A senior American official held a “very constructive meeting” with new Egyptian Islamist President Mohamed Morsi during a current visit to the region, according to a US State Department press release. Among other things, the US Deputy Secretary of State…
Category: Arab Spring
Opinion: Assad Must Go… Maybe
The United States took a significant step last Friday towards helping the Syrian people escape oppression and murder. It wasn’t saying that President Bashar al-Assad had to leave—that’s been the refrain for months. It was finally demanding that Syria’s two…
World Powers Back Vague Syrian Political Transition Plan
Major world and regional actors agreed on Saturday to support a Syrian political transition plan presented by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan that aims to end the nation’s bloody conflict. Yet while the plan calls for a new inclusive interim…
Syrian Political Transition Plan Proposed as Bloodshed Continues
The political fate of Syria could become clearer this Saturday, as major world powers will meet to discuss a transition plan for the conflict-ridden country. The plan, formulated by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan, would still need to be accepted…
Turkish Troops on Alert as Tensions with Syria Soar
Turkey has given its troops the order to treat Syrian military targets approaching their shared border as a “threat,” according to Today’s Zaman, following Syria’s shooting down of a Turkish jet last week. Meanwhile, Hurriyet Daily News, citing the Turkish…
Opinion: The Price of Peace
This week Egypt stepped into a new era: A civilian Islamist was named president. Former Muslim Brotherhood chairman Mohamed Morsi is clearly not Hosni Mubarak. The cold peace between Israel and Egypt has been getting colder and colder ever since…