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The Economic Fallout of the Metrojet Crash

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Aug 25, 2025

Dispatch from Syria’s Christian strongholds: A new government, a full political spectrum

The conditions of Christian communities across the country remain varied, with the opinions of religious and community leaders deeply mixed.

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The Economic Fallout of the Metrojet Crash

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Aug 5, 2025

Did the Israel-Iran war expose China’s Middle East policy?

By
Andrea Ghiselli

The region’s importance in Beijing’s foreign policy is limited and, thus, not much energy and resources are invested in long-term planning.

China
Iran

The Economic Fallout of the Metrojet Crash

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Jul 31, 2025

Beyond tariffs: Building a win-win relationship between the US and Iraq

By
Ahmed Tabaqchali

Iraq is among the countries to face a 30 percent tariff starting August 1 on its exports to the United States.

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MENASource

Dec 2, 2015

The Economic Fallout of the Metrojet Crash

By Brendan Meighan

Egypt’s tourism industry has been shaken to its core by the downing of a Russian airliner over Sinai in October, killing all 224 passengers and crew members onboard.  While tragic in its own right, the economic implications for the tourism sector, and indirectly the broader Egyptian economy, are massive and have the potential to reverse […]

North Africa

MENASource

Dec 2, 2015

Top News: Sinai Expert Detained Fifteen Days for ‘Spreading False News’

By EgyptSource

An Egyptian researcher and freelance journalist detained upon his return to Egypt is being investigated for spreading false news his lawyers said Tuesday.

MENASource

Dec 2, 2015

EconSource: Under New Central Bank Leadership, Egypt Repays Foreign Investors

By EconSource

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) changed the way it allocated dollars at a foreign exchange auction on Tuesday and sought to reassure markets by repaying foreign investors a backlog of more than $500 million.

MENASource

Dec 2, 2015

The Rise of ISIS in Lebanon

By Mona Alami

The Dahieh bomb blast on November 12 was the first to target Beirut’s southern suburbs since June 2014, when a suicide car bomb killed a General Security officer. In the period between July 2013 and February 2014, jihadist extremists targeted Hezbollah-dominated areas in nine separate attacks.

Middle East Syria

MENASource

Dec 1, 2015

Sudanese Refugees on Egypt’s Border

By Tom Rollins

With 15 Sudanese refugees or migrants gunned down on Egypt’s border with Israel on November 15, and another five killed by Egyptian border guards a week later, Egypt is witnessing the worst case of violence against Sudanese refugees since 2005. At the time, police brutally dispersed a sit-in, where refugees were protesting UNHCR’s decision to […]

North Africa Sudan

MENASource

Dec 1, 2015

Top News: Al-Qaeda Threatens Saudi Arabia Over Plan to Execute Prisoners

By MENASource

Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen threatened the Saudi government in a statement on social media over the government’s plan to carry out a mass execution of 50 prisoners, some of whom are al-Qaeda members. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said it was aware of Saudi intentions to execute its members in Saudi prisons and pledged to carry […]

MENASource

Dec 1, 2015

Top News: Sisi for Climate Change Deal, but Demands Western Funding

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, representing African nations at a UN summit on climate change in Paris, said African countries are, compared to developed nations, less responsible for emissions of greenhouses gases that cause climate change.

MENASource

Dec 1, 2015

EconSource: Russia says Turkey Shot Down Russian plane to Defend Oil Supplies from ISIS

By EconSource

Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Turkey downed a Russian warplane on November 24 in order to protect oil supplies from the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL).

MENASource

Dec 1, 2015

Migrants, Extremism, and US Policy

By MENASource

An interview with Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns Migrants fleeing conflicts across the Middle East have washed up on European shores, but the global response–particularly after the terrorist incidents that took place in Paris two weeks ago–has left these refugees with few options. Stemming from a fear of terrorist infiltration, many countries are either in the […]

Iraq Syria

MENASource

Nov 30, 2015

EconSource: Russia Bans Imports From Turkey, Egypt Offers Replacement Goods

By MENASource

Russia’s government announced sanctions against Turkey on Monday, banning imports of fruit and vegetables, but warned that the scale of restrictions may increase. In the wake of the downing of a Russian jet that violated Turkish air space—Russia, one of Turkey’s largest markets for exports after Germany—has already halted most tourism to Turkey, which is […]

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