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Trade in Action

May 1, 2014

TTIP Action: May 1

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP Action aggregates the latest news and best analysis from across the United States and European Union on the ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Top News: Humanitarian Chief Says Syria UN Aid Resolution Not Working

By MENASource

UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said Wednesday that a Security Council measure designed to provide aid to millions of desperate Syrians was not working. Instead of alleviating the misery of more than nine million who urgently need help, a humanitarian crisis has worsened since the body adopted Resolution 2139 in February, she warned. Amos said […]

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Top News: Cairo Airport Dismisses 120 policemen for Breaking Protest Law

By EgyptSource

A security source said Cairo Airport security charged 120 policemen with breaking the protest law and dismissed them for participating in a strike.

MENASource

May 1, 2014

EconSource: Moroccan gov’t to raise minimum wage, unions to keep pushing

By EconSource

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

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Syria: A Candidate for “Pragmatic Humanitarian Intervention?”

By Frederic C. Hof

In the summer of 2012, International Security (Vol. 37) published an essay by Professor Richard Pape entitled, “When Duty Calls: A Pragmatic Standard of Humanitarian Intervention.” Pape argued that the genocidal standard for humanitarian intervention was too high.

Syria

MENASource

May 1, 2014

Yemen’s Counterterror Offensive Sidesteps Real Problems

By Vivian Salama

US drones and Yemeni counterterrorism forces recently killed more than three dozen militants in Yemen linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in one of the largest counterterrorism operations to take place on Yemeni soil in years.

Yemen

MENASource

Apr 30, 2014

On Death Sentences and Bans

By Amr Hamzawy

Bear with me a moment… the only thing that helps me deal with the absurdity of the situation we are in is distancing myself from the details, and thinking about their underlying vision, interests, and goals.

North Africa

MENASource

Apr 30, 2014

Top News: Iraqis Vote as Violence Grips a Divided Country

By MENASource

Iraqis voted on Wednesday in their first national election since US forces withdrew in 2011. Iraq’s western province of Anbar is torn by fighting as Sunni Muslim militants battle the Iraqi military. Its economy is struggling and incumbent Prime MInister Nuri al-Maliki faces criticism that he is aggravating sectarian splits and trying to consolidate power. […]

MENASource

Apr 30, 2014

Top News: Fahmy Continues US Visit; Leahy will not Sign off on Military Aid to Egypt

By EgyptSource

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fahmy is scheduled to continue meeting high-level US government officials on Wednesday.

MENASource

Apr 30, 2014

Bassem Sabry Remembered

By Mohamed El Dahshan

On April 29, analyst, writer, and an essential voice covering Egypt since the 2011 uprising, Bassem Sabry, passed away. He was 31. His death has seen an outpouring of condolences and remembrances on Twitter. A regular contributor to Al Monitor, as well as being published in The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Al Masry Al Youm, and […]

North Africa
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