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MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

The Forgotten Minorities: Egypt’s Nubians and Amazigh in the Amended Constitution

By Fady Salah

A mere four months after former president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster and the announcement of the July 3 political roadmap, Egypt is almost done with the first phase: amending the controversial 2012 constitution. An attempt to better understand the direction in which the fifty-member assembly is taking Egypt requires examination of several crucial issues within the […]

North Africa Political Reform

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

Top News: Morsi: No Stability in Egypt Unless Coup Reversed

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi accused the military chief who deposed him of treason in a message from prison read by lawyers on Wednesday, saying the country cannot return to stability until the coup is reversed and those behind it are tried.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

EconSource Headlines- November 13, 2013

By EconSource

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

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

Egypt’s Nour Party Spokesman on the Dangers of Exclusion

By MENASource

The Salafi Nour Party may have ruffled some feathers among liberals both in Egypt and abroad over their conservative views and the role of religion in politics, but one thing is certain: they have played the political game well.

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Nov 13, 2013

Is Anyone Home at Either End of Pennsylvania Avenue?

By Harlan Ullman

Two of America’s most vital interests are represented and colocated in Brussels, Belgium. The European Union is one. And NATO is the other. NATO is by far history’s most successful military alliance that, Afghanistan aside, has won every war it has waged, notably presiding over the demise of the Soviet Union nearly a quarter of […]

NATO Security & Defense

MENASource

Nov 13, 2013

The Egyptian Dilemma: Between the Crushed Winners or the Felool

By Nader Bakkar

Egypt’s interim government may have more in common with its immeditate predecessor than it would like to admit. The current government is using the Muslim Brotherhood as an excuse for its shortcomings, in much the same way that ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s regime used the National Salvation Front (NSF) to absolve it of its failures. […]

North Africa
US Patriot battery under NATO command overlooking the city of Gaziantep

NATOSource

Nov 12, 2013

Turkey Asks NATO to Extend Patriot Deployments

By DENİZ ARSLAN, Today's Zaman

Turkey has asked NATO to extend for another year the deployment of Patriot missile batteries sent to Turkey by NATO countries after Ankara requested the Patriots last year to fend off a Syrian attack, according to a Turkish Foreign Ministry official.

Missile Defense NATO

Trade in Action

Nov 12, 2013

What We’re Reading | November 12

By Garrett Workman

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

Nov 12, 2013

Top News: Libyan Autonomy Group Forms Oil Firm, Challenges Government

By MENASource

In a blow to efforts by the Libyan government to reopen oil ports and fields, an autonomy movement in the east announced on Sunday that it had formed a regional oil firm to start selling crude.

MENASource

Nov 12, 2013

Top News: Court Ends State of Emergency; Presidential Source Says Protest Law to be Issued Shortly

By EgyptSource

The administrative court ruled today to end the state of emergency in Egypt by force of law. Meanwhile, a presidential source says that the protest law is set to be ratified before the state of emergency is lifted. 

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