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MENASource

Oct 15, 2015

Egyptians Face Few Options at Parliamentary Polls

By Emily Crane Linn

Starting October 16, Egypt will come to the end of its dragged out transitional period by holding its first parliamentary election since 2012. Heralded as the final step in Egypt’s revolutionary roadmap, this election is anything but revolutionary. Rather, it has been marked by a sense political apathy reminiscent of former president Hosni Mubarak’s reign.

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In the News

Oct 14, 2015

Mezran on Libya Today

By Karim Mezran

The Atlantic quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on Libya today compared to the expectations of US policymakers around the time of the revolution:

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Event Recap

Oct 13, 2015

Tunisia: The Last Arab Spring Country

By Rafik Hariri Center

On October 13, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East launched “Tunisia: The Last Arab Spring Country,” the latest publication by Senior Fellow Karim Mezran and Nonresident Senior Fellow Mohsin Khan. In the issue brief, Khan and Mezran review Tunisia’s political and economic transition since its 2011 revolution and evaluate the […]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Feb. 9, 2015

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Oct 12, 2015

The Role of Egypt in Russia’s New Power Play in the Middle East

By Nicholas Varangis

In a GOP debate hosted by CNN, Senator Marco Rubio asserted that Russia is “trying to replace (the United States) as the single most important power broker in the Middle East.”

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MENASource

Oct 10, 2015

Libya’s Article 13: Disagreeing over the Political Agreement

By Azza K. Maghur

UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon’s announcement on October 8 that Libyan parties had finally reached a political agreement in Skhirat on the composition of a new Government of National Accord (GNA) has energized many observers of Libyan politics. Yet, last minute amendments to the final draft of the agreement should raise some concern over its […]

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Issue Brief

Oct 9, 2015

Tunisia: The last Arab Spring country

By Mohsin Khan and Karim Mezran

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, a civil society group comprising the Tunisian General Labor Union; the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts; the Tunisian Human Rights League; and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 9, 2015 “for its decisive contribution to the […]

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New Atlanticist

Oct 9, 2015

For Libya, ‘the First Step in a Long Journey’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The Atlantic Council’s Karim Mezran discusses a UN plan for a national unity government in Libya The announcement by the United Nations’ envoy for Libya of a national unity government after months of talks is just the “first step in a long journey” for the North African nation plagued by chaos since the ouster of […]

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In the News

Oct 9, 2015

Eljarh on Unity in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

International Business Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the difficulties of implementing the UN’s proposed government terms:

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In the News

Oct 9, 2015

Eljarh on Libyan Unity Proposals

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh joins BBC’s Newsday to discuss the chances of success of the proposed governments to bring unity to Libya:

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In the News

Oct 9, 2015

Eljarh on the Libyan Government

By Mohamed Eljarh

Al Jazeera quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the UN Envoy for Libya’s proposed national unity government:

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