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Jan 28, 2016

Five Years On: Security and Economy

By Elissa Miller

In the past five years, economic demands of the January 25 uprising continue to resound, but have also been joined by another key demand among the Egyptian population: one for stability. From increased militant attacks in the Sinai to assassinations of government and security figures, the Egyptian government has made its war on terror a […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 28, 2016

Yemen’s Image Problem and the Ongoing Conflict

By Jillian Schwedler

Less than a year after Saudi Arabia launched its war to restore former Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi to power, it has retaken enough control of Aden for Prime Minister Khalid Bahah and his cabinet to return after months in exile. Bahah and other cabinet members posted selfies on social media to prove their presence […]

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MENASource

Jan 28, 2016

EconSource: Kuwait Sees Budget Deficit Jumping by 50 Percent in 2016-17

By EconSource

Kuwait’s Finance Ministry said Thursday that the country’s 2016-17 draft budget forecasts a deficit of 12.2 billion dinars ($40.2 billion), an increase of almost 50 percent compared to the previous year.

MENASource

Jan 27, 2016

The Blasphemy Law is Here to Stay

By Jayson Casper

Among the many battlegrounds between liberal and conservative visions for Egypt is the blasphemy law, with Islam al-Beheiry and Fatima Naoot its latest victims.

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 27, 2016

Top News: Egypt’s Top Auditor Geneina Requests New Judge in Contempt of Judiciary Case

By EgyptSource

The head of Egypt’s official corruption watchdog Hisham Geneina has requested a new judge to oversee a probe against him over accusations, dating back to 2014, of contempt of the judiciary and insulting a senior judge. The request by Geneina, the head of the Central Auditing Organization (CAO), alleges a lack of impartiality on the […]

MENASource

Jan 27, 2016

Top News: Kurdish PYD not invited to peace talks in Geneva

By MENASource

Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) officials will not be invited to peace talks in Geneva, where negotiations for the opposition will be led by a Saudi-backed opposition group, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday.

MENASource

Jan 27, 2016

Five Years On: Rights and Freedoms

By Elissa Miller

Over the past five years, local and international rights organizations have criticized an increasingly restrictive climate in Egypt that has severely limited street protests, called into question media freedom, and seen a tightening grip on civil society organizations. Successive governments have done little to address grievances, many of which were key demands of the January […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 27, 2016

EconSource: Iraq Says Would Consider Deal on Global Oil Cuts

By EconSource

Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari has said that Iraq is willing to take part in emergency meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in order to lift oil prices.

MENASource

Jan 26, 2016

Photo Essay: What Happened in Tahrir Square on January 25, 2016

By Jonathan Rashad

Five years ago, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in mass protest. Their chants of “Bread, freedom, and social justice” filled Tahrir Square. The date they chose was no coincidence. January 25 marked national police day, and a key demand of the protests was an end to police brutality in Egypt. Eighteen days later, […]

North Africa

MENASource

Jan 26, 2016

Top News: New Libya unity government to be proposed within ten days

By MENASource

A revamped Libyan unity government will be proposed within ten days, an official said Tuesday, after the eastern House of Representatives rejected an initial lineup proposed by the Presidency Council.