POMED’s Weekly Wire for April 11 is now available.
This week’s edition includes coverage of violent clashes between protestors and the army in Egypt, the escalating anti-government movement in Syria, and the Gulf Cooperation Council’s efforts to negotiate President Saleh’s departure from power in Yemen. In Libya, violence continued as more countries recognized the Transitional National Council and provided material support to the opposition. In Washington, commentators continued to debate the military intervention in Libya as well as the budgets for fiscal years 2011 and 2012.
This week’s edition includes coverage of Egypt’s constitutional decree, escalating protests in Syria and Yemen, and continued unrest in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Algeria. The Wire also looks at debates in Washington over the intervention in Libya and how to respond to the crackdown on democratic protesters in Syria. This week, look for the news to continue to be dominated by events in Libya, Syria, and Yemen, while the U.S. Congress races to agree to a final spending bill for FY2011 before the current agreement expires on Friday.
POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 21 is now available.
This week’s edition includes coverage of the international community’s action as Muammar Gadhafi’s forces attempted to reclaim areas under opposition control. It also looks at the increasingly violent unrest in Bahrain as Gulf militaries entered the country seeking to quell the protests, as well as Yemeni state security’s attacks against protesters. Also in the Weekly is coverage of Secretary Clinton’s first visit to Tunisia and Egypt following the revolutions and Egypt’s recent referendum.
POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 14 is now available.
This week’s edition includes coverage of international debates about enforcing a no-fly zone in Libya, Mohamed ElBaradei’s announcement that he plans to run for president in Egypt, and Tunisia’s new government. Protests continued across the region and major reform plans were announced in Morocco and Yemen. In Washington, new measures to assist Libya and democratic transitions in Tunisia and Egypt were unveiled. Lawmakers again failed to pass a budget resolution, and introduced another short-term funding measure to April 8th to come to agreement on the FY2011 budget.
This week’s edition includes coverage of the international community’s swift and unprecedented action in reaction to the crisis in Libya, resignations of top officials in Tunisia and Egypt, and protests in Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon and Oman. In Washington, both the Senate and the House held hearings on the foreign aid budget, and lawmakers passed a continuing resolution to March 18 in order to give themselves more time to come to agreement on the FY2011 budget.
POMED’s Weekly Wire for February 28 is now available.
This week’s edition includes coverage of the international community’s efforts to confront Muammar Gadhafi’s violent crackdown in Libya, as well as the continued popular protests in Morocco, Syria, Yemen, Tunisia, Oman, and Iraq. In Washington, the foreign aid debate in Congress continues as the Senate takes up the FY2011 appropriations bill.
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This week’s edition includes coverage of Kuwait’s parliamentary elections, Jeffrey Feltman‘s confirmation hearing as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, and the debate over President Obama‘s upcoming speech in Egypt.
This week’s edition includes coverage of the House Appropriations Committee markup of the FY09 emergency supplemental bill and a fascinating hearing on Egypt before the House Human Rights Commission which included a testimony via telephone from Ayman Nour in Egypt.
This week’s edition includes the introduction of Congressional bills that would reform U.S. foreign assistance, support women’s rights and empowerment in Afghanistan, and authorize $500 million in assistance to Pakistan.
POMED’s Weekly Wire for April 13 is now available.
This week’s edition includes reactions to Obama’s speech before the Turkish Parliament, the predictable re-election of Algerian President Bouteflika, and the low turnout for Egypt’s April 6 demonstrations.
This week’s edition includes the Arab Summit in Doha, municipal elections in Turkey, and the announcement that the U.S. will seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.
POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 30 is now available.
This week’s edition includes Obama’s new strategy for Afghanistan, confirmation hearings for ambassadors to Iraq and Afghanistan, and the recent death of an imprisoned Iranian blogger.
POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 23 is now available.
This week’s edition includes President Obama’s Nowruz message to Iran and Mohammad Khatami’s withdrawal as a candidate in Iran’s upcoming presidential election.
POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 16 is now available.
This week’s edition includes an open letter to President Obama, organized by CSID and POMED, signed by over 160 policy experts stressing the importance of supporting democracy in the Middle East, as well as widespread protests in Pakistan, and the passage of the annual appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2009.
This week’s edition includes a visit to Washington by Gamal Mubarak and Secretary of State Clinton’s visit to the Middle East which included participation in the Gaza Donors’ Conference.
This week’s edition includes the passage of an omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year 2009 by the House and the introduction of a bill expressing concern for repression of human rights and political reform in Egypt.
