod: A Mild Rebellion

By Rana Muhammad Taha

In late April, a group of unknown young Egyptian men announced the formation of a campaign against former Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi and his regime. Today, that same group, Tamarod, or ‘Rebel,’ is one of the military-backed interim regime’s most ardent supporters.

North Africa
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