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Mar 15, 2016

EconSource: Saudi Arabia Orders 5 Percent Cut in Contract Spending

By EconSource

In a new austerity move, Saudi Arabia’s government has ordered ministries to cut spending on contracts by at least 5 percent.

MENASource

Mar 15, 2016

Top News: Nusra Front vows new offensive after Russian pullout

By MENASource

Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate al-Nusra Front is preparing to launch a new offensive, a jihadist commander said Tuesday, after Russia announced the withdrawal of its forces from the war-torn country.

MENASource

Mar 15, 2016

Top News: Parliamentary Affairs Minister to Act as Egypt’s Interim Justice Minister

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail mandated on Monday that Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Magdi al-Agati act as a caretaker Justice Minister until a new minister is appointed, replacing recently sacked Ahmed al-Zind. Ismail said that there are no candidates yet for the position, though a new minister will be appointed within days. Ismail thanked […]

MENASource

Mar 15, 2016

Hamdeen Sabbahi’s Political Initiative Finds Little Support

By Khaled Dawoud

Former presidential candidate, Hamdeen Sabbahi, came under significant criticism with the launch of an initiative aimed at a unified political force. He described it as an alternative to the policies of the current regime and to those of the Muslim Brotherhood.

North Africa

MENASource

Mar 15, 2016

Mapping “The Kurds”: An Interactive Chart

By Alev Erhan and Aaron Stein

Ethnic Kurds in Iraq and Syria are on the front-lines against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL). They receive US training and weapons and work closely with the US-led military coalition. However, the two main groups receiving US assistance—the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD)—are different entities with competing political visions […]

MENASource

Mar 14, 2016

Top News: Deadly explosion in the heart of Turkey’s capital

By MENASource

A car filled with explosives blew up in a public square in the heart of Ankara, the Turkish capital, on Sunday evening in the latest of a string of terrorist attacks that have destabilized the country. At least 34 people were killed and 125 wounded in the attack, Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said, although recent […]

MENASource

Mar 14, 2016

Top News: Egypt’s Parliament Rejects EU Parliament’s ‘Interference’ in Domestic Affairs

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s parliament has rejected all interference in its work and the country’s domestic affairs in response to a resolution from the European Union (EU) parliament on Thursday that criticized Egypt’s human rights record. The House of Representatives issued a statement on Friday after the EU parliament’s resolution, which was overwhelmingly passed on Thursday, over the […]

MENASource

Mar 14, 2016

EconSource: Egypt Devalues Currency to Record Low Against the Dollar

By EconSource

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Monday devalued the Egyptian pound to 8.85 per dollar from 7.73 and said it would move to a more flexible exchange rate policy, as it sold $198.1 million to local banks in a $200 million exceptional auction.

MENASource

Mar 11, 2016

Top News: UN report sees violations of Libyan arms embargo, ISIS expansion

By MENASource

In their annual report to the UN Security Council, which was released on Wednesday, the experts monitoring UN sanctions against Libya found an array of companies, individuals, and countries supplying arms to factions in Libya, breaking a long-standing arms embargo on the North African country.

MENASource

Mar 11, 2016

EconSource: Tunisia Mounts Charm Offensive to Save Tourism Sector

By EconSource

Tunisia’s tourism heads are seeking to attract more visitors as the country’s tourism sector struggles following major terror attacks that took place last year. “Tunisia is safe,” Tourism Minister Selma Elloumi Rekik said at the ITB travel fair in Berlin on Thursday.