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Nov 6, 2015

Top News: British Attempts to Return Tourists From Egypt Thrown Into Chaos

By EgyptSource

After a decision to resume flights out of Sharm al-Sheikh, British attempts to return thousands of stranded tourists were thrown into chaos on Friday as easyJet contradicted senior UK and Egyptian officials over claims that Cairo was blocking unscheduled “rescue flights.”

MENASource

Nov 6, 2015

EconSource: Conflict Over Economic Policy in Turkey’s AKP After Election Win

By EconSource

There are deep divisions in Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) over how to stop slowing growth in the country’s $800 billion economy.

MENASource

Nov 6, 2015

Is there Common Ground over Syria?

By MENASource

The Emirates Policy Center’s second Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate that took place on November 1 brought policymakers, former officials, academics, and analysts from the Middle East and elsewhere together to discuss the most pressing strategic issues facing the region.

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MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

Top News: German to Take up UN Libya Post; Leon Denies Conflict of Interest in New Post

By MENASource

Veteran German diplomat Martin Kobler will replace UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon and take over mediating stalled Libyan peace talks in the coming days, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Leon is set to head a United Arab Emirates (UAE) diplomatic academy.

MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

EconSource: Amnesty Says Syrian Government Profits From Forced Disappearances

By EconSource

Syria’s government is profiting from money charged to families of people trying to find individuals who have been forcibly disappeared, Amnesty International said in a report on Thursday

MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

UGTT’s Position in Tunisia’s New Political Order

By Naim Ameur

Tunisia celebrated the Quartet’s selection to win the Peace Nobel Prize for its role in steering the national dialogue on October 9. Composed of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicraft (UTICA), the Human Rights League, and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers, the Quartet successfully resolved a complicated […]

North Africa

MENASource

Nov 5, 2015

Top News: Russia, Egypt Dismiss UK, US Suggestion That Bomb Caused Plane Crash

By EgyptSource

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Wednesday there was a “significant possibility” the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb, while British Prime Minister David Cameron said, “We cannot be certain that the Russian airliner was brought down by a terrorist bomb, but it looks increasingly […]

MENASource

Nov 4, 2015

Top News: Turkey’s President Erdogan Says New Constitution Should Be Priority

By MENASource

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey’s parliament should prioritize discussions on a new constitution, in his first major speech since the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won back its majority in a snap election over the weekend.

MENASource

Nov 4, 2015

Top News: Sinai State Claims Arish Car Bomb Explosion

By EgyptSource

A car bomb targeting a policeman’s club in the Egyptian city of al-Arish killed several people and wounded ten on Wednesday, security sources said. In a statement shared on social media, the Sinai State, Egypt’s Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) affiliate claimed responsibility for the attack, which it described as a suicide bombing.

MENASource

Nov 4, 2015

Sisi in London: What to Expect

By H.A Hellyer

From November 4 to 6, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be in the UK on an official visit. It marks the first trip to London by an Egyptian president since the January 25 revolutionary uprising in 2011. The trip raises a number of questions around Western engagement with Egypt under Sisi, particularly from one […]

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