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Tunisia Selects Interim PM; Opposition Parties Voice Concerns
Photo Credit: Associated Press According to the New York Times Tunisia’s political parties have successfully reached a consensus on an interim prime minister on late Saturday. The agreed upon...
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Yemen’s Parliament in Non-Binding Vote Against Drone Strikes
Photo Credit: Mohammed Huwais/Getty Images Following a U.S. drone strike last week that reportedly killed 14 and injured 22 in a wedding convoy, Yemen’s parliament voted to end drone strikes in Yemen....
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Anne Patterson Confirmed By US Senate
Photo Credit: Reuters Anne Patterson has been confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs after a 78-16 vote. Patterson has previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt and...
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Saudis Pass New Anti-Terror Law
Photo Credit: AP/Hassan Ammar The Associated Press’s Aya Batrawy reports that Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved a new anti-terrorism law criminalizing acts that “disturb public order, defame the...
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POMED Notes: “Egypt’s New Constitution: Fulfilling the Revolution’s Goals?”
Photo Credit: The Atlantic Council The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East held a panel discussion on December 11 titled, “Egypt’s New Constitution: Fulfilling the Revolution’s...
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TWQ Report: Bringing the U.S. Back Into MENA
Photo Credit: PPI The Washington Quarterly published a new report titled “Bringing the United States Back Into the Middle East” by Shadi Hamid and Peter Mandaville. Shadi Hamid is a POMED board...
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Morsi Accused of Espionage; Ahmed Maher Speaks Out
Photo Credit: Reuters Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Morsi will stand trial on charges of conspiring to commit “terrorist acts” in Egypt, according to Al Jazeera. Morsi has been previously accused...
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Turkey Tops CPJ’s List of Jailing Journalists
Photo Credit: Reuters The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released their annual prison report and for the second consecutive year Turkey ranked as the world’s leading jailer of journalists with...
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SFRC Passes Egypt Assistance Reform Act
Photo Credit: Christian Stork The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Egypt Assistance Reform Act out of committee this week in a bipartisan vote of 16-1. The bill, introduced by chairman of...
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Algerian President Bouteflika Seeks Constitutional Amendments
Photo Credit: Reuters A set of proposed constitutional amendments may allow Abdelaziz Bouteflika to seek a fourth term. Although details of the reform package are not yet known,”Bouteflika’s allies say...
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