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MENASource

Oct 14, 2014

The Week in Egypt [October 14, 2014]

By Shiyun Lu

Catch up on the latest out of Egypt every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos, and more.

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Oct 11, 2014

Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi Win the Nobel Peace Prize for South Asia

By Shuja Nawaz

It is South Asia, in a sense, that has won the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has rightly honored Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai for her advocacy of education for young girls, and India’s Kailash Satyarthi for his crusade against child labor and enslavement.

India Pakistan

MENASource

Oct 11, 2014

Maspero: An Eyewitness Account of the Memorial Protest

By Mina Fayek

On the third anniversary of the Maspero massacre, the Maspero Youth Union called for a silent candlelight vigil to commemorate the death of more than twenty-five peaceful protesters and to demand the prosecution of the perpetrators of the crime. In 2011, the predominantly Coptic crowd, protesting an attack on a church in Aswan, was attacked […]

North Africa

SouthAsiaSource

Oct 10, 2014

This Week in South Asia: October 4-10

By Elijah Logsdon

Commentary from the South Asia Center on the most relevant news from the region, and suggested “must-read” analyses from the week. India The disputed region of Kashmir witnessed its worst fighting since the India-Pakistan truce was settled in 2003. This week, at least nineteen people have been killed — eleven on the Pakistani side and […]

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NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, Sept. 2, 2014

NATOSource

Oct 10, 2014

NATO Deputy Secretary General Warns that Crisis in Eastern Ukraine Could Deteriorate Soon

By Deutsche Welle

Excerpts from NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow’s interview with Deutsche Welle.

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MENASource

Oct 10, 2014

Top News: ISIS Captures Kurdish Headquarters in Kobani

By MENASource

ISIS militants overran the headquarters of Kurdish forces defending the battleground Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab in Arabic) on Friday. Fierce fighting had raged for the complex throughout the morning after ISIS militants captured part of it used by the Kurds’ internal security force on Thursday.

MENASource

Oct 10, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Universities Issue More Security Regulations Ahead of New Semester

By EgyptSource

University administrations are tightening their grip on student communities with an onslaught of new security measures as they prepare for the new academic year on October 11.

MENASource

Oct 10, 2014

Syria: A Problem In Search of a Strategy

By Frederic C. Hof

As matters now stand, the Obama administration sees the Syrian side of the anti-Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, or the Islamic State) military campaign in the context of a headquarters/safe-haven for an enemy whose main target is Iraq.

Syria

MENASource

Oct 10, 2014

Is Egypt Hurting or Helping Libya?

By EgyptSource

As Egypt simultaneously rejects foreign intervention in Libya’s internal affairs and inches ever closer into a partnership of assistance with its neighbor to the west, announcing its plans to train Libyan forces to fight terrorism. Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni’s recent visit to Cairo has served to further cement this partnership between an anti-Islamist Egyptian […]

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MENASource

Oct 10, 2014

EconSource: Egypt Discusses Economic Reforms with IMF

By EconSource

Follow the latest in economic news and developments about the Arab transition countries. 

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