Category: Blogs

Could US, Iran Agree On Syria Without Assad?

By Barbara Slavin

More than two years after President Barack Obama said it was time for Syria’s president to go, Bashar al-Assad is still in power in Damascus. But new evidence from the United Nations pointing to his regime’s large-scale use of chemical weapons makes it more plausible that Assad could leave office as part of an international […]

Global Rule of Law Business Principles

The Atlantic Council and LexisNexis® Legal & Professional formally presented the initial draft of the Global Rule of Law Business Principles to the United Nations Secretary-General at a special event in NYC just before the beginning of the UN General Assembly. The United Nations Global Compact will work to develop a truly global approach for […]

Translation of the Ministry of Justice’s Draft Protest Law

By EgyptSource

The interim ministry of justice drafted a bill that would impose several new restrictions on protests. The draft law was discussed by the cabinet and is now awaiting presidential approval. Below is a translation of text of the draft law as it was published by Al Ahram. 

Russian Ambassador: Some NATO Countries Ready to Assist Eliminating Chemical Weapons in Syria

By Alexander Grushko, Russian Embassy to the UK

Excerpt from ITAR-TASS interview with Alexander Grushko, Russia’s Permanent Representative to NATO.

Over Sixty Aircraft from NATO Members and Partners Training Together in Exercise Arctic Challenge

By USAF and NORDEFCO

From U.S. Air Force:  The first-ever Exercise Arctic Challenge, which includes more than 60 aircraft from five partner nations, here began Sept. 16.

This Week in Egypt – September 20, 2013

By Amira Mikhail

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

Washington: Just Say No To Pakistan

By Robert A. Manning and James Clad

Another day, another calamity: thirty killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in Quetta; the commanding General in Swat blown up by Pakistani Taliban; renewed Indo-Pakistani fighting along the Kashmir border threatens to torpedo fragile reconciliation efforts. These events—all in the past six weeks—reinforce recent disclosures in the Washington Post confirming deep-seated official US doubts and […]