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In the News

Nov 6, 2015

Khan and Mezran on Economic Reform in Tunisia

By Atlantic Council

The National quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan and Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on economic reform in a post-revolution Tunisia:

North Africa

In the News

Nov 5, 2015

Saab on Potential ISIS Involvement in Sinai Plane Crash

By Bilal Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab joins KCBS Radio to discuss potential ISIS involvement in the downing of Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 in the Sinai Peninsula, and why it’s important to wait for hard evidence and withhold judgement:

North Africa Russia

In the News

Nov 5, 2015

Hellyer on Egypt’s President

By H.A. Hellyer

The Economist quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow H.A. Hellyer on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi:

North Africa

In the News

Nov 5, 2015

Hellyer on ISIS’s Sinai Affiliate

By H.A. Hellyer

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow H.A. Hellyer joins CNN to discuss ISIS-affiliated militants in the Sinai Peninsula, amid uncertainty over the crash of Metrojet Flight 9268: Watch the full interview here.

North Africa
NATO warships participating in Trident Juncture exercise, Oct. 29, 2015

NATOSource

Nov 5, 2015

NATO to Reinforce its Mediterranean Presence

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Nato will outline proposals next month for a new “southern strategy” in response to mounting instability across the Middle East and Russia’s growing military presence south of the Bosphorus….

Iraq Libya

In the News

Nov 5, 2015

Mabrouk on the Sisi Administration

By Mirette F. Mabrouk

Rafik Hariri Center Deputy Director Mirette Mabrouk joins BBC to discuss the policies of President Sisi in Sinai:

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

UGTT’s Position in Tunisia’s New Political Order

By Naim Ameur

Tunisia celebrated the Quartet’s selection to win the Peace Nobel Prize for its role in steering the national dialogue on October 9. Composed of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicraft (UTICA), the Human Rights League, and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers, the Quartet successfully resolved a complicated […]

North Africa

New Atlanticist

Nov 4, 2015

‘Please Be Patient’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Leader of Tunisia’s Nobel-winning labor union says international pressure on his country to undertake reforms is unhelpful The international community must be patient and recognize that Tunisia is undergoing a delicate transition instead of applying unrealistic pressure on the North African nation to undertake reforms, Hussein Abassi, the leader of Tunisia’s powerful labor union and […]

North Africa

In the News

Nov 4, 2015

Elgohari on Human Rights Violations in Egypt

By Mohamed Elgohari

Al Modon Lebanon quotes Rafik Hariri Center Assistant Director Mohamed Elgohari on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on human rights violations in Egypt: Read the full article here.

North Africa

Webcasts

Nov 4, 2015

A Conversation with Tunisian Nobel Prize Laureate Hussein Abassi

By Rafik Hariri Center

Please note: The live webcast will air in Arabic, English will be available post-event. The Atlantic Council is pleased to invite you to a discussion with Mr. Abassi on the role of institutions in pluralistic democracies in the Middle East on November 4, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Council is honored to […]

North Africa

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