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Bernard-Henri Lévy: An Open Letter to President Hollande Concerning the Syrian Disaster

2012-05-29T09:34:08Z

Will France do for Houla and Homs what she has done for Benghazi and Misrata?

Read more: North Africa, Syria Civil War, Syria Violence, Foreign Affairs, Africa, Middle East, Syria Uprising, Syria Massacre, Syria, Houla Massacre, France, Houla, Francois Hollande, Bashar Al-Assad, World News

Visiting The Next Giza

2012-05-10T14:53:10Z

The only English words heard in Said Gomaa's coffee shop are expletives shouted by the action stars blasting their way through a satellite network's a...

Read more: International Destinations, Dahshur, Africa Travel, Sphinx, Giza, Destinations, Tourism, Sahara, North Africa, Cairo, Egypt, Pyramids, Great Sphinx, Middle East Travel, Egypt Travel, Out of Office, Egyptology, Travel News

Airstrike Kills Senior Al-Qaida Leader In Yemen

2012-05-06T17:43:04Z

SANAA, Yemen -- An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warshi...

Read more: US Military, Yemen, Terrorism, Obituary, War on Terrorism, Al Qaeda, World News, North Africa, Fahd Al-Quso Dead, Airstrikes, Cia, Middle East, Africa, Drone Strikes, Fahd Al-Quso, World News

Rabah Ghezali: The Arab Spring's Implications for NATO

2012-04-30T16:01:42Z

An improved military cooperation means an enhanced political relationship which would help reconsidering this part of the world as an opportunity for the dialogue of civilizations rather than simply a mere threat to Western security.

Read more: North Africa, Nato, Arab Spring, European Union, Arab League, Libya, Chicago Summit 2012, Transatlantic Relations, Gulf Cooperation Council, Nato Summit 2012, World News

Amina Semlali: Am I the Native Under Your Magnifier? I Need a Job, Not a Dissection!

2012-04-18T14:40:05Z

Youth in the Middle East and North Africa need to succeed in a "double transition": first, they need to obtain relevant skills and credentials that make them employable, and second, they have to find a job in a notoriously non-meritocratic labor market.

Read more: North Africa, Skills Development, Youth Unemployment, Middle East, World Bank, Social Protection, Mena, World News

Bernard-Henri Lévy: When Algeria, Like France, Looks Its Past in the Face

2012-04-04T16:52:44Z

Algerian independence was a just cause. A struggle against colonialism that should have won over all that France counted as humanists, on both the left and the right. Except that sometimes it happens that a just cause employs unjust means.

Read more: Democracy, North Africa, Foreign Affairs, France, Algeria, Africa, Zohra Drif, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, World News

Shana Ting Lipton: WATCH: Marrakech Rises

2012-04-04T07:00:00Z

The three-day trip was a whirlwind, but I managed to capture some initial impressions of the fantastical North African city whose crimson and ochre hues and purple haze inspired the likes of Yves Saint Laurent.

Read more: Luxury Travel, North Africa, Travel, Morocco, Marrakech, Travel Blogs, Video, Travel News

Daniel Wagner: South Asia's Lessons for the Middle East and North Africa

2012-04-03T16:03:41Z

A failure on the part of regional governments to deliver on their promises, raise living standards, and resist the temptation to impose majority rule on the minority will likely result in the same political apathy and disillusionment that is so prevalent in South Asia.

Read more: India, North Africa, South Asia, Pakistan, Africa, Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Asia, Libya, Democracy, World News

Gabriel Schivone: Latinos Won't Be Fooled by AZ's New Pro-Israel Bill

2012-03-26T07:19:39Z

The challenge now will be to apply standards equally across the board--across borders and states where situations may be different in the details but fundamental human rights issues remain stubborn and constant.

Read more: Latinos, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, North Africa, Undocumented Immigrants, Jewish, Illegal Immigrants, Palestinians, Arizona, Israel, Border Security, Latino Voices News

Michelle Chen: Workers Hold Key to Reigniting Egypt's Revolution

2012-03-01T11:24:01Z

While workers are consumed with immediate problems of economic instability and unemployment, labor activists struggle to find unity as organizations jostle for representation in the fractious post-Mubarak political landscape.

Read more: North Africa, Egypt, Labor, Muslim, Workers, Human Rights, Arab Spring, Egypt Revolution, Cairo, Middle East, Tahrir Square, Socialism, World News

Michael Wasco: Arab Spring and Constitutional Democracy

2012-02-28T23:14:16Z

If such activities can work in a country as politically volatile, tribal and short of roads as Sudan, it will work in states like Egypt and Tunisia. If financial and technical support focuses on civic education and public participation, constitutions will be less threatening.

Read more: North Africa, Arab Spring, Syria, World News

Magda Abu-Fadil: American Cemetery In Tunisia Honors Fallen WWII Troops

2012-02-14T12:53:18Z

For five days during the battle of Kasserine Pass, German troops gained the high ground from U.S. units, but were eventually repelled in heavy fighting, causing the Germans to withdraw towards the capital, Tunis.

Read more: North Africa, American World War Ii Cemeteries, Patton, World War II, Tunisia Cemetery, World War Ii Cemeteries, World War Ii Tunisia, North Africa World War Ii, World News

Daniel Wagner: Whether Democracy or Authoritarianism - What Matters Is Success

2012-01-03T11:39:16Z

Democracy's greatest challenge is to demonstrate that what may emerge from the process of transitioning from authoritarianism to democracy is a fully functional, truly representative political system that improves living standards, raises incomes, and reduces poverty.

Read more: North Africa, Authoritarianism, Singapore, Egypt, Middle East, Democracy, Iraq, Arab Spring, Hungary, China, World News

David Weiss: Now Is the Time to Invest in the Middle East and North Africa

2011-11-15T17:38:07Z

Microenterprises on average only employ a few people, but they create job opportunities where very few exist. One individual we supported was Jassim, a young Iraqi entrepreneur who was the sole supporter of his three younger siblings.

Read more: North Africa, Small Business, Arab Spring, Microfinance, Lending, Middle East, Impact News

Joseph K. Grieboski: The Story Behind the Western Sahara Kidnappings

2011-11-03T11:09:45Z

Algeria can no longer pretend that it has no vital interest in or responsibility for the outcome of the Western Sahara situation. Abductions of foreign nationals from their sovereign territory make Algeria a partner in the discussion, whether Algeria wishes it or not.

Read more: North Africa, Western Sahara, Kidnappings, Arab Spring, Algeria, Polisario Front, Autonomy Plan, World News

Michael Shank: How the Arab Spring Sprung From a Nonviolent Source

2011-09-22T17:05:29Z

The propensity in the U.S. to conflate Islam with violence precludes the possibility of nonviolent Muslim protest motivated by an internal incentive, be it secular or religious. However, the concept of nonviolence is not foreign or new to Muslims.

Read more: National Peace Academy, Egypt, Khudai Khidmatgar, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Asfandyar Wali Khan, Dalai Lama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Clausewitz, Arsalan Iftikhar, Islamic Pacificism, Pakistan, Gene Sharp, King Abdullah, Nonviolent Protest, Mahatma Gandhi, Koran, North Africa, Michael Shank, Representative Peter King, Arab Spring, Martin Luther King Jr, Awami National Party, Middle East, Pashtun, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Sheik Jawdat Said, Khyber-Pakhtunkwa, World News

Global Investment Banks Cutting Back Middle Eastern Operations

2011-09-18T08:57:33Z

(RACHNA UPPAL and DINESH NAIR, Reuters) - Leading global investment banks, including Credit Suisse AG (CSGN.VX), are cutting research staff in the...

Read more: European Debt Crisis, Deutsche Bank, Nomura, Global-Banking, North Africa, Global Economy, Credit Suisse, Middle East, Mena, Middle East Banks, Global Banks, Video, Business News

Kavita N. Ramdas: Ten Years Since 9/11... Swords to Ploughshares?

2011-09-12T14:49:51Z

Arundhati Roy famously once said,"Another world is not only only possible, she is on her way." My wish for the United States this tenth anniversary is to lay down its sword and shield and welcome her.

Read more: North Africa, Women's Rights, Muslims, Social Justice, Democracy, Women's Activists, Now or Never, Middle East, Pakistan, 9/11 Anniversary, Politics News

Watch: Gaddafi Leaves Behind Trove of Secrets

2011-09-02T13:11:38Z

Following Muammar Gaddafi's flight from Tripoli, the secrets of his repressive regime are being made public for the first time.

Reporters have fou...

Read more: Libya Intelligence Files, World, Surveillance, Political Freedom, Spying, World News, Libya, North Africa, Intelligence, Video, Arab Spring, Libya Rebels, Muammar Gaddafi, Middle East, Libya Fighting, Gaddafi Regime, World News

Kevin Bunkley: Dabbling in the Arab World

2011-08-24T12:08:15Z

It is possible that President Obama is reverting back to a new version of Wilsonian diplomacy in order to let the Arab world sort itself out, instead of directly affecting the outcome with U.S. intervention.

Read more: Woodrow Wilson, President Obama, Wilsonian Diplomacy, Middle East, Muammar El-Qaddafi, National Transitional Council, Foreign Policy, World War I, Libya, North Africa, Al Qaeda, Libyan Revolution, Arab World, Obama Doctrine, Arab Spring, Politics News

Dr. Hischam El-Agamy: A Second Wave of Corporate Governance in the Middle East and North Africa

2011-08-11T13:52:59Z

In the Middle East and North Africa, the Second Wave of corporate governance will be stimulated because of the region's extraordinary need for growth and enhancement in the welfare of its citizens.

Read more: Corporate Governance, North Africa, Financial Crisis, Uprisings, Economic Growth, India, China, Middle East, World News

14-Year-Old Boy Reportedly Killed In Tunisia Protest

2011-07-18T01:04:02Z

TUNIS, Tunisia — Authorities said Monday that a 14-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet fired during a violent protest in the Tunisian town...

Read more: Arab Protests, North Africa, Tunisia Protests, Arab Spring, Middle East Protests, Tunisia, Sidi Bouzid, North Africa Protests, World News

Karin Kloosterman: Rock the Eco-Kasbah in Morocco

2011-07-08T16:17:08Z

Built by a British-Berber partnership and hugged by one of the most stunning vistas you can imagine, the Kasbah du Toubkal is an absolute must in Morocco.

Read more: Green Prophet, Slow Food, Eco-Travel, Morocco, North Africa, Kasbah Du Toubkal, Berber, Green News

Morocco Approves New Constitution

2011-07-02T00:41:37Z

RABAT, Morocco -- Moroccans on Friday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution their king says will bring the country much-needed democratic reform,...

Read more: King Mohammed VI, February-20-Morocco, North Africa, Morocco Constitution, Middle East Protests, Morocco, Middle East, World News

Moroccans Vote On New Constitution Despite Protester's Claims

2011-07-01T11:54:47Z

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccans on Friday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution their king says will bring the country much-needed democratic r...

Read more: North Africa, Morocco Constitution, King Mohamed VI, Morocco Constitution Referendum, Morocco, Morocco King, World News