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Libya

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MENASource

Mar 28, 2016

Egypt’s Youth and the Pull to Migrate

By Eduard Cousin

Two-thirds of Egypt’s population is under 30, and youth unemployment for 15-24 year-olds is around 42 percent, according to World Bank figures. After the January 2011 revolution, unemployment rose sharply from 9 percent in 2010, reaching 12.7 percent in 2016. Ahmed, a 24-year-old business administration graduate, currently working for a stock trading company in Cairo, […]

North Africa

In the News

Mar 28, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Libya Business Info on Political Settlement in Libya

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

In the News

Mar 27, 2016

Pham Quoted by Jewish Press on Terrorist Networks in Libya and Yemen

By J. Peter Pham

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Libya Yemen

In the News

Mar 26, 2016

Gold Quoted by Daily News Egypt on Peacekeeping and Security in Sinai

By Zack Gold

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North Africa

In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Khan Quoted by al Ahram on the Economics and Politics in the Middle East in the post-Arab Spring Era

By Mohsin Khan

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Economy & Business Middle East

In the News

Mar 24, 2016

Eljarh Quoted by Digital Journal on the Libyan Government

By Mohamed Eljarh

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Libya

MENASource

Mar 24, 2016

Egypt’s Cabinet Reshuffle Reflects Economic Difficulties

By Elissa Miller

On March 23, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in ten new ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle, the first since Prime Minister Sherif Ismail was appointed in September 2015.

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 21, 2016

The Problem with the Obama Doctrine

By H.A. Hellyer

The ‘Obama Doctrine’ is finally taking shape—with The Atlantic magazine revealing its most salient points through a series of conversations with the US president—but the insights are not all flattering, not least when it comes to the Arab world.

Iraq Libya

In the News

Mar 18, 2016

Mezran Quoted by teleSUR on Libya’s Political Outlook

By Karim Mezran

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Libya

MENASource

Mar 15, 2016

Barakat’s Assassination: How to Analyze Egypt’s Politicized Security Environment

By Mokhtar Awad

Who killed Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat? That’s perhaps one of the most contentious questions in Egypt today. In nearly nine months, no credible claim of responsibility has surfaced, and we will probably never know for sure unless the group responsible publishes video evidence.

North Africa

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