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Libya

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In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Newsweek on Tunisia’s Need to Secure Its Borders With Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya North Africa

MENASource

Oct 25, 2016

Understanding Recent Egypt-Saudi Tensions

By Elissa Miller

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi recently gave a series of interviews to state-owned newspapers, his second such series of interviews with official press in the past three months. The interviews came on the heels of two votes in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions on Syria submitted by France and Russia, respectively. While Egypt […]

North Africa Saudi Arabia

In the News

Oct 21, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by the New York Times on Egypt’s Sugar Crisis

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by the Guardian on Egypt’s Role in the Syria Talks

By H.A. Hellyer

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Iran North Africa

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by International Business Times on the Libyan Revolution

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

MENASource

Oct 17, 2016

900th Day in Prison for Founders of NGO for Street Children

By Khaled Dawoud

900 days since her arrest, Aya Hijazi remains in prison. While Egypt and the United States exchanged critical statements over the case of the dual Egyptian-American national in September, she, her husband, Mohamed Hassanein, and six other detainees, remain among those who have exceeded the limit of Egypt’s two-year pretrial detention period. 

North Africa

MENASource

Oct 17, 2016

GERD: Politics and the Art of Possibility

By Mohamed Mahmoud

Egyptian officials, faced with the reality of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are meeting the potential risks with mixed views on how to respond. Some believe that Egypt should be firm about the dam, which according to experts, represents a danger to the country’s water security. Others believe that Egypt could work with the situation […]

Ethiopia North Africa

In the News

Oct 17, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by France 24 on Difficult Libyan Lifestyle

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Oct 16, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by France 24 on Economic Situation in Egypt

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

In the News

Oct 11, 2016

Hellyer Quoted by Al-Monitor on Why Egypt’s ‘Revolution of the Hungry’ Isn’t Coming Soon

By H.A. Hellyer

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North Africa

Experts