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Dec 16, 2015

Top News: Chiefs of Rival Libya Parliaments Meet for First Time

By MENASource

The heads of Libya’s rival parliaments met on Tuesday for the first time since the latest fighting started more than a year ago, and ahead of the expected signing of a UN plan for a national unity government, Libyan television reported.

MENASource

Dec 16, 2015

Top News: Sisi Discusses Newly Formed Islamic Military Coalition With Saudi Crown Prince

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohamed bin Salman in Cairo on Tuesday for the second meeting of the Egyptian-Saudi Coordination Council.

MENASource

Dec 16, 2015

EconSource: Saudi Arabia Announces Oil Assistance, Investments for Egypt

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Tuesday pledged a total of $8 billion in investment and aid to Egypt over the next five years. Saudi ships will also “support” traffic in the Suez Canal.

MENASource

Dec 15, 2015

Top News: Yemen Peace Talks Open in Switzerland, as Some Houthis Reportedly Ignore Ceasefire

By MENASource

Peace talks between Yemen’s warring parties began under UN auspices on Tuesday at an undisclosed location in Switzerland, aimed at clinching a permanent ceasefire and a political transition. Representatives of the Yemeni government and Houthi forces arrived in Switzerland with delegations of 18 people each.

MENASource

Dec 15, 2015

Top News: Egypt is Second Largest Jailer of Journalists Says CPJ

By EgyptSource

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in its latest report that Egypt is second to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists, with 23 journalists currently in jail, eight of whom were imprisoned in 2015.

MENASource

Dec 15, 2015

EconSource: IMF Warns Gulf States to Make Major Fiscal Adjustments

By EconSource

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning Gulf states to speed up fiscal reforms. To counter sustained low oil prices, Gulf states and other major Middle East oil producers need to make “difficult decisions” and “major adjustments,” IMF Middle East Director Masood Ahmed said at the Arab Strategy Forum in Dubai.

MENASource

Dec 14, 2015

Top News: Egypt Sinai Crash Probe Finds No Evidence of Terrorism

By MENASource

Egypt said on Monday it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on October 31.

MENASource

Dec 14, 2015

Top News: Egypt Says Preliminary Investigation Shows No Evidence of Terrorist Attack in Russian Plane Crash

By EgyptSource

Egypt said on Monday it had found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Sinai that killed all 224 people on board on October 31.

MENASource

Dec 14, 2015

EconSource: UAE, China Set up $10 Billion Joint Strategic Investment Fund

By EconSource

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have established a joint strategic investment fund worth $10 billion.

MENASource

Dec 11, 2015

Asking the Right Questions about ISIS: Between Politics and Ideology

By H.A. Hellyer

The discussion around whether or not the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) is Islamic began as soon as the group entered onto the world stage. It throws up a number of queries for policy makers in the United States, Europe, and the Arab world, and the policy prescriptions will differ depending on how we answer […]