Middle East and North Africa
Jordan
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Weekend Reading: Kurds in a State, Jordan and the GCC, and Muqtada al-Sadr's Next ActReading selections for the weekend of June 23, 2017.
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Weekend Reading: Kurdish Linguistics, Egypt’s Repressive Complacency, and Music and Pluralism in JordanReading selections for the weekend of April 29, 2016.
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Weekend Reading: Lights Out in Libya, Jordan’s Brothers, and Alaa’s Tax SheltersReading selections for the weekend of April 8, 2016.
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Growing Stress on JordanIn 2013, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Contingency Planning Memorandum "Political Instability in Jordan" warned that the biggest threat to the stability of the Hashemite Kingdom stemmed from…
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The World Next Week: February 18, 2016Twin elections are held in Iran; the next U.S. presidential nomination events take place; and Jordan's King Abdullah visits the White House.
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Weekend Reading: Ramlat Bulaq, Bedouin Poetry, and the Islamic State vs. IsraelOmnia Khalil reviews the struggles of everyday life in the Cairene neighborhood of Ramlat Bulaq. William Tamplin takes a look at Jordan’s most popular Bedouin poet and his use of verse to express Ar…
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Weekend Reading: Sisi Speaks, Libya’s Copts, and Vengeance in JordanRead Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s full interview with Der Spiegel. Ishak Ibrahim takes a closer look at the threats facing Coptic Christians in Libya. Sara Obeidat argues that war is n…
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This Week: Egypt Seeks Nukes, ISIS Gets Escalation, and U.S.-Iran Shun ExtensionsSignificant Developments Egypt. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced an agreement to jointly build Egypt’s first nuclear power plant on Tuesday duri…
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This Week: Jordan’s ISIS Battle and Egypt’s CrackdownSignificant Developments Jordan-ISIS. King Abdullah returned to a warm welcome in Jordan today after cutting short his visit to Washington yesterday. Abdullah’s move followed the release by ISIS of …
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Jordan’s ISIS ChallengeToday’s news and images of ISIS burning Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh to death in a cage comes just days after the group decapitated a second Japanese hostage. Such horrific murders provoke, shock…
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This Week: Hezbollah Attack, ISIS Rollback, and Jordan Hostage StandoffIsrael-Lebanon. Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said today that Israel had received reports via the UN indicating Hezbollah does not plan further military strikes following its attack yesterday…
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Hostile Middle East Reactions to Today’s Charlie Hebdo CoverThe French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published its first issue today since gunmen stormed the magazine’s headquarters in Paris last Monday, killing twelve people. The new cover depicts the Pro…
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This Week: Iran Negotiations, Jordan-Israel Crisis Talks, and New Syria Truce ProposalSignificant Developments Iran. Negotiators from Iran and the P5+1 countries hinted at a possible extension of the November 24 deadline for a nuclear deal, after three days of talks in Oman failed to…
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Why Did Hamas Provoke a War?The current battles between Israel and Hamas were provoked by Hamas. Why? When increased levels of rocket fire began about a week ago, Israeli prime minister Netanyahu responded with restraint. He s…