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nvestment to the much- starved eastern region of Libya. Indeed, 80 percent of Libya's oil had always been located in the east yet Qaddafi maintained Tripoli as the epicenter of the country's oil activity. Tunisia: As clashes between the government and radical Salafi groups continue to rock Tunisia — epit
Baler Qalibaf, making it increasingly clear that the Supreme Leadership is pushing for a loyal conservative. For more information please contact: Maureen Quinn at Or or Camilla Reksten-Monsen at or The Middle East Update presents a summary of on-going development in the Middle East based on information
Syria reached a climax on December 10th when several days of clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites left 19 people dead in the northern city of Tripoli. The second-largest city in Lebanon is a historic site of sectarian conflict and home to a large population of Sunnis who have been actively engaged
dence that would hold up in court. Hafeez has been released after previous arrests owing to lack of evidence. For more information please contact: Maureen Quinn at or Camilla Relcsten-Monsen at or •The International Peace Institute (IPI) is an independent, not-for-profit thin an wi a ff representing m
st in moving toward a parliamentary democracy, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Libya's General National Council (GNC) signed an agreement in Tripoli on December 18th. IPU will begin an advisory and training program by sending a three-member team of experts later this month. Financial assistance h
for the release of the Egyptian nationals, despite the deployment of a high-level delegation. For more information please contact: EFTA00668483 Maureen Quinn at or Camilla Reksten-Monsen at • The Middle East Update presents a summary of ongoing developments in the Middle East based on information from t
ed in late June with recent suicide attacks in Shi'a neighborhoods and an attack on Lebanese soldiers carrying out a raid in a Sunni neighborhood in Tripoli. It seems that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which recently renamed itself the Islamic State (IS), and/or its allies have turned
rince Bandar will remain an advisor to the king and his special envoy, according to a different royal decree. For more information please contact: Maureen Quinn at or _ or Camilla Reksten-Monsen at Or • The Middle East Update presents a summary of ongoing developments in the Middle East based on informat
esidential election against Morsi. Lebanon: Spillover violence from the neighboring civil war in Syria reached a flashpoint in the northern city of Tripoli where 26 people—mostly civilians—were killed in clashes between pro- and anti-Damascus elements. The warring districts of Bab al-Tebbaneh (predomin
Gulf neighbors— especially Saudi Arabia, which named the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization in March. For more information please contact: Maureen Quinn at +1.212.225.9604 or guinnPipinst.org or Camilla Reksten-Monsen at +1•212-225•9602 or • The Middle East Update presents a summary of ongoing devel
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Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
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Cairo
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Tunisia
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Tehran
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Hosni Mubarak
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Yemen
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Marc Rich
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Damascus
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Mohamed Morsi
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John Kerry
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Fatah
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Bahrain
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Algeria
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Baghdad
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Tunis
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al-Qaeda
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