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MENASource

Mar 1, 2016

Top News: Assad backs Syria truce, accuses opposition of violations

By MENASource

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad described the ceasefire as a “glimmer of hope,” but accused the opposition of violating the agreement intended to halt the fighting. He pledged Tuesday to do his part to ensure a fragile ceasefire holds and offered “full amnesty” to rebels who hand in their weapons.

MENASource

Mar 1, 2016

Top News: Four Journalists Sentenced to Prison for ‘Publishing False Information’

By EgyptSource

A Cairo Misdemeanor Court sentenced on Monday four journalists to three years in prison each on charges of ‘publishing false news’ and ‘membership in an illegal organization.’ In July 2015, security forces arrested the four journalists outside the Zeinhom morgue, Cairo’s main mortuary. Journalist Abu Bakr Khallaf, who heads an online media journalists union, and […]

MENASource

Mar 1, 2016

EconSource: Egypt’s Debts Climb to EGP 2.3 Trillion

By EconSource

Egypt’s debts have reached EGP 2.3 trillion (about $293 billion), Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said Monday.He also said that the state’s general budget does not exceed EGP 864 billion.

MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Is the Houthi-Saleh Alliance Cracking?

By Jillian Schwedler

Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets over the past few weeks to commemorate the 2011 uprising against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh. Although the largest demonstrations were in Taiz, a Houthi-led march in Sana’a raised the most intriguing political questions.

Yemen

MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Top News: Syria truce brings sharp fall in death toll, but attacks continue in some areas

By MENASource

The death toll in areas of Syria outside jihadist control has fallen sharply since a ceasefire went into effect at the weekend, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Monday. Twenty people were killed on Saturday, the first day of the truce, in areas where the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) is not […]

MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Top News: Press, Doctors, and Lawyers Syndicates Take Action Against Police Abuses

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s Press Syndicate has filed a complaint with the prosecution and the Interior Ministry criticizing the mistreatment of a group of imprisoned journalists. The syndicate, in a statement on its website, said that journalists in al-Aqrab prison were housed in moldy, poorly ventilated cells, and had seen their allotted time for exercise decreased or cancelled […]

MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

EconSource: HSBC says Gulf States Face $94 Billion in Debt

By EconSource

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries may struggle to refinance $94 billion of debt over the next two years as the region faces slowing growth, HSBC Holdings Plc has said.

MENASource

Feb 29, 2016

Yemen and the “Man on Horseback”

By Nabeel Khoury

Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi, currently residing in Riyadh, has appointed General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar to the post of Deputy Commander of Yemen’s Armed Forces—in essence giving him official command of the portion of Yemen’s military still loyal to President Hadi.

Yemen

MENASource

Feb 26, 2016

The Theories Behind Regeni’s Murder

By Karim Mezran

The ambiguous circumstances surrounding the tragic murder of Cambridge University’s doctoral candidate, Giulio Regeni, in Egypt have led to much speculation over who was behind the Italian student’s death. Many of these explanations appear to serve special interests, rather than trying to find the truth about the young researcher’s death and ensure the arrest of […]

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MENASource

Feb 26, 2016

Top News: Putin says groups in Syria ready to comply with ceasefire; Russian air strikes intensify

By MENASource

All parties expected to take part in a cessation of hostilities in Syria have said they are ready to do so, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, warning the peace process would be difficult nonetheless at a meeting with the FSB security service in Moscow.