MEPI in the News
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Domestic abuse ‘a societal problem’
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=498002&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
Why No US Flag Is burning During Arab Spring
http://www.moroccoboard.com/viewpoint/384-abdelmajid-hajji/5590-why-no-us-flag-is-burning-during-arab-spring
Moving Ahead In Libya Hillary Clinton reports improvements in Libya's government, private sector and civil society
http://www.voanews.com/policy/editorials/africa/MOVING-AHEAD-IN-LIBYA-143304296.html
"Voice for Success - I AM Challenge Kuwait"- En.v/Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
http://peacemedia.usip.org/resource/voice-success-i-am-challenge-kuwait-envmiddle-east-partnership-initiative-mepi
Social networks offer fundraising tool for civil society
http://jordantimes.com/social-networks-offer-fundraising-tool-for-civil-society
Inspiring the Future of Egypt’s Tourism at the Hands of Innovative Youth
http://bikyamasr.com/57112/inspiring-the-future-of-egypts-tourism-at-the-hands-of-innovative-youth/
American Corner hosts MEPI session
http://bahrain.usembassy.gov/pas-012212.html
Minister of Justice receives Vajda
http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/491052
Jordan's strength lies in the power of its people
http://www.petra.gov.jo/Public_News/Nws_NewsDetails.aspx?Site_Id=1&lang=2&NewsID=57146&CatID=13&Type=Home>ype=1
Youth find their voice on Tunisian radio
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2012/0118/Youth-find-their-voice-on-Tunisian-radio
US Congress delegations tours GWU
http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289996843241&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews
Endeavor defies turbulent economy, adds 8 companies to its network
http://thedailynewsegypt.com/economy/endeavor-defies-turbulent-economy-adds-8-companies-to-its-network.html
U.S. Ambassador says U.S. committed to supporting Libya
http://tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=7538
Will Other Arab Women Follow Egyptian Sisters Into the Street?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-21/will-other-arab-women-follow-egyptian-sisters-into-the-street-the-ticker.html
Dubai debates convenes prominent leaders to consider women’s role and contribution in the region’s future
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/529264
IIE Administers Groundbreaking Saudi Judicial Engagement Project
http://iie.org/Who-We-Are/News-and-Events/Press-Center/Press-Releases/2011/2011-12-20-Saudi-Judicial-Engagement-Program
20 Tunisian Enterprises in MENA Top 50
http://www.tunisia-live.net/2011/11/24/20-tunisian-enterprises-in-mena-top-50/
Conference highlights domestic violence issue
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Dec-10/156497-conference-highlights--domestic-violence-issue.ashx#axzz1h5Ui3SOk
Yemenis determined to have real democracy despite non-democratic attempts of traditional forces
http://www.yobserver.com/reports/10021589.html
En.v and MEPI announce partnership to promote social activism in Kuwait
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20111113114300/
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Summer 2012
Secretary Clinton’s Keynote Address at NDI's 2011 Democracy Awards Dinner
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/11/176750.htm
Deputy Secretary William Burns’ Speech at the Forum for the Future in Kuwait
http://www.state.gov/s/d/2011/177673.htm
Secretary Clinton’s Town Hall Meeting With Youth and Civil Society in Libya
http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/10/175786.htm
Background Briefing During Secretary Clinton’s Trip to Libya and Malta
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2011/10/175673.htm
Women and the Arab Spring
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rm/176603.htm
Arab Women Working to Ensure They Share in New Freedoms
http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/article/2011/11/20111103153356nehpets0.2517206.html
Despite Arab Spring, women's rights tenuous, Senate panel told
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-11-02/us/us_arab-women-rights_1_equal-rights-human-rights-societies
Relief International commences MEPI activities in Yemen
http://www.yobserver.com/reports/10021573.html
Finance issues reviewed
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=316415
Al Ahli Holding Group launches 'CSR in Action'
http://www.ameinfo.com/278983.html
Workshop to focus on effective management
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/EDU_206392.html
EHRA welcomes US Embassy delegation
http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289995239490&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews
Spring 2011
Obama Announces Trade and Investment Partnership Initiative with Middle East/North Africa
http://www.strtrade.com/wti/wti.asp?pub=0&story=37082&date=5%2F23%2F2011&company
Breast cancer: Awareness is the key to cure
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article382122.ece
Congress wants better relations with Arab countries in revolt
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/90047459?Congress%20wants%20better%20relations%20with%20Arab%20countries%20in%20revolt
US-funded iEARN promotes free press practice among Kuwaiti students – Kuwait Times
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=ODA2OTU2NzE2
United Nations Association Model U.N. clubs present 'Natural Disaster Reduction Plans'
http://www.ameinfo.com/262196.html
Partners for a New Beginning's North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity deepens ties between the United States and North Africa
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/partners-for-a-new-beginnings-north-africa-partnership-for-economic-opportunity-deepens-ties-between-the-united-states-and-north-africa-120101669.html
New summer cross-cultural leadership course offered at Montana State University
http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=9771
National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce Report on Knowledge-Based Economies
http://www.nusacc.org/images/stories/Publications/USArabTradeline/trdln1110_kbe.pdf
Businesswomen meet discusses key issues
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/EDU_191118.html
Batelco sponsors key businesswomen's network event
http://www.ameinfo.com/252440.html
SEMC trains anti-corruption specialists
http://www.yobserver.com/local-news/10020437.html
Training course on anti-money laundering held in Sana'a
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news231293.htm
Morocco youth leaders hone social media skills
http://www.yacout.info/Morocco-youth-leaders-hone-social-media-skills_a1844.html
Yemen witnesses a promising future for girls’ education
http://www.yobserver.com/culture-and-society/10019837.html
Let’s make a difference in the fight against breast cancer
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010101385225
U.S. grants $1 million to program that brings Middle Easterners, Africans to SU
http://www.dailyorange.com/news/us-grants-1-million-to-program-that-brings-middle-easterners-africans-to-su-1.1687017
Yemen Study: Yemenis fear government, distrust political parties
http://www.yobserver.com/front-page/10019847.html
World Faith Partner Awarded Grant
http://worldfaith.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/world-faith-partner-awarded-grant/
Microsoft Lebanon in cooperation with the MEHE participates in Regional Innovative Education Forum in Tunisia
http://microsoftfeed.com/2010/microsoft-lebanon-in-cooperation-with-the-mehe-participates-in-regional-innovative-education-forum-in-tunisia/
State Department Names New Grant Winners for Middle East Partnership Initiative
http://www.devex.com/en/blogs/development-assistance-under-obama/state-department-names-new-grant-winners-for-middle-east-partnership-initiative
Debt collector bill is bipartisan, for now
http://www.startribune.com/business/104189598.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
Ambassador's Remarks Al Jahra Program
http://kuwait.usembassy.gov/speeches_and_remarks/speeches-and-remarks-from-the-ambassador/2010-speeches-and-remarks/ambassadors-remarks-al-jahra-program-july-27-2010.html
U.S. Government Delegation Meets Lebanese Government Officials and Intellectual Property Rights Stakeholders
http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/latest_embassy_news/press-releases2/pr072410.html
Meeting to discuss activation of money-laundering law on Saturday
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news219507.htm
Grassroots campaign aims to bolster local governance
http://dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=117341#axzz0uWAv7OzP
Young Bahraini Lawyers Graduate from Skills-Building Course
http://www.abanet.org/rol/news/news_bahrain_lawyers_graduate_from_skills_building_course_0610.shtml
'Agents of change': Foreign students hope to help bridge cultural gap with U.S.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/2479648,6_1_NA09_MIDEAST_S1-100709.article
U.S.-Egypt Commit to Entrepreneurship at American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt Luncheon – Remarks by Ambassador Philip Verveer
http://www.modernegypt.info/online-newsroom/egypt-news-archive/us-egypt-commit-to-entrepreneurship-at-american-chamber-of-commerce-in-gypt-luncheon
Summer 2010
Debt collector bill is bipartisan, for now
http://www.startribune.com/business/104189598.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
PRM grants US$500,000 to IOM for government bodies and civil society in Libya
http://www.mbendi.com/a_sndmsg/news_view.asp?I=110650&PG=35
Women’s Role in National Development Discussed (Saudi Arabia)
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article39590.ece
A Red Carpet for Entrepreneurship on the Global Stage
http://www.kauffman.org/Details.aspx?id=8703
WGU organizes ‘occupational Skills’ course
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Ftheuae%2F2010%2FJune%2Ftheuae_June161.xml§ion=theuae
Clinton meets with students in Middle East Partnership Initiative
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2092063&Language=en
Batelco backs businesswomen’s network
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_181170.html
Varsity extends partnership with US law group
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=367835&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
US Will Promote Arab Democracy – and Engage Autocrats, MEPI Head Insists
http://www.demdigest.net/blog/democracy-assistance/us-will-promote-arab-democracy-and-engage-autocrats-mepi-head-insists.html
Four Qatari Women Picked for Leadership Course
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=364240&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
From a Media Mogul to a Jet Pilot, the Region's Women to Watch
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100529/MAGAZINE/100520859/1001
U.S. Embassy Hosts Participants of Student Leaders Program
http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20100527/content.asp?section=nation2_1
Spring 2010
Education, training critical to civil and political empowerment of women
http://www.america.gov/st/democracyhr-english/2010/May/20100527143538kcsniggih0.575329.html
Yes, Minister. Entrepreneurship.
http://www.entrepreneurship.org/PolicyForum/Blog/post/2010/05/03/Yes-Minister-Entrepreneurship.aspx
Website to Develop Skills of Young
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=EDU&artid=179096
U.S. Embassy Launches the Civic Education and Leadership Fellowship (CELF) Program
http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/latest_embassy_news/press-releases2/pr041610.html
Training course for human rights trainers conclude in Sana'a
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news212299.htm
MEPI, Journalists Association organizes seminar on responsibility, freedoms
http://www.alwatandaily.com/articleviews.aspx?id=73474&cat=1
Women’s Political Participation in Lebanon
http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/latest_embassy_news/press-releases2/prwomen041310.html
Rise in Arab women contributing to IT society
http://www.itp.net/579445-rise-in-arab-women-contributing-to-it-society
Winter 2010
New Study Finds Gains for Women’s Rights in the Middle East
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=70&release=1144
Qatar-US partnership ‘cementing relations’
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=346730&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi Throws Dinner for MEPI Delegation
http://www.kau.edu.sa/content.aspx?Site_ID=0&LNG=EN&cid=84900
Women’s Leadership and Technology Conference: Advancing Social Media for Community Engagement
http://abudhabi.usembassy.gov/sp_02272010.html
State Department and Small Business Administration Partner to Promote Entrepreneurship in Oman and Bahrain
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/02/136999.htm
Green Jeddah wins 1st place at the US-Saudi Women’s Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
http://greenjeddah.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/green-jeddah-wins-1st-place-at-the-us-saudi-womens-forum-on-social-entrepreneurship/
U.S. Partners to Promote Entrepreneurship in Oman, Bahrain
http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2010/February/20100222123656eaifas0.9703137.html
US-Bahrain Customs Meeting Held
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=285182
Campaign to Combat Terrorism Financing Launched in Yemen
http://www.sabanews.net/en/news222550.htm
MEPI Student Councils Project in Yemen
http://www.yobserver.com/reports/10019275.html
SU Student Attends US Leadership Program
http://main.omanobserver.om/node/20759
Libya gets $1 million in US aid to help migrants
http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/09/28/libya-gets-1-million-in-us-aid-to-help-migrants/
Arab students begin Egypt’s AUC studies
http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=17496
Obama administration highlights democracy, human rights efforts
http://pomed.org/blog/2010/09/obama-administration-highlights-democracy-human-rights-efforts.html/
CGI: Supporting skills, content and context in local communities
http://www.microsoftupblog.com/?tag=/UNHCR
POMED notes: “Promoting Political Reform in Lebanon”
http://pomed.org/blog/2010/09/pomed-notes-promoting-political-reform-in-lebanon.html/
MEPI implementer Daoud Kuttab: One of 60 World Press Freedom Heroes
http://anniesnewletters.blogspot.com/2010/09/daoud-kuttab-one-of-60-world-press.html
ESO project boosts eco awareness among women
http://timesofoman.com/innercat.asp?detail=39293