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Aug 30, 2013

Syrian Refugees are Unwanted Guests in Lebanon

By Rachel Webb

In the latest, horrifying turn of events in Syria’s protracted civil war, videos surfaced showing the aftermath of an alleged chemical attack in Damascus. With a US military strike on Syria seemingly imminent, all eyes are on the escalation of tensions between Western and regional powers. Yet the result of such violence is playing out […]

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Aug 30, 2013

Syria: President Obama’s PBS Interview

By Fred C. Hof

President Barack Obama sat for a PBS interview on the evening of August 28, 2013 and spoke at some length about how he is processing the situation in Syria in the wake of the previous week’s massive regime chemical attack on Syrian civilians.

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Aug 29, 2013

Atlantic Council Experts Discuss Syria Options

By MENASource

As President Barack Obama faces the complex emergencies developing in the wake of the most recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, his administration is carefully weighing options and Syria, the Middle East, and the world awaits his response.

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Aug 29, 2013

Top News: Obama: “I Have Not Made a Decision on Syria”

By MENASource

President Obama has not yet decided on US action in Syria, where he says his administration has “concluded” President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons in an attack against civilians last week near Damascus.

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Aug 29, 2013

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Fell Politically (Part I)

By Yussef Auf

March 31, 2012, not July 3, 2013 is the true date of the political fall of the Muslim Brotherhood. On March 31, the Muslim Brotherhood’s General Shura Council (GSC) voted on whether to field a candidate for the Egyptian presidential elections in May 2012. The decision to field a candidate was approved by a narrow […]

North Africa

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Aug 29, 2013

Top News: Nour Party Submits Future Vision to Interim Government

By EgyptSource

Salafi Nour Party has laid out their position on Egypt’s political road map, according to Party Chairman Younis Makhyoun, who submitted the plan to Ahmed al-Muslimany, the president’s media advisor, along with their reservations on various constitutional amendments. 

North Africa

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Aug 29, 2013

Jobs for Guns in Libya

By Svetlana Milbert and Lara Talverdian

The wave of violence and instability that has gripped Libya over the last few months continues to undermine political progress and threatens to derail economic developments.

Libya

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Aug 29, 2013

Restoring US Credibility in Syria?

By Faysal Itani

The United States appears likely to attack targets in Syria in the next few days. This has triggered speculation in policy circles and the media about possible responses from Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran.

Syria

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Aug 28, 2013

Fighting Lions and Brothers in Mansoura

By Eric Knecht

In the summer of 2011 Sayed al-Essawi, an Egyptian man claiming superhuman strength, briefly made international news when he challenged a lion to a death match. The bout—which al-Essawi described as a means to revive Egyptian tourism and prove that man is stronger than lion—was anticlimactic. With cameras rolling, Essawi shuffled around an oversized cage […]

North Africa

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Aug 28, 2013

Top News: Brahimi Says Military Intervention in Syria Would Need UN Approval

By MENASource

Any US military action taken in response to apparent chemical weapons attacks in Syria would need to be approved by the United Nations Security Council, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday. Britain will submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council’s five permanent members condemning suspected chemical attacks in Syria and demanding “all […]