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Jan 5, 2016

Top News: Russia says ISIS use of chemical weapons likely

By MENASource

A fact-finding mission by the UN chemical weapons watchdog has found that some people in Syria may have been exposed to sarin or a sarin-like gas, according to a report released Monday.

MENASource

Jan 5, 2016

Top News: Endowments Ministry Instructs Imams to Prohibit Participation in January 25 Protests

By EgyptSource

The Religious Endowments Ministry distributed a leaflet to mosques on Monday instructing imams to prohibit participation in January 25 protests during Friday sermons.

MENASource

Jan 5, 2016

EconSource: Saudi Arabia to Support Egypt with $3 Billion of Loans, Grants

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Egypt with more than $3 billion in loans and grants to support the country’s economy. The kingdom will loan Egypt $1.5 billion to develop the Sinai Peninsula and $1.2 billion to finance Egypt’s oil purchases, Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr said.

MENASource

Jan 4, 2016

Top News: Tunisian Writer Deported at Cairo Airport, Labeled ‘National Security’ Threat

By EgyptSource

Tunisian writer Amel Grami was deported from Cairo International Airport on Sunday and denied entry into Egypt, despite being invited to participate in a conference by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

MENASource

Jan 4, 2016

Top News: Syrian rebel group backs cutting ties with Iran; EU warns of risks to peace

By MENASource

Syrian insurgent group Jaysh al-Islam on Monday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s rupture of ties with Iran, saying Tehran’s backing of Shia militias was destabilizing the Middle East and stoking sectarian tensions in Syria.

MENASource

Jan 4, 2016

EconSource: Turkey Misses Inflation Target for Fifth Consecutive Year

By EconSource

Turkey’s annual inflation overshot its 5 percent target for a fifth year running in 2015, data showed on Monday, as the annual inflation rate rose to 8.81 percent in December.

MENASource

Dec 23, 2015

Top News: Egypt Names UK-based Control Risks Group to Review Airport Security

By EgyptSource

Egypt has hired British consultancy Control Risks to help boost airport security, almost two months after a Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 224 people. CEO Andreas Carleton-Smith says Tuesday that the company’s objective is to make sure Egyptian airports comply with international aviation standards.

MENASource

Dec 23, 2015

Top News: Military Court Sentences Brotherhood Chief to Ten Years

By EgyptSource

A military court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and other leading Brotherhood figures including Mohamed al-Beltagy and Safwat Hegazy to ten years over deadly clashes following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said.

MENASource

Dec 23, 2015

EconSource: Saudi Government to Focus on Raising Efficiency of Public Spending

By EconSource

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said on Wednesday that the government’s economic vision would focus on increasing the efficiency of government spending and raising returns on investments.

MENASource

Dec 23, 2015

Student Elections in Egypt: A Potential Step Forward

By Mohamed Abdel Salam

In December 2015, the Student Union of Egypt held annual elections for the first time in over two years. The Supreme Council of Universities suspended elections in March 2013, and continued to postpone them until now. University students blamed the government for the decision, accusing it of attempting to control a volatile, anti-government student movement.

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