Category: Blogs

Michele Dunne Discusses US Policy Toward Egypt on NPR

In the wake of protests that swept the Middle East, in response to the anti-Islam film, Innocence of Muslims, Michele Dunne, Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East spoke on NPR’s All Things Considered about the role the US administration can play in the aftermath. 

China tells EU to end arms ban

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  Chinese leader Wen Jiabao has bluntly told the EU to drop its ban on arms sales. He made the call in his opening remarks to top EU officials Herman Van Rompuy and Jose Manuel Barroso at a summit in a stately home in Brussels on Thursday (20 September). "I have to […]

Egyptians Will Not Hand Over Weapons to Morsi / المصريون لن يسلموا مرسي أسلحتهم

By Magdy Samaan

A few days ago, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced a forthcoming amendment to the law on arms and ammunition.  The amendments provide immunity for anyone in possession of unlicensed weapons or ammunition, if the weapons are handed over to police within 180 days. The amendments also exempt them from civil penalties such as arms or […]

GALLUP: 95% of Libyans want militias disarmed immediately

By Jay Loschky, GALLUP

From Jay Loschky, GALLUP: Nearly all Libyans (95%) surveyed early this spring, before Tuesday’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, agreed that local militias should be required to hand in their weapons to authorities immediately.

The Mohamed Mahmoud Mural: Whitewashing Cairo’s Memory of the Past

By Soraya Morayef

Someone once asked if Cairo graffiti was a trend that would die out eventually. As a documenter of the past 18 months’ worth of street art around Cairo, I had noticed that most street art was sparked, influenced and shaped by politics. Graffiti was made for, during and after protests on the streets of Cairo, […]

Three former leaders of Turkey’s military get 20 years prison terms, thirty four acquitted

By Zaman

Top News: Israel troops kill 3 gunmen in Egypt border clash: Reports

By Egypt Source

Israeli troops on Friday shot dead three heavily armed gunmen who sneaked across the Egyptian border and ambushed troops, averting "a very big terror attack," a military spokeswoman told AFP.

Is it time to get NATO more active on the Syrian situation?

By Butch Bracknell, Best Defense

From Butch Bracknell, Best Defense:  One possible first step toward NATO taking decisive action in this crisis is to ask Turkey for permission to set up a command and control structure in Turkey aboard an American or Turkish airbase.

Inside the Muslim Consciousness

By Nader Bakkar

The offensive film, “Innocence of Muslims”, which depicts the Prophet (PBUH) in a derogatory light, is just another episode in a lengthy and absurd series of events dating back to 2005, which continue to show contempt for the feelings of two billion Muslims around the world. For that reason, I do not agree with those […]

NATO and the Republic of Korea sign new partnership program

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO and the Republic of Korea signed a new partnership programme on 20 September 2012 that sets the framework for cooperation and political dialogue.