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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

MENASource

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

MENASource

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 […]

MENASource

Aug 28, 2013

Top News: Egypt Backs Away from Plan to Dissolve Muslim Brotherhood

By EgyptSource

Egypt should not ban the Muslim Brotherhood or exclude it from politics after the army’s overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, the interim prime minister said on Tuesday, reversing his previous stated view.

North Africa

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Aug 28, 2013

Is Libya Finally Walking the Walk?

By Karim Mezran

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan has announced the launch of a national dialogue initiative to address some of the most important challenges hindering the country’s progress toward a pluralistic and transparent political system.

Libya

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Aug 28, 2013

Consent and Legitimacy

By David Johnson

This article should begin with the explicit acknowledgement that the author, as you might have guessed on seeing the byline, is not Egyptian. Thus, it is inherently that much more dangerous, as an outsider, to speak about what it seems the Egyptian people want. Of course, given the limited extent of public opinion polling in […]

North Africa

MENASource

Aug 27, 2013

MENASource Discussions: Prospects for Kuwait with Dr. Mary Ann Tétreault

By MENASource

Senior fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center and former ambassador Richard LeBaron and Dr. Mary Ann Tétreault, a former professor of international affairs and expert on Kuwait, held a discussion on Kuwait’s prospects for political development in light of recent regional turmoil.

MENASource

Aug 27, 2013

Top News: Secularists to Dominate Egypt’s Final Constitution-Drafting Process

By EgyptSource

Informed sources close to the ten-member technical committee tasked with drafting the constitutional amendments revealed to Ahram Online that: “The presidency has already received the names nominated by political, religious, social and economic institutions to form the fifty member committee.” The lists show that secular forces are slated to gain a majority in the fifty member committee

North Africa

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Aug 27, 2013

A Sad Melody at the End of the Road

By Ahmed Naje

The time for retreat is past and all the chances to avoid this path have been burned up. The incendiary speeches are escalating from every side and are morphing from incitement to war speeches. The television stations put up the slogan “Egypt is fighting terrorism” written in English and no one tells us who and […]

North Africa