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Mar 23, 2016

EconSource: IMF says War, Oil Rout Erode Middle East Growth Prospects

By EconSource

Wars and low crude oil prices have diminished growth prospects for the Middle East, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday in a new paper, Avoiding the New Mediocre: Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia.

MENASource

Mar 23, 2016

Top News: Sisi Swears in Ten New Ministers in Cabinet Reshuffle

By EgyptSource

Ten new Egyptian ministers were sworn in on Wednesday by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi as part of a limited cabinet reshuffle. Judge Hossam Abdel Reheem was appointed Justice Minister, replacing sacked minister Ahmed al-Zend. Dalia Khorshed was appointed as Investment Minister, replacing Ashraf Salman, and Amr al-Garhy replaced Finance Minister Hany Kadry Dimian. Ashraf al-Sharqawy was […]

MENASource

Mar 22, 2016

Top News: ISIS massacres Kurds in Aleppo town

By MENASource

The Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) has committed a massacre in a Kurdish-populated town northeast of Aleppo amid accusations that pro-regime forces had abandoned the village in the face of the extremist group’s offensive.

MENASource

Mar 22, 2016

EconSource: Moody’s Warns Gulf States will be Forced to Tap Debt Markets

By EconSource

Gulf governments will be forced to rely on debt markets as their fiscal deficits rise to over $250 billion amid an extended period of low oil prices over the next two years, Moody’s Investors Service said.

MENASource

Mar 22, 2016

Top News: Media Gag Imposed on NGO Foreign Funding Case

By EgyptSource

Investigating Judge Hisham Abdel Meguid issued Monday evening a gag order on the recently reopened case against local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) accused of unlawfully accepting foreign funds. The gag order prohibits any type of media outlet from publishing anything on the case other than statements issued by the presiding judges until investigations are complete.

MENASource

Mar 21, 2016

The Problem with the Obama Doctrine

By H.A. Hellyer

The ‘Obama Doctrine’ is finally taking shape—with The Atlantic magazine revealing its most salient points through a series of conversations with the US president—but the insights are not all flattering, not least when it comes to the Arab world.

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MENASource

Mar 21, 2016

Top News: US Concerned by Egypt’s Investigation of Human Rights Groups; Nazra for Feminist Studies Summoned in Investigation

By EgyptSource

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was deeply concerned by the deterioration in the human rights situation in Egypt, including Egypt’s decision to reopen an investigation of non-governmental organizations. In a statement released by the State Department, Kerry said the decision by the Egyptian government this week to investigate the NGOs, which were documenting human […]

MENASource

Mar 21, 2016

Top News: Pentagon announces more marines deployed to Iraq

By MENASource

The United States announced on Sunday it will put more troops on the ground in Iraq after a marine was killed in an ISIS rocket barrage on Saturday, making this the second US combat death in the fight against ISIS.

MENASource

Mar 21, 2016

EconSource: Egypt Signs $1.5 Billion Sinai Development Deal with Saudi Arabia

By EconSource

Egypt on Sunday signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia worth $1.5 billion to finance development projects in the Sinai during the fifth meeting of the Egyptian-Saudi coordination council in Riyadh, according to the Ministry of International Cooperation.

MENASource

Mar 18, 2016

Top News: White House says ready to help ICC genocide probe in Syria, Iraq

By MENASource

The White House on Thursday said it was ready to support an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into alleged genocide carried out by ISIS in Syria and Iraq.