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MENASource

Feb 4, 2016

Top News: Italian Student Giulio Regeni Found Dead in Cairo ‘with Signs of Torture’

By EgyptSource

Egyptian officials released conflicting reports as to the cause of Italian PhD candidate Giulio Regeni’s death on Thursday, days after the Italian government announced it was growing increasingly concerned about his disappearance.

MENASource

Feb 4, 2016

Three Things We Do Not Know About Yemen

By Jillian Schwedler

Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered in the capital Sana’a to express their anger toward the government on February 3, 2011 in what was dubbed the “Day of Rage.” Five years later, a failed transitional process has led to open war between competing factions and their regional backers. As the war in Yemen enters its […]

Yemen

MENASource

Feb 4, 2016

EconSource: EBRD Plans EUR 900 Million Package for Turkey, Jordan

By EconSource

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said Wednesday is planning to invest EUR 900 million euros ($986 million) as part of international efforts to tackle the refugee crisis.

MENASource

Feb 4, 2016

MENASource Podcast: Is the Syrian Rebellion Doomed?

By MENASource

In the second installment of the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center Podcast, Senior Fellows Aaron Stein and Faysal Itani discuss the implications of the latest Syrian regime gains on the battle field and the potential impact on US-Turkish relations, the anti-ISIS coalition, and the negotiations in Geneva.

Russia Syria

MENASource

Feb 3, 2016

The Regimen of Sisi’s Non-Regime

By H.A. Hellyer

It has been almost five years since the head of the Mubarak regime, Hosni Mubarak himself, was removed from office—a moment many heralded as the end of the Egyptian state regime. Today, a new political reality exists. Is it appropriate  to speak of a new, singular, cohesive, Egyptian regime? Or is the picture actually far […]

North Africa

MENASource

Feb 3, 2016

Top News: New offensive by Assad’s forces overshadows Syria peace talks

By MENASource

Rebels said the new assault on Aleppo, backed by heavy Russian air strikes, was unprecedented and that the divided northern city might soon be encircled. Russia will not stop its air strikes on Syria until armed groups are defeated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.

MENASource

Feb 3, 2016

Top News: Rights Group Says Violations Against Journalists Doubled in Second Half of 2015

By EgyptSource

Violations against the press and media personnel in Egypt doubled over the second half of 2015 compared to the first half, according to the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE).

MENASource

Feb 3, 2016

EconSource: Minister Says UAE GDP Growth Seen at 3.5 Percent in 2016

By EconSource

The economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expected to grow about 3.5 percent in 2016 as the country moves forward with strategic projects despite the global drop in oil prices, Economy Minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri said.

MENASource

Feb 2, 2016

Top News: US envoy meets PYD in Syria

By MENASource

A delegation, which included President Barack Obama’s Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk, met in Syria on Sunday with the leaders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is dominated by the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the PKK-linked Democratic Union Party (PYD).

MENASource

Feb 2, 2016

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Says Open to Criticism, Admits Deficiency in Dealing with Youth

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that he does not mind criticism, stressing that it is his job to placate disgruntled youth, a day after a cartoonist was arrested for what critics suggest was retaliation for caricatures mocking the former army chief. “I’m not upset at Gawish or anyone … No one can speak […]