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Jan 27, 2015

Eljarh: What Today’s Bloody Attack in Tripoli Means for Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh writes for Foreign Policy on the attack in Tripoli:

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MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

January 25: A Weekend of Violence

By EgyptSource

In the days leading up to the four year anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 uprising, at least two protesters were killed, among them activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh. The death toll spiked on the anniversary itself, with over twenty killed and close to 100 injured. Violence was also witnessed in parts of the country in the form […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 26, 2015

Egypt’s Revolution: Understanding What Went Wrong in Four Years

By Amr Hamzawy

The success of the popular uprisings and revolutions which peacefully demanded dignity, freedom, and social justice will be measured by the extent to which they are able to build new legislative, executive, and judicial institutions and political parties to manage the affairs of citizens, the society, and the state. Their success will also be judged […]

North Africa

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Jan 25, 2015

El Dashan: Dear Egyptians: Happy January 25th. For What It’s Worth.

By Mohamed El Dashan

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed El Dahshan writes for Foreign Policy on the Egyptian government’s decision to cancel its planned official commemoration of the January 25 Revolution in 2011:

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 24, 2015

What 2015 Holds for the Middle East

By Nabeel Khoury

In “The Arab Cold War Revisited,” published in Middle East Policy 2013, I suggested that Arab monarchies, authoritarian republics, and Islamist forces comprised the three main axes competing for power in the Middle East. I argued that the competition would likely continue until the more radical Islamists were defeated and the state systems went back […]

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MENASource

Jan 24, 2015

Co-opting January 25

By Basil El-Dabh

“Take care when you are demanding your rights, take care, don’t lead us astray with you.” This was part of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s message to Egyptians earlier this week as he spoke before police officers to mark Police Day, a date which coincides with Egypt’s 2011 uprising.  “Nobody is against human rights…but today Egypt […]

North Africa

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Jan 22, 2015

Top News: Egypt Court Orders Release of Mubarak’s Sons Pending Retrial

By EgyptSource

A lawyer for the sons of Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak said a court ordered their release on Thursday pending retrial in a corruption case, but judicial sources said they would not be freed until prosecutors review other legal cases against them. Their lawyer, Farid al-Deeb, however, said his defendants are expected to leave prison […]

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MENASource

Jan 22, 2015

Anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 Revolution Overshadowed by War on Terror

By Khaled Dawoud

A few days ahead of the anniversary of the January 25, 2011 Revolution, all the well known, so-called “revolutionary youth groups” have yet to announce any major events marking the occasion. The Muslim Brotherhood, on the other hand, has repeated its regular, largely ignored, call to protest over the past nineteen months.

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 21, 2015

The Libya Conundrum

By Karim Mezran and Tarek Radwan

What is happening in Libya? And how will Egypt react? Libya today has devolved into a violent political struggle between two major blocs: the internationally recognized, Tobruk-based parliament versus Tripoli’s parliament and administration.

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Jan 21, 2015

Eljarh: “In Libya There is a Legitimacy Crisis”

By Mohamed Eljarh

BBC quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Mohamed Eljarh on the legitimacy crisis in Libya:

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