Links 1-8 May 2013

Carina Kamel: Going Nowhere: Does Egypt Have an Economic Plan?
Le Maroc échoue au Sahara
Lobbying and marketing not enough.
Tunisie : "Les djihadistes traqués sont des vétérans du Mali" | Le Point
U.S., Russia pledge efforts to launch Syria talksSo I guess this means negotiations still priority
Report: Public prosecution biased and unethical - Daily News Egypt
Syria's Uncertain Air Defense Capabilities | Center for Strategic and International Studies
Chatting About 'Game of Thrones' with Syria's Most Feared Islamic Militants | VICE United Kingdom
@NoonArabia: Open letter to President Obama - Your Middle East
On drones in Yemen
Egypt's pursuit of Mubarak's cronies falters - The National
More in Bradley Hope's investigation of Hussein Salem
Why did the US change its mind about Western Sahara? - Your Middle East
Because of Saudi, this says, among other things.
Les traîtres ne sont pas ceux qu’ils disent ! La trahison non plus
Western Sahara and freedom of expression in Morocco.
Sahara : le coût de l'autoritarisme
Important op-ed on incentivizing of Sahrawi protests.
Egypt drowns in the Nile ‘water war’ - Alarabiya.net
Tunisia hunts al Qaeda-linked militants near Algeria| Reuters
Egypt State Information Service
Armed Forces destroy 154 tunnels with Gaza | SIS
BUSINESS - Half of arms exports go to Saudi Arabia
Half of Turkey's arms exports go to Saudi Arabia Anatolia News Agency
Global Insight: N Africa realises jihadist problem cannot be exported - FT.com
Dexter Filkins: What Should Obama Do About Syria? : The New Yorker
Good piece.
Insight: Egypt opposition can't harvest Brotherhood unpopularity| Reuters
Gaddafi-era officials barred from office
MENA Adults More Tolerant of Reforming Nonfood SubsidiesTons of data here.
A Popular Campaign to Stop the NGO Law
Amr Hamzawy
Tunisian Dean Is Acquitted in Setback to Islamists on Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
The end to the saga of the Tunisian dean and his Salafi opponents at Manouba University.
Islamic project, or projects? - Opinion - Ahram Online
Ibrahim El-Houdaiby
Egyptian voices – conservative and progressive – clamour to be heard | World news | guardian.co.uk
Ubiquitous Liberalism: Amr Shalakany on Law and Revolution in Egypt | Qifa Nabki
"The Muslim Brotherhood are more neoliberal than Gamal Mubarak" and other points on everybody being a liberal in Egypt.
BBC News - Syrians flee 'massacres' in Baniyas and al-Bayda
RSF ajoute les Frères musulmans d'Egypte à sa liste des « prédateurs de la liberté ». Explications.
New mob killing in Egypt's Sharqiya: Son of Brotherhood leader beaten to death - Ahram Online
Holy crap.
Recalibrating U.S. policy in Egypt - The Washington Post
Don't lower expectations for Islamists, says Carothers.
As Egypt Birthrate Rises, Population Policy Vanishes - NYTimes.com
Tourism in Egypt: Arab spring break | The Economist
Activist to be tried for insulting Egypt president - Timesonline.com
La traque se poursuit sur le mont Chambi - BBC Afrique
Minister No - By Susan B. Glasser | Foreign Policy
Profile of Russian FM Sergei Lavrov.
Revolution Or Not, The Media In Egypt Are More Vulnerable Than Ever - NYTimes.com
By Ursula
Mapped: The U.S. military's presence in Africa | Killer Apps
A warning from Erdogan's Turkey - Ahram Online
A critical leftist look at the Turkish model
The PJD’s Balancing Act - Sada
Morocco's Islamists sharing power w/ king still popular, Masbah writes.
Egyptians become victims of soaring crime rate - FT.com
Worrying stats.
Viewpoint: Gulf states hold key to Turkey’s grand vision - FT.com
I wonder if more action on Syria might be a counterpart..
New accusation on chemical weapons in Syria underscores Obama’s line that we don’t know much | McClatchy

LinksThe EditorsMay 9, 2013