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Mar 28, 2016

Egypt’s Youth and the Pull to Migrate

By Eduard Cousin

Two-thirds of Egypt’s population is under 30, and youth unemployment for 15-24 year-olds is around 42 percent, according to World Bank figures. After the January 2011 revolution, unemployment rose sharply from 9 percent in 2010, reaching 12.7 percent in 2016. Ahmed, a 24-year-old business administration graduate, currently working for a stock trading company in Cairo, […]

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 28, 2016

Top News: United States moving to increase troops in Iraq

By MENASource

The Pentagon said Friday it was moving to increase the number of US troops in Iraq amid new strikes this week that killed the ISIS’s finance minister and other senior leaders.

MENASource

Mar 28, 2016

Top News: Italy Rejects Egypt’s Claim to Have Found Student’s Killers; MOI Backtracks

By EgyptSource

Italy rejected on Friday Egypt’s claim that it had identified the killers of an Italian graduate student whose tortured body was recovered last month, and Rome vowed to press on with its own murder investigation. Egyptian authorities said a criminal gang that had been killed in a shootout was in possession of Giulio Regeni’s bag […]

MENASource

Mar 28, 2016

EconSource: Egypt Launches Program to Increase Growth, Bring in Aid, Investment

By EconSource

Egypt unveiled a long-awaited economic program on Sunday that aims to reduce the budget deficit, protect the poor, and increase foreign aid and investment.

MENASource

Mar 28, 2016

What “Inclusivity” Means in Iraq

By Safwan Al-Amin

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on February 9, 2016 that he would push for the replacement of the current ministers with a “technocratic” cabinet. Having promised reforms without clear implementation in the past, there is much confusion over what change is forthcoming and apprehension over its potential implications.

Iraq

MENASource

Mar 25, 2016

Top News: Presidency Council members arrive in Tripoli; Tripoli declares State of Emergency

By MENASource

Unconfirmed reports say that that four members of the Presidency Council have arrived in Tripoli to prepare for the arrival of Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj and rest of the Council.

MENASource

Mar 25, 2016

Top News: Police Say Murdered Italian Student’s Bag Found with Gang

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Interior Ministry said in a statement Thursday that security forces had retrieved a bag and passport belonging to murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni that was in the possession of a criminal gang impersonating policemen who had been killed in a shootout. The Interior Ministry said that a red handbag bearing the Italian flag was […]

MENASource

Mar 25, 2016

EconSource: World Bank Plans to Lend Tunisia $5 Billion Over Five Years

By EconSource

The World Bank plans to lend Tunisia $5 billion over five years to support the country’s democratic transition and revive its economy, World Bank Tunisia Country Manager Eileen Murray said.

MENASource

Mar 25, 2016

Is ISIS Decentralizing?

By Mona Alami

Judging from the Islamic State’s (ISIS or ISIL) recent killing spree, the terrorist organization has demonstrated its ability to maintain it operational capacity to target the West. This week’s coordinated attacks in Brussels claimed by ISIS resulted in over 31 deaths and 200 injured attacks, taking place against the backdrop of threats by the organization […]

Iraq Syria

MENASource

Mar 24, 2016

Top News: Egypt Prosecution Appeal Rejected, ‘Anti-Torture T-Shirt’ Student to be Released

By EgyptSource

A Cairo court rejected on Thursday the prosecution’s appeal against the Tuesday release order of Mahmoud Hussein, an Egyptian teenager who was arrested over two years ago for what his family says was his wearing a shirt with a revolutionary slogan.